by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Adventurer, Advocate for Homeschool, Encore
More photos below— The Amazon Rainforest – Pre digital cameras Our family spent January 29 – March 2 2002 in the rainforest of Ecuador. The scariest part of the trip was getting on the bus here at the Quito bus station where there are 400 buses that pull...
by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Artist, Encore, Recycle/Repurpose
Sometime, I don’t remember when, I began saving old wooden windows which had been replaced by the new plastic type. I kept my eyes open for old windows. I intended to build a greenhouse. Those windows I had found sat for years waiting for me to use them. Finally, I...
by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Artist, Recycle/Repurpose
3D Stuffed Animal Quilts Years ago, I don’t remember how long ago, I got this crazy idea to sew a quilts, repurposing stuffed animals. I’ve made these amazing crazy quilts for almost all my grandkids since then. I create a background, sometimes a very...
by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Adventurer, Advocate for Homeschool, Artist, Encore, Uncategorized
Farm Vision Board—A Farm I created this vision board back in 1989, in our home in Michigan. Our main goal was to somehow purchase a farm. We wanted to be self sufficient. We knew a farm could do that and it would help teach our kids to how work and the kids...
by admin | Jan 29, 2026 | Advocate for Homeschool, Artist, Encore
A Ucon Elementary teacher heard about the Day Family home-grown rainforest and asked to come see it. When she came, she loved it so much that she asked us to help construct one in her classroom. We said that we would love to help. Some of the dads and moms helped...
