The Simple Woman’s Daybook for May 6, 2013 a day late
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s sunshiny but rain is expected.I am thinking… about staring school in about 10 minutes.I am thankful… that Jason and I were able to attend the funeral of my friend’s (and his cousin’s) father.In the kitchen… spaghetti and meatballs in the crock pot! I’ll make it just before we leave…
Circle Time Monday for April 29, 2013
Memory Work for the week of … : April 29, 2013 Bible: We began Colossians 3:12-17 last week and are continuing it for a while. It’s easier than the Philippians 2 verses we just finished. Catechism/Creed: M-girl continues to review. N-boy is on the last page! He’s close to being done, huzzah! R-girl is working…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for April 29, 2013
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s dark. The sun has set. I am thinking… about the Reds game that’s on. Hope they beat the Cards tonight. I am thankful… for my niece who turned 5 yesterday. In the kitchen… breakfast for dinner: ricotta pancakes and bacon. Yum. I am wearing… jeans and short sleeved shirt. …
Book Club: The Hidden Art of Homemaking Chapter 2
Cindy is hosting a Book Club discussing The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer. Please join us! Chapter 2 is an extension of Chapter 1, and a bit of a rebuke: do something! We’ve been reading The Christian Almanac at the table in the evenings. This chapter reminds me of a recent quote from…
Hidden Art in Pride & Prejudice
Working within the variety and limits of a place reminded me of the following passage from Book 3 of Pride and Prejudice: “Elizabeth, as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberly Woods with some perturbation; and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in high flutter. The…
Book Review: The Devil on Lammas Night by Susan Howatch
The Devil on Lammas Night by Susan Howatch My rating: 3 of 5 stars Own. My friend Jane from the WTM forums kindly passed this book on to me. It is in a Book Club Edition with The Waiting Sands which I read and reviewed in 2011. I did not re-read The Waiting Sands this…
Weekly Report for April 22-26, 2013
Well, we’ve had better weeks. But this one worked. We had two days of Circle Time. N-boy is working on the final section of catechism. R-girl is on the 7th and 8th Commandments. We’re learning The Church’s One Foundation – six verses! We added Colossians 3:12-17 for our new Bible memory (Put on …) We…
Book Club: The Hidden Art of Homemaking Chapter 1
Cindy is hosting a Book Club discussing The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer. Please join us! I read and reviewed The Hidden Art of Homemaking early in 2002. My the-best-mother-in-law-ever lent me her copy (and her copy of What is a Family? Both books I’ve since purchased for my own library.) I devoured…