Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be…
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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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Of Memes and Things
Here is part of the sisters’ nature table which greets visitors at the side door. So, my friend from New…
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Community, not Co-op (Enquire Within Books)
Our Charlotte Mason community – Truth, Beauty, Goodness – had its first meeting of the new school year. Notice I…
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The Rule of Every Homeschool
Cheney running on the prairie at Blue Mounds State park This post is peppered with pictures from some travels around…
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Avoid the Grooves – Shift That Paradigm
hydrangeas and phlox *This post reflects some of the highlights of an encouragement talk that I just gave to a…
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I Have Found a Door
“There is a saying of King Alfred’s that I like to apply to our School,–“I have found a door,”…
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Weed It And Reap
Our house and carriage house when it was first built 125 years ago. As recently as fourteen years ago when…
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Fall Planning
Have you started planning for the upcoming school year? While it might be hard to think about it while enjoying…
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High Schoolers as Persons
My friend Sandy and I have been having a discussion about high school students. Her oldest is just entering this…
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