Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
A Nest for Celeste – A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole I just finished reading this charming book to Cheney (dd 7) and wanted to recommend it to you. It has a lot going for it. To begin with, it’s about a mouse. ( I love children’s books about mice – more to…
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I have been quite busy lately preparing for the ChildLight USA conference at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC and haven’t had much time to write posts. Today, however, I have a new post up over at Educating Mother titled “Clutch of Postcards“. Enjoy! To view that post, click here. Sursum Corda, Nancy Wolf Lake – beaver dam right behind…
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When Kate Douglas Wiggen wrote the classic, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, she dedicated it in this beautiful manner: To My Mother Her eyes as stars of twilight fair; Like twilight’s, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. -from…
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Julius Caesar Narration Ideas Document “Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!” Our Charlotte Mason co-op, Truth, Beauty, Goodness performed Julius Caesar for Family Night last week. In honor of the Bard’s 447th birthday, I wanted to share with you some pictures and explain how we went about the play. From the audience’s response as well as the children’s, I would say…
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“There is a saying of King Alfred’s that I like to apply to our School,–“I have found a door,” he says. That is just what I hope your School is to you–a door opening into a great palace of art and knowledge in which there are many chambers all opening into gardens or field paths, forest or hills. One…
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Sisyphus by Titian (1548) We had a Charlotte Mason support group meeting last night. I never know what we should call ourselves! “Support group” sounds like we all have a problem and need help. Sometimes I say “PMEU” for Parent’s Midwest Education Union, but then NOBODY knows what it is we do. “Book discussion group” is probably the safest bet. …
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Thomas Gray (1716-1770) I have been busy with a special writing project and will be for a few weeks. I would appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this time. So, my posts may be scarce around here for awhile. However, today I have a new post up over at Educating Mother. It’s a little piece about what Thomas Gray called…
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“Mom – what is Hovis?” asked Marit this week. “I have no idea, dear. What are you reading?” “How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger. It says ‘Then (I) asked him where I could buy bread. That all depended, he said. Did I just want bread, or did I want Hovis?’ “ Thus began a fun trek into something that…
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Sioux Falls wild turkeys in Pipestone the prairie So many of you responded to my last post (Bent Leather, Part 1) via email and comments to tell about how your parents were so conversant and inquiring with strangers! For the most part, this was a good thing and I found some of your stories heartwarming. Thank you. Do we see…
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