March started off with the inaugural gathering of the Hampton Roads Charlotte Mason Reading Group on March 1st. Charlotte Mason was a brilliant British educator who established a unique philosophy of education. Her writings and method provide a blueprint for … Continue reading Savoring March
February this year brought nary a vision of dancing hearts in hues of rhodamine, rubine, or red, nor a vase of over-priced, under-scented, long-stem, short-lived roses with drooping heads; no Belgian chocolate unfairly traded or Hallmark cards with verse over-rated, … Continue reading Savoring February
I started writing December Snapshots during the month of December, hoping to write closer to life, instead of my usual practice of looking back via my camera phone pictures and my datebook. On the one hand, I like going back … Continue reading December Snapshots
October is my favorite month. The southern coastal humidity dries up and the air is crisper, the night skies are clearer, the acorns are dropping, and the sycamore leaves continue to drift down, yet the flowers are still blooming, and … Continue reading October Snapshots
It seems the longer we homeschool, the more I resist a “hard start” to back-to-school. For one thing I was feeling burnt-out in August, and while the Charlotte Mason conference did wonders to re-ignite my enthusiasm, we all know the … Continue reading September Snapshots
Recollections of August usually include mornings at the beach, lazy, hazy afternoons with a book, and sticky evenings on the back porch with the ceiling fan on hurricane speed. The wooshing of the blades and clacking of the pull-chain accompanied … Continue reading August Snapshots
