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Cultivating Observation Skills with Simple Nature Journals
It has been BUSY around our house the past couple of weeks. Wrapping up the end of a school year always comes with extra events and tasks that wear me out. While our Classical Conversations group ends at the end of April, I’m not usually ready to say, “Schools out for the summer!!” (Although it…
Read MoreMy Secret Strategies for Finding Inexpensive Used Books
I have a couple of friends (I won’t name names), who are just as crazy about books as I am. None of us have elaborate budgets for buying books, so we have to get creative. We love going on used book hunts together, although sometimes we fight over the one copy of a book we…
Read MoreWhat’s on My Bookshelf: Resources for Cycle 2 Foundations
(Resource list updated 2025) I can’t believe we’re heading into our third round of Cycle 2 of Classical Conversations. Sadly it will be our last, as my youngest only has two years of foundations left! I’ve loved gathering Cycle 2 resources in my home library to supplement our study throughout the year. None of these…
Read MoreTHSC Convention Blogger Meet-up – Hope to See You There!
I confess…I am addicted to gathering with homeschoolers for encouragement and refreshment. I love filling my summers with homeschool conventions and CC practicums to refocus my mind and heart on the task at hand. Last year I registered for the THSC Convention in Arlington, but ended up getting sick and not being able to attend.…
Read MoreLet the Games (and Art) Begin!!
I love the summer Olympics! The torch is being lit on April 21, 2016 (today) to start the torch relay from Olympia, Greece to Rio, Brazil. There is just something exciting about thinking about athletes who have practiced and trained for so long, and are coming to compete while they represent their country. It’s this…
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