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 […]
Memorial Day
Thank you to all of those who so heroically protect our freedom. For all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice; Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord,and may the Perpetual Light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Poetry Friday
Two butterflies went out at noon And waltzed above a stream, Then stepped straight through the firmament And rested on a beam; And then together bore away Upon a shining sea,~Though never yet, in any port,Their coming mentioned be. If spoken by the distant bird,If met in either sea,By frigate or by merchantman,Report was […]
Poetry Friday
Today is the first performance! In honor of that I give you Puck… FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMAct 5, Scene 1, Lines 365 -384 Puck prepares for the fairy blessings of the three weddings. The blessings will banish all threats to the lover’s happiness. Now the hungry lion roars,And the wolf behowls the moon;Whilst the […]
