“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Eating my words
*This post contains affiliated links. Here’s the truth: Homeschoolers — particularly Charlotte Mason-inspired homeschoolers — can be a bit snobbish when it comes to books. You’ll hear us go on and on (and on) about “living books” as opposed to “twaddle” or textbooks. And I totally agree! Good books, well-written and well-told stories, are a […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: The Killer Angels
This post contains affiliated links. Title: The Killer Angels Authors: Michael Shaara What’s it about: This is a historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, following key figures from both sides, in particular, Col. Joshua Chamberlain on the Union side and Gen. James Longstreet of the Confederacy. There are other major figures from the Civil […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: The Forgotten Man
*This post contains affiliated links. I started writing this post at the beginning of the week. It has been eaten and spat back up by digital gremlins more than a couple of times. Then it got unwieldy, and I hacked it back with aggressive deleting. Then it grew again, despite my best efforts. I don’t […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: The History of EVERYTHING!
Well, not everything, but a lot. And I actually didn’t read it; I listened to the audio book. So yes, this picture is a lie. But after three books on my Kindle, I wanted something on my shelf. And I will get around to actually reading it. Just a note: The audio book is […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: On Basilisk Station
My fourth book for the Empty Shelf Challenge is not part of the mother-daughter book club. Oddly, I chose this sci-fi tale because of Beth Moore. What? Beth Moore, the bible study lady? Yes, that Beth Moore. I was feeling guilty about downloading a bunch of free kindle books that she was offering on Amazon […]
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art, books, Charlotte Mason, composer studies, folk songs, free stuff, homeschool, hymns, libraries, music, picture study
Fine Arts Friday: Free stuff!
The Getty Publications is offering over 250 art volumes as free downloads. A myriad of topics are covered, from Pieter de Hooch to Ancient Gems and Finger Rings. That got me thinking about other fine arts resources available for free. I feel rather strongly that while information may want to be free and whatnot, violating copyright […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: Crazy Love
The third book on my shelf is another book for the Mother-Daughter book club/project/thing* I’m doing with my daughters. I really need to finish some of the others or this shelf will be all about them. Which I guess wouldn’t be a bad thing. Before I get to the book, I thought I’d back up […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: Joni, An Unforgettable Story
Title: Joni: An Unforgettable Story Author: Joni Eareckson Tada What’s it about: The autobiography of a woman who became a quadriplegic at 17, focusing on her faith journey. Why did I read it: This is the second book in the book project I’m doing with my girls. I’m going to add a healthy dose of […]
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America, books, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, freedom, government, history, homeschool, liberty, U.S. Constitution
A bone to pick with the books
For our history studies, we use “living books” — i.e. not textbooks — and are basically just reading through American history. Now granted these books, especially those we use for the boys, are not 300-page, in-depth studies of all the twists, turns, events, and people who make our history. They’re 40-60 page summations that hit […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Winter fantasy
I have a dream that a huge winter storm comes and cancels all of our appointments and games and activities and what have you for two weeks. And then I wake up and remember I live in Texas. Oh well. We’re busy, but it was 70 degrees this weekend. It’s all about the trade-offs. Dealing-with-it […]
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