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Curriculum Guide:

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

Reading:

Don Quixote

The Three Musketeers

Twenty Years After

Common Sense

The Federalist Papers

Pride and Prejudice

The Last of the Mohicans

Self-Reliance

The Scarlet Letter

The Real George Washington

Silas Marner

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics

A Man For All Seasons

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

How to Win Friends and Influence People

English:

Rod and Staff English Level 10

Math:

Aleks.com

History:

Western Civilization, Volume II: Since 1500

Science:

Exploring Creation With Chemistry

Typing:

Typing.com

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Foreign Language:

Duolingo.com

Additional study depending on the language.

You Tube has a number of free language teaching videos.

Music:

Piano practice with lessons

Art:

Painting Watercolour Trees

Painting Water in Watercolour

Terry Harrison’s Complete Guice to Watercolor Landscapes

The Watercolor Flower Painter’s A to Z : An Illustrated Directory for Painting 50 Popular Flowers

Watercolors

Van Aaken Modeling Clay 1Lb Flesh

Sculpt Pro 11 Piece Pottery and Sculpting Art Tool Set

Ceramic Sculpture: Making Faces: A Guide to Modeling the Head and Face with Clay

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Strawberry cupcakes with almond icing made to matc Strawberry cupcakes with almond icing made to match my Desdemona roses.

Desdemona is still blooming in spite of the heat! The heat does make it tiny and the blooms only last a day, but it is the one rose that really keeps going in our intense summer heat.

It has cooled down from 107 ° and will be in the upper 90's (F)/36°C until the end of the month. I will hold off on sowing seeds in the garden for cool-season vegetables until the first week of October, and then only if it cools down more. 

I have a new blog post up today! Link in bio.

#desdemonarose #davidaustinroses #lasvegasgardens #desertpotager #desertgarden #theprudenthomemaker #desertroses #zone9roses #zone9garden #rosecupcakes
Hot weather crops when it's 110°F/43°C and up: Hot weather crops when it's 110°F/43°C and up:

Watermelon
Armenian cucumbers
Zinnias
Herbs

Somehow I managed to get two zucchini as well! These rarely produce in my garden because it is too hot. They were hard as rocks from the heat (and were growing in the shade) but we managed to cook them and eat them still!

Current temperature here: 107°F/42°C.

#gardenharvest #eatyourgarden #potager #ediblelandscaping
#theprudenthomemaker #kitchengarden
I wear an apron every single day while working in I wear an apron every single day while working in the kitchen and often while working in the garden to protect my clothing. 

I needed some new aprons and so I sewed up four new ones for $6 each!

Come see all four on my newest blog post! Link in bio.

#theprudenthomemaker #apronlove #workinthegarden #frugalliving #frugallivinglasvegas #frugallife #kitchengarden #potager #lasvegasgardens #lasvegasgardeningcommunity
Do you make your own bread? Twenty years ago, I h Do you make your own bread?

Twenty years ago, I had never made my own bread.

Now it's something I do all the time.

There are so many small things we can do to save money, such as making our own bread or making our own salad dressing, which quickly add up to large savings in our budget.

I've got a new frugal accomplishments post up on the blog! Come check it out!

Link in bio. 

#frugalliving #frugallivinglasvegas #homemadebread #makeyourown #breadbaking #theprudenthomemaker
It's 114°F/45°C here and there is a lot of summ It's 114°F/45°C  here and there is a lot of summer still left here in Las Vegas!

A few things about me:

My name is Brandy. 

I'm the mother of nine children, ages four to twenty. 

I love flowers: in my hands, in the garden, in my home, in my hair.

I love dancing in the kitchen to music while I work.

I love the feel of bread dough in my hands.

I love the giggles of small children; their tiny voices and sweet kisses.

I love the smell of the earth after it rains.

I love the feel of the soil in my hands as I plant seeds, bulbs, and plants in the garden.

I love to read and get lost in a story.

I love to garden and enjoy the fruits and flowers of my garden!

#theprudenthomemaker #lasvegasgardeningcommunity #lasvegasgardener #frugallivingblogger #ediblegardendesign #ediblelandscaping #watersmartlandscaping #desertpotager #potager #kitchengarden #dripirrigation

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    • Winter Menu
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    • Summer Menu
    • Fall Menu
    • Strictly Pantry Menu
    • How to Eat Beans Every Night
  • Garden
    • How to Create an Edible Landscape
    • How to Garden for Less
    • How to Grow Flowers For Less
    • My Garden Calendar
    • How to Choose Fruit Trees
    • How to Plant a Fall Garden
    • How To Collect Seeds From Your Garden
    • How to Thin Your Fruit Trees
    • My White Garden
  • Encouragement
    • Ten Ways to Add Joy to Your Life When You Don’t Have a Penny To Spare
    • Fifty Things to Do While You’re at Home Right Now
    • Helping Others
    • When Queens Ride By
  • Saving Money
    • How I Shop for Groceries and Toiletries in 2020
    • How to Cut Expenses When You Think You Have Nothing Left to Cut
    • Frugal Accomplishments
    • Eat For 40 Cents a Day
    • Eat for Less
    • A Well-Stocked Pantry
    • Homemade Laundry Soap
    • Birthdays
    • A Gift A Day
    • Why I Don’t Mind Being a One-Car Family
    • How to Host a Successful Garage Sale
    • How to Write a Garage Sale List
    • Frugal Weight Loss: Overcoming the Myths that Say You Have to Spend Money to Lose Weight
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    • Christmas
    • Printables
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