I had such an amazing time at the Cincinnati Great Homeschool Convention last weekend. The first great thing, of course, were the people. I saw a lot of old friends – including the friend who introduced me to the idea of homeschooling yet didn’t know I blogged. I saw people from home; people I’ve met…
Then spring came. Not all of a sudden; it had to fight winter off. But the sun, hidden and helpless for many weeks behind heavy clouds, was riding high again and it was helping spring against winter. By the end of March they won the fight, spring and sun. We are reading A Tree for…
So, I’m pretty certain RAR needs no introduction. It is, however, the podcast that addicted me to podcasts, so certainly deserves a place in this series. I was cleaning children’s bedrooms, and had to have something to listen to and decided to try out Read Aloud Revival. I powered through all that were available at…
For Today… Square Root Day Outside my window…. there is snow falling from the sky. In April. Ugh. I am thinking… about the homeschool convention and all that I learned there. I am thankful… for time spent with friends and family learning about my vocation. I am wearing… black sweatpants and Buckeye hoodie. Did I mention it’s…
I’ve begun a new Facebook page for ladydusk. I try not to inundate you with stuff in the feed, but would love to interact there. If you would to too, please “like” my page. I’m heading out for GHC in the morning. I’m so excited! I was remembering My Conference Essentials. Then I was reminded…
Faith containeth Truth. What an odd phrase. We generally think of Faith and Truth more as companions, alongside Love (or perhaps Charity dependent upon your translation and tradition). Please forgive my slow brainedness, I typed Truth, I was thinking Hope, and now it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Oh, well, the passage is still…
The Simply Charlotte Mason Audio Blog is a different kind of podcast than the others. It isn’t an interview. It is something of an advertisement. It isn’t a discussion. Sonya Shafer simply reads their blog posts aloud. And I very much like it. SCM has always been good at putting together excellent resources for the…
Near holidays, hymnody becomes the words I hear resounding (re-sounding?) in my head. At Christmastime, I have posted from hymns like “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” or “Evermore and Evermore” or “Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming.” Hymns have been an important part of our educational endeavors over the years during Circle Time; perhaps…