The Home show.
28 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Every year in Wenatchee, there is a home show. It takes place in a large convention center that is c...
Processed or unprocessed?
27 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
As most parents, I am concerned about what my children eat. Do they eat healthy food, and if they do...
Throw the computer out of the window, please!
26 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that computers are a large part of our lives, a huge part. The other day, I noticed a...
New Year's Resolution.
25 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
I can't believe that it is almost the end of January already. Where has the time gone? We have had a...
Roasting marshmallows.
22 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On a cold, dull, Winter day, I sometimes light a fire after picking the children up from school. We ...
British Birds.
21 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The other day I was cleaning inside a free-standing storage cabinet that we have in the dining room,...
The Star Wars Death Star.
20 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One of the obsessions you will find in our family is Star Wars. My second son, Cass, has been saving...
A Tour of Homes part 11, The Mud Room.
19 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Well podlisteners, it is time to continue with important vocabulary about the homes that we live in....
Haiti.
17 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Haiti, as you all know, has suffered a terrible catastrophe recently. The 12th of January...
Mango languages.
12 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Mango languages is an internet language learning program(me) that we get for free through...
Tom yung goong.
07 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. One of our favorite soups to eat is Tom Yung Goong. It is Thai soup that we first discove...
Bomb threat on Christmas Day.
05 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. When we travel, it is great to feel safe. If you travel by car, train, boat, or plane you...
Crystaline.
01 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The other day, my friend Nataliya invited me to go cross country skiing with her. We don'...
Anna has a cold.
15 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry everyone, no podcast today. I finally caught the cold that my husband had had for five weeks. ...
Another computer accessory.
11 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. It's that time of year again. I find myself rushing around with lists of things to do. I ...
Goodwill snowmen.
08 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. This morning, I went into the kitchen and checked the outside thermometer; it was two deg...
Like Home For Hungry Travelers.
04 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I took a trip to Seattle last week for an appointment, and to do some shopping. I had arr...
Black Friday.
27 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Black Friday is the name of the day after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursd...
Hot tub heaven.
24 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Cold fingers, cold toes, chilly shoulders, and a cold nose. When the weather gets chilly,...
Mousetrap.
20 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. We have a mouse in our garage. There might be more than one. The one I have seen is small...
A bedroom facelift.
17 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I drove around town today, looking for 'Hello Kitty' posters. I couldn't find any. I was ...
An army for clean-up.
12 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. It's my favorite time of year, Autumn. I love this season so much that I could burst into...
Going out of business.
03 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. There are signs of the financial crisis in different parts of the town where I live. We h...
Hello Kitty invasion.
29 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. There is an invasion going on in our house. It started out as an unnoticed thing, but it ...
I'm innocent! It's someone else's fault!
27 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. When my computer doesn't work, or when I cannot get a good internet connection, I miss po...
H1N1.
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Have you had the flu this year? Do you know anyone who has had it? It can be a nasty illn...
Digging trees on Sugar Loaf Mountain.
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. It's that time of year again. The days are rapidly getting colder. There is frost in the ...
An escaped Gecko in the house!
07 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. A couple of years ago, we bought a Leopard Gecko for our oldest son, Hudson. He didn't wa...
Robert's harvest.
05 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I walked into the kitchen this afternoon, and I found my son, Robert, climbing through th...
Afghanistan.
02 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. We are continuing with our study of countries of the world with Afghanistan. As you know,...
Vaccines for Foxy.
30 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Today, Foxy had an appointment with the vet for vaccinations and a general check-up. She ...
A Tour of Homes part 10, the kitchen drawer.
28 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. We are continuing with our series 'The Tour of Homes', highlighting all the everyday deta...
A quick stop for fruit.
23 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Do you like to eat fruit? What are your favorite kinds? I like all kinds of fruit, local ...
A beautiful advertisement.
17 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. If you drive around this town, you will see lots of new buildings, and some that are almo...
