A few people emailed and asked about my version of the morning basket that Jen so generously shared a while back. There was a lot to inspire me in that post since I had been struggling with how to begin our day. Since having Brendan I have been having trouble getting up early. This is […]
GK Chesterton
The talented and fabulous Nancy Brown has started a Yahoo Group to help us all get the works of the great G.K. Chesterton into our local libraries. G.K. Chesterton was, in my and many other opinions, the greatest writer of the twentieth century. He was certainly the most prolific. From the American Chesterton Society website: […]
The Feast of the Assumption
To Our Blessed Ladyby Henry Constable In that (O Queen of Queens) thy birth was freeFrom guilt, which others do grace bereave,When in their mothers’ womb they life receive,God, as His sole-borne daughter loved thee. To match thee like thy birth’s nobility,He thee His Spirit for thy spouse did leave,Of whom thou didst His only […]
The Plan for Maine
The plans for our Maine state study have changed and evolved a few times. I started out firmly convinced that a lapbook was the way to go. I like lapbooks, they are portable, span a variety of age groups and are fairly easy to accomplish. So we started reading and I began to re-think the […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Today was the opening performance of Shakespeare at the Cottage. A quiet moment of prayer before the curtain opens. Titania’s welcome Theseus, Hippolyta and Philostrate. Hermia, Egeus, Lysander and Demetrius Holding court Scene change courtesy of some fairies and hobgoblins. The players, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Starveling, Peter Quince, Snug and Snout Puck Music provided […]
