I just got an email from The Summa Mamas informing me they’d added me to their blogroll. If you aren’t familiar with these lovely Texan ladies, that’s partly my fault cause I just realized that although their blog is on my RSS feed...
A Field Guide to the Familiar: Learning to Observe the Natural World was one of the “birthday books” that I purchased with the Amazon gift certificates so thoughtfully given by my parents and my mother-in-law. (I think I learned about it...
This is an excerpt from a short piece on Christopher Columbus, in honor of tomorrow’s holiday. On December 13, 1502, at the height of the confusion, a shriek burst forth from one of the ships, and was echoed by the other three. A typhoon...
Dom had a meeting this morning. After he left I took my breakfast into the living room, plopped Bella down to roll around on the quilt and settled in to read on the couch in a nice warm sunbeam. Then Bella got fussy and as I jumped up to grab her...
Talking to Dom tonight, discussing a you tube video he sent to me that showed Frodo riding the eagle into Mount Doom, thereby skipping over the long slogging walk through Mordor, I suddenly recalled this poem by Cavafy, one I fell in love with and...
from Higher up and Further in (a homeschooling mom in Turkey who uses the Charlotte Mason method): three writing samples (from her daughter at ages 9, 10, and 11) that demonstrate the effectiveness of dictation and narration. Her 11 year old...
That’s how often Bella woke last night. Crying every time. I think the poor girlie had gas. Mommy just has a bad temper and a stiff neck. But I’m sure when she wakes up and gives me that million dollar smile, I won’t be disgruntled...
I really liked this one. Struck a chord. Hosea 14:4 I will heal their faithlessness; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. —————————— Everybody has some despicable...
Sunny but coolish this morning. Shopping. I went out to find good walking shoes but instead found a pair of slippers, and three skirts (plus slacks and shirts for Dom) and the address of a place to get the shoes. It got much cooler this afternoon...
Yesterday I meant to take Bella to a “book babies” hour at the library. We were going to meet up with Rose and Joseph. It sounded like fun. But she decided to eat about half an hour before it was supposed to start. And then she fell...