If you missed Part 1 – start here. How to Begin without Feeling Overwhelmed Are you inspired? I sure hope so! But how do you begin without it feeling like one more thing to add to your already full plate? It can be as simple as noting what you see: “The clouds are gray and…
I am so excited to introduce you to my dear friend Angi today. I met Angi when her daughter and my oldest played soccer together. We were a force of loud – encouraging – soccer moms from the sidelines together. When we found out each family homeschooled, we became good friends. We’ve walked, nearly weekly,…
Tomorrow is the Winter Warmer so I’ll be quite busy all day. I’ve struggled more this week to get my reading done. The routine of waking up and getting started is a struggle to even get to my books. Cooking breakfast has become a priority, which is a great thing. I want to feed and…
Last week, I wrote kind of a summing up post. This week, I’ve simply copied my Substack ruminations. Do you have a preference? This was certainly faster, but less … contemplative of the week’s reading … tell me in the comments! I’ll probably do a mix based on how much time I have to pull…
I’m playing at Substack: I have no intention of abandoning ladydusk.com … I’ve had this blog for a very long time – whether on blogger or here on my own URL. I have a goal of writing here more frequently (not that 2025 has been a good indicator so far). But, so many people are…
Join us for the Winter Warmer on 2/22! Registration at https://ladydusk.com/winter-warmer-2025/ We’ll be watching and discussing the Scholé Sisters retreat Homeschool Essentials: Attention … more here https://scholesisters.com/attention/ I hope you’ll join us!
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns,…
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really liked this at the beginning. He does a fine job with so many of the first chapters (through Western Europe) and showing the geography as being so integral to a culture and a…
I’ve gotten out of the habit of posting my book reviews here and not just at GoodReads. But perhaps that has been a mistake. So, I’m going to attempt to bring back that, er, feature. At least it’ll add content to the blog 
1984: New Classic Edition by George Orwell My rating: 4 of…
The arbutus is now open everywhere in the woods and groves. How pleasant it is to meet the same flowers year after year ! If the blossoms were liable to change — if they were to become capricious and irregular — they might excite more surprise, more curiosity, but we should love them less; they…