Rain, rain, go away.
14 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Baseball season has started. 'Fall Ball' is the title of the season's activities, and the...
Going back to teaching.
11 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. This year I have some free time. My youngest child goes to preschool four mornings a week...
A Tour of Homes part 9, the Kitchen Pantry.
09 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Well, it looks like we're back in the kitchen. I told you, didn't I, that the kitchen is ...
An animal icon show.
04 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. On our recent trip to the zoo and aquarium at Defiance Point, my family and I saw a speci...
Oceans of beauty.
02 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. During the summer, my family and I took a trip to a beautiful and fascinating place. It w...
Back to School.
31 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. It's great to be back podcasting for you, my listeners. And what an exciting time of year...
Croatia.
14 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. We are continuing our study of different countries, with Croatia. It is a realtively smal...
A Tour of Homes 8, cleaning the kitchen.
12 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The unfortunate thing about cooking is the cleaning up that you need to do afterwards. Oh...
Summer fatigue.
10 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
There's no podcast today. Sorry! I'm suffering from summer fatigue. Is it an illness? No. It's calle...
Dominos.
07 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The other day, I took the children to the local library. It is only a ten minute drive fr...
Indian Corn.
05 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. A few days ago, we had a yard sale. I actually held it over two mornings, out of my garag...
Hot, hot, hot.
03 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. You will probably get tired of me writing about how hot it is. Yes, yes, Wenatchee is alw...
Morning Glories.
31 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. This time of year the summer flowers are fully in bloom. In most gardens you can see diff...
Museum face.
29 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. This summer, my brother has come to visit from New Zealand. We are having such a fantasti...
Alberto Contador.
27 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The color yellow is very 'in' at the moment, mainly because of the Tour de France. It is ...
Where is my bucket?
24 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. What sort of things do you like to do during the Summer. Are there any activities that yo...
Story time part 5, a Black history.
22 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
It was dark by the time Thomas Black got home that night. He had lingered in the workshop, putting f...
A Tour of Homes 7, in the refrigerator.
20 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Now that it is hot, I think a lot about the fridge. What is in there that will cool me do...
The Homestead Cafe and art.
17 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Today I will start at the end of a story to tell you a story. It was at the very end of o...
Fishing and surgery.
15 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Fishing seems to be a sport that you either love, or have nothing to do with. My father i...
Murder on the beach.
13 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. As you can see, I'm back from my trip to Lake Roosevelt. We were there from Wednesday unt...
No podcast today folks.
10 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
I'm sorry but I am away today, Friday. I have taken my children and my brother, who flew in from New...
Angels in flight.
08 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. On the sixth of this month, I took my children to Seattle to go to the Pacific Science Ce...
Independence Day.
06 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Oh my goodness, we're all tired today. Thankfully it's Sunday, and there are not a lot of...
A new harvest.
01 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. One of the things I really enjoy is gardening. I have a patch of vegetable garden in one ...
A refreshing park.
29 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Grab your swimming trunks or your swimming suit and head to the nearest park to cool off ...
Father's Day.
24 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Father's Day is celebrated here in the United States on the twenty first of June. It is a...
Windy Ellensburg.
22 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Ellensburg is a town that is about an hour and a half's drive from Wenatchee. If you take...
Tour of Homes part 6, Herbs and spices in the kitchen.
17 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Welcome back to The Tour of Homes. We are still in the kitchen, but today, instead of goi...
Scotland
15 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Scotland forms part of the United Kingdom. It is the northern most country of the group, ...
Travelling Sculptures.
12 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. For a few years, the city of Wenatchee has been introducing sculptures to the towns peopl...
Splash Day.
10 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The heat is definitely up, here in the eastern side of the North West. Even in the school...
The Pizza Man.
08 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The other day, I was driving along when I saw a man dancing on the side of the road. It w...
Story time part 4, Theo.
