On Sunday after Mass we went to the cub scouts crossing over ceremony where the boys moved up to their new ranks. Monday June 25 Ben: math, copywork, Explode the Code Anthony: math, copywork, Child’s History Sophie: math, copywork, dictation...
1. Cold Days by Jim Butcher Number 14 in the Dresden Files series. In which Harry becomes the Winter Knight and learns some big things and doesn’t get killed. Finally some more Demonreach payoff. And more big answers about fairies. I really liked...
Just a few things I’ve stumbled across in recent weeks, I’m not sure if it really makes sense to stick them all together. But I keep thinking about human dignity and about how the way we speak can tear down or build up the dignity of...
Last Friday (June 15) we went for a hike and picnic lunch at one of my favorite favorite places. I wrote up a reflection at the end of the day. Might as well share it with some photos. I love going on hikes like this, always wonder why I don’t...
Monday June 11 Everyone did math and copywork. Playdate with friends. Stories: Son of Charlemagne, St Benedict Hero of the Hills, Story of the World, North with the Spring. Bedtime story: Lost Lake by Allen Say Tuesday June 12 I had a doctor’s...
Dom and the boys went to a cub scout cooking event on Friday. They went with ingredients to make stew and inexplicably came back with a five pound bag of carrots. So today I made carrot cake and a carrot and beet curry. Ingredients 1 onion, diced 4...
In Green Dolphin Street, Elizabeth Goudge’s novel set partly in the Channel Islands in the 1830s there’s a marvelous scene in which a young girl meets an elderly nun which illustrates the power of intercessory prayer in a powerful and poetic way...
I don’t watch award shows, but Chris Pratt’s MTV awards acceptance speech was being shared widely on social media yesterday. And I really cannot rave about it enough. To say that it might be my favorite acceptance speech ever doesn’t really do it...
Monday June 4 Anthony: math, copywork, reading. Sophie: math, copywork, poetry recitation. Bella: math, copwork, Latin, composition (writing down one of their Star Wars games, the story of a character that she made up: Darth Maul’s personal service...
In which I return to Dresden Files #15, Skin Game, to look more closely at a couple of scenes. The usual disclaimers apply. I do nothing to avoid spoilers in my close readings of these novels and if you will be bothered at the revelation of major...