In the Gloaming by George Inness 1893 By the light of the evening star When the moon is growing dusky…
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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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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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The Labor of Sisyphus
Sisyphus by Titian (1548) We had a Charlotte Mason support group meeting last night. I never know what we should…
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Hominus Vis – “The Strength of Man”
“Mom – what is Hovis?” asked Marit this week. “I have no idea, dear. What are you reading?” “How the…
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CITIZENSHIP Part I: Claiming Magnanimity
Citizenship. What is it, exactly? When Linda Johnson asked me what Mason used for the subject of citizenship at a…
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Boys Run to Seed
I hate to admit it, but being a city girl who never met a farmer until she went to college,…
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The Green-eyed Monster??
Our adventure through The Winter’s Tale continues in our Truth, Beauty, Goodness Co-op. I like to introduce each act with…
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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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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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