05 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
After Thomas Black discovered the Whitcome grave, the church bell incident loomed large in his mind....
A Tour of Homes Part 5, The Kitchen.
03 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
What an important place the kitchen is. Two weeks ago we covered some of the basic areas of the kitc...
Music party.
01 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. On Mondays, Domini has her music class after her normal preschool curriculum. It is an ex...
Russia.
29 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Two weeks ago we learned about Andorra, one of the smallest countries on the planet. Toda...
A Foxy Chick.
27 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Well, it's time for a new dog. For the past year, we have been a one dog family. But, you...
Memorial Day.
26 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of Ma...
Story time, part 3.
21 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Letters on the grave. Since the stranger's visit at Cranshawe's cafe, rumors were buzzing around the...
A Tour of Homes, Part 4, The Kitchen.
20 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Where do we start with the kitchen? There is so much to talk about. Many people say that it is the c...
No podcast today I'm afraid.
19 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry everyone, there will be no podcast today as I haven't been feeling well. Tomorrow, however, I ...
Andorra.
14 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Andorra is one of the smallest countries in Europe. It is high up in the Pyrenees. If you...
Run for reading.
13 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
I'm interviewing Cass today. He's my second son, and he's nine years old. He's going to do something...
Dialogue with Doreen.
12 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Doreen is a neighbor of mine. She also happens to be a good friend. She lives just three ...
Spring gardening dialogue.
07 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Spring makes Wenatchee come alive. Because there are so many flowering trees, like Dogwoods and Magn...
A Tour of Homes 3, the lounge/ family room.
06 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A Tour of Homes 3, the lounge/ family room. Join me again as we walk through a typical house, and ob...
Story time part 2.
05 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
History is uncovered. It was a few days after the incident that Betsy Brompton came home from the ho...
A family tradition.
30 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Today I thought about tomatoes. You know when you have one of those days when you simply ...
Spain.
29 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. We continue our study of different countries of the world with Spain. This fascinating co...
Bubbles and outdoor dialogue.
28 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Dialogue. "Okay, we're interviewing Robert today about his bubble wand, and the other things that he...
No podcast today.
23 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry folks, no podcast today. Please join me next week on Tuesday for more of English learning. Tha...
A Tour of Homes 2, The Powder Room
22 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A Tour of Homes. Welcome back to our tour where we discover each and every room and object in the ho...
Storytime part 1.
21 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, in a land far, far way....no, hang on a minute, that's no good. All stories start ...
A Tour of Homes 1.
16 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A Tour of Homes. What is the name of the first room that you come to when you walk into a house? It'...
Plans for the podcasts.
15 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I love doing this podcast every week. What I enjoy most of all, is getting feedback from ...
A Rocker in a previous life.
14 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. "Oh, no!" you say, "she's going to talk about New Zealand again." Well, in a way I am. Th...
A wild life sanctuary in Christchurch.
09 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I know that you podlisteners have heard about my trip to New Zealand, but, I'm afraid, yo...
Anyone for chess?
08 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Chess is a board game that my whole family likes to play. Even my youngest child likes to...
Pruning time.
07 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. The weather has finally changed from dull and freezing to warm and sunny. Everybody I mee...
Sunnies, tramping, and water down the plughole.
02 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. It's very interesting going to another country and experiencing the culture, even if the ...
How ridiculous!
01 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Have you ever been told something by a person of authority that made no sense at all? Or,...
Magnificent New Zealand.
31 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. I'm back from a wonderful trip. Do you want to hear about it? Do you know anything about ...
Wild old ladies.
26 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. On my recent trip to New Zealand, I met lots of different people. In Los Angeles, where I...
I'm off!
25 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Beginners. Traveling is a passion of mine. I can't imagine staying in one place for many years witho...
Off to New Zealand!
18 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
No podcasts today, or for the next few days I'm afraid. I'm off to New Zealand to visit my brother a...