For those of you eager to read more about Charlotte Mason, here is something that will interest you. I just…
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Good King Wenceslas
There’s an unbelievable blizzard raging outside right now and all the activities scheduled for today have been canceled. I’m happy…
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What to Read for Christmas
Two Kelly kids reading A Christmas Carol illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. We also like her illustrations in The…
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The Canticle of the Bees
“The Canticle of the Bees” and other charming Christmas poems can be found in this favorite book of ours. Ms….
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Gratefulnesse
With the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching, I thought I would write a little about being thankful. There are lots of…
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The Pumpkin Pie Procession
When Mistress Satterthwaite heard that their old friend Christopher Ludwig was ill, and that he and his wife needed her,…
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Mistaken Identities and Mistaken Assessments
I’ll be honest, I was not super-excited about teaching The Comedy of Errors to the kids. (You should have…
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The “How I Wonder What You Are” Mood
You know what a magnificent spectacle the heavens have offered these last few frosty nights. Well, one of our…
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Lives Like Loaded Guns
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” -Emily Dickinson I have this on a nature-themed print…
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“Why Should Anyone Be Tense About Tense?”
“Who climbs the Grammar tree distinctly knows Where Noun and Verb and Participle grows.” -John Dryden I love fun grammar…
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The Magic Meadow
Our family has built up our home library over the course of about 15 years, learning about what’s good and…
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CITIZENSHIP Part II: Secret Resolves and Dreamy Eyes
In my first post on citizenship, I took a brief look at Mason’s rationale for teaching citizenship in the form…
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