I’ve been on a Sara Teasdale kick (thank you Heather). She earned almost an entire page spread in my Commonplace Book on Valentine’s Day, which was unseasonably warm and, therefore, spent mostly out of doors. Meaning it was a nearly perfect day. I copied “The Old Maid”, “May Night” (quoted above), and “Thoughts”. I liked… Continue reading Thoughts of Spring
We are slowly zeroing in on a workable routine. Mornings are starting to smooth out. New it is time for afternoons. It has been unseasonably warm this February. (And we have been trying to enjoy every minute of it!) Some time ago I read a blog post talking about getting just a bit more learning… Continue reading Paper Pinwheels (and a HandiPlan)
One of the big three of Laurie Bestvater’s “The Living Page” is the Commonplace Book. (The other two are the Book of Centuries and the Nature Journal, in case you are wondering.) What is a Commonplace Book? It is, simply, a collection of favorite quotes from reading. Occasionally the keeper adds their own thoughts or… Continue reading Our Commonplace Books
My morning devotional reading is from Daily Readings from J.C. Ryle , Volume 2: John. They are compiled by Robert Sheehan into a year long daily devotional book. While I usually make my Bible notes in a little spiral book dedicated to my devotions, some quotes have found their way into my commonplace book. As… Continue reading Thoughts on John from J.C. Ryle
One of my favorite parts of homeschooling is learning with my children. My eldest son is working on year 7 of Ambleside Online, and one of the things we’ve started is a science journal. One of the recent, and ongoing, additions to AO is what can be called living science. Not using (boring, over priced)… Continue reading My Science Notebook (A Mother’s Feast)
This Wednesday I’ll share some of my kids’ favorite words. Once upon a time we memorized the riddles from The Hobbit. Well, we’ve been getting morning time done, and that includes memorization. I have the riddles slated to review once a week, but we’ve done them daily, per the children’s request. This is one I… Continue reading The Best Thing We Ever Memorized (According to my Kids)
