This week, I have two more quotes from Wolf Hall. I am enjoying it greatly, but reading it slowly. One of the quotes would be better suited to go with last week’s “Beneath every history, another history.” Is a woman bound to wifely obedience, when the result will be to turn her out of the…
Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. Sister recorded as audio-book for the children. We enjoyed listening to this book as a family. Please excuse any errors I make in spelling names. The story of Lucien, Annette, and Danny was compelling and well told. The thoughts and…
We accomplished a sufficient amount for a three day week. Daddy was home on Monday for Veteran’s Day! We purchased a tree for the front yard, so happy to have it accomplished after many years. We enjoyed being together as a family. I found a free worksheet (shh) about Veteran’s Day and its origins from…
Enjoying Wolf Hall, but just a short quote rich with ideas: “Beneath every history, another history.” pg 61
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s overcast and cold. I am thinking… I should call my Grandma. It’s her 91st birthday. I am thankful… for those who have served in the military to protect freedoms. In the kitchen… we had sausage biscuits for breakfast – premade patties and biscuits from a can, but yum. I…
We’ve had several mediocre weeks. We’ve gotten a reasonable amount of work done, but not as much as I’d like and a lot more whining than I’d like … you know how it goes. We haven’t done Circle Time in several weeks and I think we’re just going to not try to pick it…
I started Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It’s wonderful so far, I’m only through Part One, which is an introductory 45 pages. But she’s turned her face away and she’s crying. She’s not crying for him, because nobody, he thinks, will ever cry for him, God didn’t cut him out that way. She’s crying for…