Garden Update
You will remember our garden from the end of May: Pictures from today: Tomatoes: Cucumbers: And the first fruit! The children said it was an extra good cucumber (if small):
Book Review: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
I have a weakness for interesting, romantic tales written during 19th Century England … whether in England or out of it. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters is a wonderful tale in this style and a mystery to boot! The characters are interesting, the setting of Egypt is intriguing, the plot is well played…
Commonplace Book Entry: Redeeming Science by Vern Poythress
Redeeming Science by Vern Poythress pg. 53: Christian tolerance does not mean that all views are equally right. Rather it means that one ought to put up with others’ wrong views, out of respect for the image of God and out of respect for God’s way of dealing with others in love. Secularism then twists…
Family Read Aloud Review: The Princess and the Goblin
Our most recent Family Read Aloud was The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. We enjoyed this book very much! The adventures of Princess Irene and Curdie, the gentle interweaving of lessons they learned, the excellent writing give much to recommend it to even small children. The chapters being generally shorter made it easy…
The Simple Woman’ Daybook for June 21, 2010
FOR TODAY June 21, 2010 … The first day of summer … Outside my window… the sun is shining and the temperature is hot! I am thinking… today is the perfect day for the pool. I am thankful for… pool memberships 🙂 (are you noting a theme?) From the learning rooms… starting back with just…
Audio Review: Biblical Femininity by Carolyn Mahaney
I listened to the Biblical Femininity mp3 (a free download) by Carolyn Mahaney today (as I grocery shopped LOL) and found it to be both convicting (to my sinfulness) and helpful (to my sanctification). Mrs. Mahaney talks about how women are feminine as defined by the Lord at creation and goes on to explain how…
Weekly Report: 5/24/10-5/28/10
We had a non-structured week. We didn’t do any of our memory work or seat work. We did Field Day on Tuesday. We purchased & planted our garden on Wednesday. We’ve continued our Princess and the Goblin read-aloud. We’ve spent a lot of time outside playing. N-boy read the Hop on Pop board book to…
