I’ve been reading Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey series off and on over the course of the past year and have finally begun Gaudy Night. It is my understanding that this is everyone’s favorite, everyone loves it, and my expectations are high. I just hope not too high. I’m only part-way into the first chapter,…
For Christmas last year, my MIL gave me a copy of Stories from the Old Squire’s Farm by C A Stephens (compiled and edited by Charles G Waugh and Eric-Jon Waugh). Since it is a collection of short stories, we’ve decided to make it our next Famly Read Aloud during soccer season. We’ve only read…
We finished Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH last week. While it wasn’t the favorite readaloud we’ve done, all of us did enjoy the book. I was particularly interested in how the rats furthered their education. The reading we did! We knew very little about the world, you see, and we were curious. We…
I’ve been reading the Sebastian St. Cyr novels by CS Harris. (Truth be told as I write this Tuesday night I’m right in the middle of the second, but have the third on deck from the library and may request book 4 & 5 to pick up Thursday because I will finish 2 either tonight…
I had another passage from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH all chosen and ready to go. And then, today, I finished The Liberal Arts Tradition – finally after four weeks of saying I hoped to finish it. The book is excellent, but not for the feint of heart … I posted my review…
I’ve been “off again” reading The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain in my “on again-off again” reading. But when my reading was “on again,” I marked it heavily. It is so very good. I wanted to share this quote from quite a while ago because it is my goal (for…
Welcome to the new WWW! I’m so looking forward to reading about what you’re reading and learning from the ideas that you choose to share with us! I’ve added a little explanation at the top of the link-up, but thought I’d also share it in the main blog post as we’re getting started: Wednesdays with…
Starting in the next couple of weeks I hope to revive Cindy’s Wednesdays with Words linkup (with her generous, kind “you go, Girl” blessings, I might add). I hadn’t thought to post any words today, but our dinnertime read aloud provided the perfect thing. We’re reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert…
I’ve been reading through Ravi Jain and Kevin Clark’s new book The Liberal Arts Tradition while sitting at basketball practices these last couple of months. I am enjoying it quite a bit – especially the parts I understand well which makes me more comfortable with the parts I *don’t* quite get. I already quoted it…
I’m reading the new book about Christian Classical Education from Classical Academic Press. I’m still in the introduction, but am finding it to be excellent so far (and going right along with what so many are posting in Desiring the Kingdom). The book is called The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott…