Tag Archives: Keeping

Book Notes: The Necessary Strength

Book Notes: The Necessary Strength

I finally finished The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni back in June, thanks to Audible’s wonderful new recording, after starting and fizzling out twice. I think Mr. D enjoyed reading it over this past school year as well – “All things work together for good…” (Romans 8:28) is the verse he quoted to me while narrating… Continue Reading

Nature Notebooks: Shagbark Hickory Sketches

Nature Notebooks: Shagbark Hickory Sketches

  So last week I mentioned nature notebooks were an area that I really needed to improve in. As in, actually starting them! I’ve made half-hearted attempts to get the kids doing something from time to time, using pre-designed pages I found online, and I think Miss A made a few sketches in a blank book when… Continue Reading

A Peek at Our Commonplace Books

A Peek at Our Commonplace Books

  Celeste at Joyous Lessons is hosting a link-up where we can share examples of how we are implementing Charlotte Mason’s ideas on “Keeping”: nature notebooks, Books of Centuries, commonplace books, to name some of the more popular ones. This is an area I definitely have room to improve in (especially nature notebooks, sigh). But both… Continue Reading