FOR TODAY October 17, 2011 …Outside my window… cool with crisp blue skies. A perfectly autumnal day. I am thinking… about getting chores and lessons started. I am thankful… for the wonderful time we had for M-girl’s birthday party. From the learning rooms… nature walk and library trip today. An art project, and someone needs…
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FOR TODAYMonday, October 10, 2011 … Columbus Day! Outside my window… kinda grey, but I can’t really tell … need to clean the sliding door. I am thinking… how nice it was to sleep in my own bed. I am thankful… for the wonderful trip we had to Hilton Head, Jason’s 20th reunion, and both…
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. We enjoyed listening to this Audio CD version of Prince Caspian on our way home today. The children enjoyed the battle scenes, I enjoyed the more “mystical” portions with the trees and the dryads and such. I loved Dr. Cornelius and his wisdom…
The Waiting Sands by Susan Howatch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. Reread. I love Susan Howatch. Nice, clean romantic suspense set in the wilds of Scotland. Well written, the story hangs together pretty well and the plot moves pretty quickly. Complicated characters leave you guessing. Great beach read 🙂 View all my reviews
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. We listened to this on our way to the beach. We really enjoyed the story and the friendships. I appreciated the inter-generational friendships made by the characters. There are some quibbles and modernist ideas here and there, but overall it was a…
The Help by Kathryn Stockett My rating: 4 of 5 stars Borrowed. I put off reading this and put off reading this. I don’t read much modern fiction; I had read such conflicting reports: wonderful book, the narrative falls apart, unrealistic fantasy … But, my book club chose it, so I had to do it….
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. This was our lunch time read aloud in in Aug-Sep 2011. We had great fun laughing at some silly things. M-girl and N-boy laughed with me, R-girl fell in love. Perfect. View all my reviews
I’ve read this first essay in The Abolition of Man three times this year and am finally starting to have even a glimmer of what on earth Lewis is talking about. And, that glimmer? It scares the heck out of me. I’m pretty sure I debunk and misappropriate words and am putting assumptions into my…