Jill Dyer

Strange the things that just might offend the sensibilities. . . [added: obviously not the monks, given the margin illustrations in some of the Medieval texts.]
We have hosted both cattle and goats, but the only ones that i actually noted farting were the cattle.  Perhaps the goats were more coy about it.
As an aside, cattle can walk, avoid objects in their path, chew, pee and poop all at the same time.  
I also remember singing this song in junior (?elementary) school.  Plain English, and the sanitised version.

and back to the soapstone - use a hacksaw and cut the length[s] into smaller oblongs - problematic to use as a stamp [seal] as is, but they'll get the idea, and learn a new skill anyway.
In my next life, can I join your class please?

Bonfire if I absolutely have to - I tend to be the Grinch of Halloween, thank goodness we live far away from everybody.  Pranks are just plain annoying - why inflict them on someone else.

Suggest making cords by finger loop braiding and/or using a lucet tool(sub. a carving fork if you trust the students not to poke at each other) or even a short length of woven braid a la inkle  then there's always natural dyes if that hasn't been covered yet.
Do you have access to bamboo - not promising, but that might be flexible enough to make a bow.  Length of linen yarn for the string.  Watch everybody's eye though!
Soap stone - is it square-ended - if so it could make a nice stamp with initials or a small design carved into it.  plus handmade paper?

I didn't succumb to random over 40's purchases, but my friend gave me an electric knife for my 40th birthday. She said we need all the help we can get in advancing age. . .  I have only used it a couple of times to slice up biscotti, and then I found that the regular bread knife did a better job.  

Just maybe the problem is soil that is "too heavy"  Seems that carrots like a sandy soil to grow properly.  I've finally cracked it - bought in some garden soil from the local landscape centre, which had a fair proportion on sand in it.  I planted a whole packet of a variety that had round carrots - a bit like the shape of radishes - and what do you know, the little marvels have ALL grown, and I'd sown them thickly in anticipation of minimal germination.  So, anyone who has success with carrots, can I thin out and transplant them?  Please. . .

My library uses the Libby App too. This has enlargement features for the text and the background can be altered - I use the sepia setting. Only snag is it releases a section of pages at a time and can't be used offline. Downloads go to a smallish Hp laptop.  This is slightly problematic as when there is no internet/power only the already downloaded pages are available. Power outage yesterday and my husband set up the mobile phone as a 'hot spot' and there was internet available and the computer worked on its battery. Lucky me!

Really not sure what contributions the birds here make to the fertilizer load, but I certainly gather up the contributions from the 'roos.  It's fine in potted plants, since it's fairly fibrous, and also broadcast about the garden.

Native plant Spiny mat  rush was "dead" for 2 years - latest rain has started some new growth- surprise. . .
Eucalytus trees have leathery leaves which hang positioned to avoid the direct sun. A lignotuber ensures new growth after fire, animal depredation or other disasters  
For the rest - veggies etc, they just wilt, however much water they are given, transpiration exceeds the uptake - most disheartening.

I'm wondering if those really hard to eradicate species have a lignotuber or similar root feature.  Usually just under the surface of the ground - appears like a small swelling on the junior taproot.  Best option there is to use a spade or sharp trowel if bending is an option, to cut them off at the socks.  This is how I deal with unwanted Euclaypts.