“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: Play Day
Last winter, Little Miss and I participated in a survey at the Perot Museum for which participation we were given tickets for the IMAX theater at the museum. The tickets expired at the end of this month, so MTG took a day off and we spent the morning at the Perot and the afternoon at […]
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Empty Shelf: I hate cliffhangers
This post contains affiliated links. Title: A History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Fall of Constantinople Author: Susan Wise Bauer, read by John Lee. What’s it About: (Almost?) All of written history from A.D. 1100 to the fall of Constantinople in A.D. 1453, the Renaissance period in the West. […]
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How does my garden grow?
It does! It does grow! I’m so excited I could squeal. (Confession, I did squeal.) It’s not 100%, and I’m still having difficulty with a bed not pictured (which may end up with a bunch of annuals plopped in there, just to avoid the sad stretch of dirt.) But for the first time since moving […]
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Terrible Tuesday: I want my summer!
Summer started and then we got really busy and, well, this doesn’t feel like summer to me. I-demand-my-lazy-days links! First, a slew of heroes. The last of the original Navajo code-talkers has died. The Navajo code arguably turned the tide of the war in the Pacific, as the Japanese were able to break every code […]
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Answer the question
Warning: there is some strong language in this post. I think it’s appropriate, but if you read and are offended, well scratch your mad place. It is now customary when making a purchase to be asked, “Can I have your phone number/email address/mother’s maiden name?” When this first started, it was generally just the zip […]
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People are people
I know that sounds very obvious, but I’ve been thinking a great deal (for a number of different reasons and in different circumstances) about Charlotte Mason’s wonderful observations, “Children are born people.” My reading today in A Year with C.S. Lewis(af) is from one of my favorite essays (in my favorite collection of essays) […]
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Beyond pizza
The biggest drawback to homeschooling all year is that it does cut down on long, lazy hours of summer reading. But we do have extra time, and summer reading programs available encourage kids to spend some of that time reading when they’d rather be swimming or running through the neighborhood like little barbarians. Yes, we’re […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Riotous
Our final composer for this academic year is Igor Stravinsky. Most of us are familiar with Stravinsky from Fantasia (the dinosaurs) and Fantasia 2000 (the forest fire.) Ironically for a piece of music most of us associate with a Disney movie, the Rite of Spring famously caused a riot when it was first performed in […]
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Still relevant, still missed
Ten years ago today, Ronald Reagan died. Fifty years ago this year, he gave what may have been his most important speech, “A Time for Choosing.” In a thirty-minute campaign commercial, he laid out the case for liberty and against encroaching government. His warnings were prescient, and his arguments still valid. If you prefer to […]
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No longer my baby girl
Except she’ll always be my baby girl. Look at this photo I’m almost positive was taken last week! I may be off on the date. Anyway, Little Miss turns 14 today. She’s not a child. She’s not yet a full-fledged adult with all the rights and privileges thereof, but she’s well on her way. She’s […]
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