If you've been receiving my Charlotte Mason Newsletter you'll know that I've transferred that to Substack. I'll also be sharing any future posts on education, parenting and other related topics there so if you'd like to receive those posts you can subscribe if you click on the link above. This is my latest post which … Continue reading Some New Things
Parenting
Seeking God: The Way of St Benedict by Esther de Waal
In the mid 1970s Esther de Waal, a historian by background, moved with her family to a house in Canterbury which had been part of the medieval monastic community. Her interest in the Benedictine tradition was kindled here and in 1984 her book, Seeking God: The Way of St Benedict, which has become a contemporary … Continue reading Seeking God: The Way of St Benedict by Esther de Waal
Reading & Listening in June
This is the initial pile of books I chose to start reading this month, but guess what? ...the pile has grown. I like to have some sort of reading plan so that I'm not always reading on a whim. It helps me to intentionally broaden my reading and to include new (to me) authors. I … Continue reading Reading & Listening in June
Magnanimity as an Outcome of Education
About fifteen years ago I read The Scottish Chiefs aloud to my children. It’s an historical novel written in 1809 by Jane Porter, a friend of Sir Walter Scott. As you might expect, she had an extensive vocabulary. One of my strongest memories of the book was my struggle to get my mouth around a … Continue reading Magnanimity as an Outcome of Education
Six of my Favourite Books Related to a Charlotte Mason Education. 📚
*For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay - my first intro duction to Charlotte Mason. Her Original Homeschooling series wasn’t available to me in 1988 and it was more than a decade later that I found a secondhand set with the pink covers. In the meantime I read and re-read this book. Later I … Continue reading Six of my Favourite Books Related to a Charlotte Mason Education. 📚
March Blether
I didn't get to post a Blether for February and decided to post one for March a bit earlier so I could include this event: During March there are some live, 'Learning with Literature' discussions hosted by Kylie at the Sweet Society. These events are free and held on a private off-Facebook site so you … Continue reading March Blether
January Blether
My Glasgow Granny would often say 'Stop yer bletherin,' if we were babbling on about something, but I'm using the word here in the more positive sense of 'a lengthy chat between friends.' 🙂 This is a look back at the month that's been that will include books (of course!) but also other topics of … Continue reading January Blether
For the Family’s Sake: Ch 14 – the end
The Quilting Bee by Grandma Moses (1940-1950) I hope those of you who have been reading For the Family’s Sake either for the first time or like me, re-reading it, have found it worthwhile. Feel free to add any thoughts on any of the chapters. Thanks to those of you who have commented here or … Continue reading For the Family’s Sake: Ch 14 – the end
For the Family’s Sake: Ch 13
Breakfast in the Open by Carl Larsson, 1913 Homes and Life in Community - to understand the need for community we need to get our perspective right by looking at the big picture. Where does my life fit in? Then how do we all fit together as human beings? We were built for community and … Continue reading For the Family’s Sake: Ch 13
For the Family’s Sake: Ch 12
Children in a Garden by Mary Cassatt (1878) Early Days, Vital Days…What exactly do children need? If you’re familiar with Charlotte Mason’s writing, you’ll know that she believed that the first few years of life are very important and that children need a “quiet growing time.” She didn’t begin formal lessons until the child was six … Continue reading For the Family’s Sake: Ch 12
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