reminders of hospitality
“Meanwhile, since you come to us as friends, favour us by celebrating this annual festival, which it is wrong to…
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March Book List
Favorite Picture Books Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox, illustrated by Brian Floca What happens when a seal loves…
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unexpected things
I said something about a camel and the eye of a needle and she rose happily to the point. “But…
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February Book List
Favorite Picture Books Nature Adventures by Mick Manning and Brita Granström Coming straight from the British Isle, this nature book combines the land…
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improving my reading habits
I don’t remember how the idea occurred to me, perhaps it was my January reading of Karen Glass’ Charlotte Mason…
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carrying crockery
“Efficiency and inefficiency exist happily side by side and both have a place in our lives. we may wish to…
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January Book List
Favorite Chapter Books The Shepherd Boy by Kim Lewis Since we like her other book about a shepherd dog named Floss,…
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imitation, craftsmanship and Bach
“Of course the musical staple was the German chorale. Sebastian grew up with the Eisenach hymnal of 1673 –with more…
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virtue, the goal of education
“The idea of approaching education– even that part of education that we consider ‘school’ — as a process of developing…
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mathematics and Winnie-the-Pooh
This quote comes in the context of discussing the art of rhyming poetry and light verse which A.A. Milne wrote…