Seventy-five years ago last Friday, Tolkien published The Hobbit. That book, together with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, changed the literary world. Miss 14 decided that we should celebrate by enjoying a second breakfast, as hobbits would. So she gathered recipes, planned, and, early Friday morning, started cooking. Miss 10 helped her, dressed in […]
Homeschool Highlights
Field Trip: Van Gogh Up Close
One rainy day last week, we visited the Van Gogh Up Close exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada. What a treat! Even though we have books with reproductions of Van Gogh’s paintings, and even though every single one of his works is available online, there is nothing like actually seeing the real paintings. We […]
Wow, I’m Glad I Went to that Conference!
This year I went to our annual homeschooling conference only because my teens wanted to attend and my friends had put so much effort into it. It wasn’t something I really wanted to do. After all, life is busy enough without taking an entire day off. I didn’t feel discouraged, so did not need encouragement; […]