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Archive: July 2018

Reading Notes June 2018

1. Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge Several friends had recommended Green Dolphin Street to me, but it took a while to get around to it. Now I wonder what I was waiting for. I had it out from the library and by the time I was halfway through...

Gus Finds God: Picture Book Review

“Late have I loved thee, Oh Beauty, ever ancient, ever new: late have I loved thee! For behold, you called to me, and broke upon my deafness. You sent forth your beams and shone upon me and chased away my blindness. You breathed your fragrance...

Learning Notes Week of July 9

Monday July 9 Benedict’s 9th birthday. Called it a school holiday and the kids spent most of the day taking turns reading Ben’s new books. Ben went out to breakfast with his Bettinelli grandparents, who also took him on a shopping trip where he got...

Exorcising the Demons of Writer’s Block

I don’t know why it is, but in the last few weeks my writing energy has totally dried up. It felt like I was on a great roll there for a while. Now I’ve got plenty of blog posts I want to write, a pile of books to review…. and as...

Learning Notes Week of July 2

Monday July 2 Anthony: math, copywork, read about St Junipero Serra Ben: math, copywork Sophie: math, copywork Bella: math, copywork, Latin, read As You Like It. Afternoon stories: Seabird, Son of Charlemagne, Story of the World, St Benedict, daily...

A Deadly Desert or an Apple Tree

Earlier this year I gave Sophie a copy of The Neverending Story for her birthday. She promptly devoured it and Bella did likewise. Now I’m reading it to the younger three– and Sophie is listening in and enjoying hearing it read by me...

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