During our traipsing through the middle ages and our study of kings, knights, chivalry, etc, I was reminded of this wonderful quote from Charlotte Mason: “The Essence of Christianity is Loyalty to a Person –Christ, our King. Here is a thought to unseal the fountains of love and loyalty, the treasures of faith and imagination, […]
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Of Rain and Need
We had a delightful weekend soaking up a beautiful two rainy, cool days! With Spring here in our desert home, it was nice to have at least one more cool, wet weekend before the thermostat starts its ascent back up. Here in our part of the world, we average 8 inches of rain a year […]
Portcullis Construction
I have fond memories of studying the middle ages when I was a girl. We visited that era multiple times. Being in a household of all girls, I’m sure you can imagine our rapt attention as we learned about courtly behavior, medieval dress and the day of good ol’ chivalry! It was all quite ‘romantic’ and the brocades […]
The Gift of New Life
There is something so exciting, so special about new life. Yesterday, I was supposed to be there to support my friend as she gave birth to her second child. Life is a little complicated right now and I missed the birth by just over 5 minutes. Quick labors are truly wonderful, unless you are the one […]
{LOVE} these ideas right now
I’ve never been a big Valentine’s Day kind of person, but we did have fun with it last year. I sort of feel bad that I didn’t plan better this year. But hey, there’s still time, right?!?!? If you are still looking for inspiration, check out these ideas: Last year, we read about the real […]
What Comes First?
I couldn’t help but think about the question, “What comes first, the chicken or the egg?” when thinking about our educational adventures last week. Of course in this situation it was, “What comes first – activity or content?” My usual educational mode is to read, read, read about a subject and then incorporate hands-on activity […]