Out of the Ruins by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. Wow. I’m, once again, wishing I were reading the next Ben Reese Mystery instead of writing a review. Ben has returned to the States after a sabbatical in Scotland (where he’s solved two murders). He’s headed to the…
Our first week was so good, I had high hopes for the second. Sadly, the children were sick Monday and Tuesday, we accomplished a light day Wednesday, sickness reared its ugly head on Thursday, and we had a solid day today. That’s how it goes some weeks. We only did Circle Time today. We…
Brandy at Afterthoughts gave me the perfect bit of blog fodder after 4 days of caring for a sick family. The Liebster Award Brandy from Afterthoughts has given me the Liebster Award! The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have not yet hit the 200 follower mark. The award is…
Pursuit and Persuasion by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I don’t want to write this review. I want to read the next book. I think I love Ben Reese more than I love Lord Peter Wimsey. He’s more ruggedly American. Set immediately following Pride and Predator, Pursuit and Persuasion is…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s a glowing grey and we’ve had some rain. It cooled off significantly, I think.I am thinking… two children are on the upswing, but one isn’t getting better very quickly.I am thankful… that I can stay home and take care of them today just like every other day.In the kitchen……
Pride and Predator by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. A worthy follow-up to Publish and Perish. The story unfolds slowly and carefully as Ben Reese methodically goes through the clues to this whodunit. Dr. Reese is a complex character: generous to his friends, methodical in his work, thoughtful in his…
The start of a new school year … the first week back is always a bit of an adjustment. We all need to remember how this whole “school” thing works. We all have to start getting up early. We have to think about things as we haven’t been for a month and a half. It…
We start our day with Circle Time, which is a blend between Memory Work and some read-alouds. It’s actually almost all Memory work. I’ve scheduled about an hour and a half with my 3 children. I’d love to add something like Cindy’s True-Goodness-Beauty project, but haven’t. I utilize the Simply Charlotte Mason Memory Work system, but…
For the past two years, our school schedule has been fairly static. We would do Circle Time first. This is when we do almost all of our memory work, singing, devotions, and some reading. I love the idea and the schedule of Circle Time even if implementation isn’t always completely pleasant. We tried to do…
It’s the start of a new Academic Year for us right now. Two days down … too many to count to go. On a previous post, Brandy commented, “I think I *just* realized that you do a year in a year–I mean not Aug-May but Jan-Dec. That is very Australian of you. 😉 Have you…