“Winter Child” lined writing journal by Paperblanks (image courtesy of celerystreet) Lately, I have begun to think of my commonplace book as a form of collecting; in my case, collecting ideas as well as clever or provocative expressions that stand apart from ordinary discourse and are, for that reason worth preserving…Collecting ideas also has a number of distinct advantages…
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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 for a commonplace book. A forest of things really does sum up what types of entries you might find in one of these journals. Commonplacing, or the act of keeping a commonplace book, is a worthwhile and vibrant activity for…
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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 poetic about Ms. Rossetti’s bleak masterpiece, I find the ground bare and brown. So I’ll just move on to Happy New Year to each and everyone of you! The 13th of January, 2012 will be the 2-year anniversary of Sage…
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Education for All, and To All a Goodnight
Here’s something fun and a sweet read for anyone involved in a Charlotte Mason community or co-op! This was written by Bobby Jo, our TBG handcraft leader. She gave each family a copy for Christmas. We think she’s pretty special. That black crinoline (taffeta?) dress even makes an appearance. Twas the Morning Before TBG Poem by Bobby Jo (function() {…
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Love All Lovely
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas, Star and Angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine; Worship we our Jesus: But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love shall be yours…
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Full Hearts
But it takes the presence of children to help us to realise the idea of the Eternal Child. The Dayspring is with the children, and we think their thoughts and are glad in their joy; and every mother knows out of her own heart’s fulness what the Birth at Bethlehem means. – Charlotte Mason They are so joyful right now. We decorated yesterday and…
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Longing and Waiting
Today our guests left. That includes a son, so we are a wee bit sad. But it is also the beginning of Advent. We celebrate the first advent of Jesus and await the next. It’s a delight to pull out Maria Trapp’s Around the Year with the Trapp Family during this time each year. In 1955, Maria tells this…
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Time Value
Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch. – Jane Austen from Mansfield Park I am always a little uncomfortable when asked what program I use for time management purposes. I have a hard time recommending these tools because I think that people…
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A Nice Way to Start Off A Monday
I don’t know who nominated me for this award, but thank you very much! Sage Parnassus is listed in the “Best Homeschooling Methods” (#19) category . That’s rather cool, isn’t it? Since I see quite a few friends over there, it feels like an honor. (Never mind that if you received one nomination, you were entered.) I’m not sure how…
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