Announcing the Seventh Annual Living Education Retreat! The theme this year is “Pursuit and Passion: Charlotte Mason and Science”. A…
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Easter Reads
I’ve been meaning to put up a post about our favorite Easter books and an email from Erika nudged me…
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Intellectual Culture – Poetry
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his…
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A Valentine
From Rosemary For Remembrance by Tasha Tudor Happy Valentine’s Day, dear friends! We will be reading this family favorite today…
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Rhymes with Australia
Ian Serraillier (1912-1994) We are presently enjoying a few titles by Ian Serraillier (1912-1994). A schoolmaster and poet from London,…
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A Valentine from Christina
Christina and her mother Frances (photograph by Lewis Carroll) It is said that the mother of the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti once remarked,…
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Fertile Observations and Family Diaries
It is possible to see the more in winter, because the things to be seen do not crowd each other…
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Shakespeare and the Starlings
Last fall, we had a huge flock of strange birds take over our feeders for one day. Many of them…
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Dear Stephanie – A Word About Attention
paying close attention Nancy, I have a question for you and your readers. How would you go about teaching older…
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Occupy Notebooks – Join the Revolution!
“Winter Child” lined writing journal by Paperblanks (image courtesy of celerystreet) Lately, I have begun to think of my…
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Silva Rerum – Commonplacing as a Habit
Some commonplace books from our household Silva rerum is Latin for “forest of things”, a synonym from the 17th century…
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Snow on Snow?
A snowless Christmas Eve, 2011 Despite the fact that I want to be writing about a winter wonderland and waxing…
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