Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. I really enjoyed this when I was reading it. I’ve been “in the middle of it” for far too long because it is a dense book (or maybe I’m a dense reader)….
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s a little overcast and drizzly. Not so perfect for swim lessons.I am thinking… about drinking coffee. Sounds like the coffee pot just finished.I am thankful… for a wonderful party for R-girl yesterday. She had a great time.In the kitchen… my dishwasher was a workhorse … every plate in the…
Why, yes. Her birthday was a month ago. We finally celebrated with my family today. I made the cake taking inspiration from Brandy’s six year old daughter’s cake. I only used five colors and two layers, though. I made the white velvet cake from The Cake Bible and it was very yummy.
We had a pretty good week of accomplishing lessons. I hope to get back to regular updates of our progress in the coming weeks. We’ve had an incredibly busy spring and early summer between three soccer teams & schedules, two baseball/softball teams & schedules, piano lessons and recital, vacation, and VBS. In June, we…
Cindy is starting a new linky meme from books currently being read, Wednesday with Words. This seems accomplishable and I’d been thinking about trying to do a wordy post juxtaposing with Wordless Wednesday anyway. Kill two birds with one stone 🙂 I’m finishing, finally, Tending the Heart of Virtue by Vigen Guroian. It is wonderful,…
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. As mysteries go, I can’t say I found this satisfying. Tey doesn’t give the details or even the solution very clearly. There is a mystery, and it is solved, but it seems almost incidental to the book. The story is a bit dated…
How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I know nothing about Shakespeare or his works. Seriously, I am just starting to learn about Shakespeare. Oh, I know what is “common knowledge.” I recognize some lines from Shakespeare and probably which play they’re from. I think I…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… sunny and hot. The blinds are closed trying to keep the a/c in. I am thinking… about our busy week which is slower than our last week. I am thankful… for the amazing women who wrote, designed, and ran our VBS last week. In the kitchen… I really, really need…