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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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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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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Full Hearts
But it takes the presence of children to help us to realise the idea of the Eternal Child. The Dayspring is with…
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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…
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Ignorance is Not Innocence
pumpkin dh carved My 21st century literature chops stay honed by talking with friends like Dr. Donna Johnson. Last night…
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Science Narration Journals
I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive. – Albert Einstein When my two oldest, now graduated, entered the…
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Walnuts Plumping
“Harvest Home” is from one of my favorite poetry books, The Year Around. I read this to the children recently. …
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Tools for Writing
Get thy tools ready, God will find the work. -Browning Young Girl Writing A Letter by Jonathan Janson She has…
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Pilgrim’s Progress
Prior to homeschooling my progenies, my only experience with John Bunyan’s classic, Pilgrim’s Progress, was a tedious youth group experience…
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Telling the Bees by a Fighting Quaker – Plus a Book Recommendation!
We are reading the nostalgic, descriptive poetry of the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier this term. Greenleaf (which is what…
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