“Can we please listen and read the next act, Mom?” begged Abby (caught above reading the play). Abby is a…
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Fifth Annual Living Education Retreat!
My friend, Karla Taber, and I are so excited to bring you this unique conference that focuses on Charlotte Mason’s…
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In the Queue and a Carnival
Tonight I get to present a talk on Shakespeare to the Book Study Group. I really love doing that. I’ve…
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“Ulysses S. Grant as Desdemona” or “Adventures in Speech Class”
“A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to…
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Great Books and Great Ideas – Why Bother?
A few years ago, when Tree and Little Jack were still in high school, a popular speaker and author was…
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Red Letter Days
One of the things that I am enjoying about blogging is sharing books with you that we have used and…
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Plants of Renown
This photo was snapped by Marit last summer. The blue dazzles me every time I look at it. You can…
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Stupid like Thoreau
I’ve been constantly teaching some aspect of the writing process for over 15 years. Because we homeschool, I get to…
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Grace to Boot!
So says Hermione in The Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare. It’s before everything goes bad for her and believe me, she’s…
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A Blog Carnival?
A Blog what? Six months ago, that’s what I would have asked. But today I am actually participating in one. …
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St. Valentine
I’d like to share about a favorite living book for Valentine’s Day. When I pulled this one off the shelf,…
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The Race that Knows Joseph
Today, I received a lovely Christmas letter via snail mail from a friend that I met last summer at a…
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