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My name is Lydia Tyndall and I have a Miscellany article for y’all!!!!!! ****** s a lover of history I am always on the lookout for new resources to help me learn more. One author I have recently discovered is Genevieve Foster.  Foster believed that the way history was traditionally taught was boring. Many textbooksContinue reading “Genevieve Foster Books”

Lydia Tyndall here! This time I have a short story that I wrote for the Miscellany! ****** One January morning in 1941, Fala Roosevelt, a small black Scottish terrier trotted around the White House looking for someone who would pay attention to him. Normally his owner, the president Franklin Roosevelt was always eager to playContinue reading “Fala”

What’s up y’all? This is Lydia Tyndall here with another Miscellany article!!!!!! ****** President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Scottish Terrier Fala was no ordinary dog. He was a canine celebrity.  Fala moved into the white house in November of 1940. He had been a gift to the president from his cousin. Shortly after arriving, Fala discoveredContinue reading “Fala, a canine celebrity “

It’s me Lydia Tyndall with another Miscellany article for y’all! ****** Corrie ten Boom was born in 1892 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. She grew up in a building called the Beje. It contained a watch shop with living space above it.  Every day throughout her childhood, Corrie and her three siblings would gather and listenContinue reading “Corrie ten Boom”

Hello dear Amy’s Garden readers! I have for you today another Miscellany article! ****** In the middle of the night on June 6, 1944, around 20,000 British, American and Canadian paratroopers dropped into Normandy, France, which was occupied by Nazi Germany. Their goal was to take control of key roads and bridges. The next morningContinue reading “D-Day, why it mattered”

My dear Amy’s Garden readers! This is Lydia Tyndall. In these next few posts I will be publishing articles that I originally wrote for the Miscellany. This one is about Anne Frank. ****** Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany to Jewish parents Edith and Otto Frank. Her early years wereContinue reading “Anne Frank”

Written by Lydia Tyndall, daughter of Amy Tyndall, with input from Luke Tyndall, son of Amy Tyndall. Hello my dear Amy’s Garden readers! This week our family went on a vacation to Belleair Beach in Florida. In this blog post I will be telling all of you about it, through pictures and captions!!!!!!!!!!! (Exciting right…?)Continue reading “Our Trip to Florida!!!!!!”

In the fall of 2020, the world was still hunkered down, frightened to come out into the open too quickly, and our family found itself without a homeschool community. Suddenly we would not have any outside support in writing instruction. I was concerned that I would not be able to motivate my two students toContinue reading “Young Writers Miscellany”

We have had a bluebird box on our property for several years. Usually, a bluebird couple raises two broods in it per year. This year, we found a different type of nest. At first I thought this was a tufted titmouse nest. It fits the general structure: mostly moss, lined with dried grass and fur.Continue reading “Nests!”

Distressed denim is certainly all the rage at the moment. I am expanding “distressed” trend to include houseplants, specifically my prized fiddle-leaf fig tree. I recently refreshed the soil in its pot, and while I was at it I cut back the roots quite a bit. Google tells me my plant is probably suffering fromContinue reading “Distressed”