This biography of Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear was published in 2007. It is a very comprehensive 584-page account of an extraordinary woman. Although Beatrix Potter is mostly known for her iconic Peter Rabbit and friends children’s books, these books only represent one aspect of her life over a ten-year period. Besides being a gifted … Continue reading Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear
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Reading, Thinking, & Domesticity #6
It's been a while since I've written one of these posts. I always find it difficult to come up with a title unless I'm writing an obvious 'book review' as I like to go off on tangents. So 'Reading, Thinking, & Domesticity' it is as it is a bit of everything. I've been listening to … Continue reading Reading, Thinking, & Domesticity #6
Bookish Destinations 2022
2022 Art Book Reading Challenge Rebecca @ a humble place is hosting a 2022 Art Reading Challenge with seven categories. I've chosen the four options below: A biography of an artist from the 20th century (Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear) A biography of an artist from the 19th century (? Van Gogh by Peter Burra) … Continue reading Bookish Destinations 2022
Home Schooling in Lockdown
Just about everyone where we are is homeschooling these days, but not out of choice. I prefer to say that we are home educating because our situation looks nothing like school. We have been teaching our children for 28 years and it is a normal part of life that we don't think twice about, but … Continue reading Home Schooling in Lockdown
Looking back on January 2021
Flowering Eucalyptus in January In the second week of January, Michelle at MyHomeschool ran some free online workshops which I helped present. The Friday before last we had a sudden unexpected thunderstorm. It only lasted about five minutes, but in that time it split three power poles and brought down a couple … Continue reading Looking back on January 2021
On Being an Initiator
The other month I wrote about bringing our children into ‘a large room’ where the doors are open to a wide and generous curriculum. In School Education, Pg 170, Charlotte Mason points out that we have a responsibility to our children to ‘...initiate an immense number of interests.’The idea of being an initiator was sparked … Continue reading On Being an Initiator
Beauty, Wonder, Keeping, Remembering…
A new find on our nature walk: Cassinia denticulata Beauty & Wonder...first time Uncle & Aunty Anatomy & Physiology Old Man Banksia Tree Nature Notebook Outside work A Latin lesson First … Continue reading Beauty, Wonder, Keeping, Remembering…
A Miscellany
Miscellany: A group or collection of different items; a mixture Here is a mixture of some things that have been going on at our place, mostly to do with art and appreciating what is good, beautiful and true... We've found some very helpful watercolour videos on YouTube and I've posted some of what Moozle's done … Continue reading A Miscellany
Picture Study: Inspired by Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was one of the artists featured in a set of Montessori artist cards I used with my children when they were little but it wasn't until earlier this year when I was reading Island of the World by Michael O'Brien that I became interested in learning more about him and his art. The … Continue reading Picture Study: Inspired by Marc Chagall
Education is a Life
Recently I've been reading books by three very different authors - G.K. Chesterton, Charlotte Mason and A.W.Tozer - and they all touched on a similar idea with their own unique perspectives: there should be no separation between the secular and the sacred. But it would be well if we could hinder in our children's minds … Continue reading Education is a Life
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