From The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady For those looking for inspiration of the highest level in the realm…
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A New Way to Listen – Commonplacing for the Little People
Just a delicious new recipe Marit made – a summer raspberry cake. Are you looking to get your kids started…
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Knife Wielding Strangers or Mom’s Nature Study
For who has despised the day of small things? – Zechariah 4:10 So, this day started out like so many…
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Fertile Observations and Family Diaries
It is possible to see the more in winter, because the things to be seen do not crowd each other…
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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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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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My Calendar of Firsts
It is a capital plan for the children to keep a calendar––the first oak-leaf, the first tadpole, the first cowslip,…
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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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