When I was a young mom one of my best homeschooling guides was a book by Sally Clarkson and her husband Clay, Educating the Wholehearted Child. It helped me so much over the past quarter century that I’ve had a soft spot for Sally ever since. She has gone on to write books on many […]
Reviews
Review: A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy
Nora Shipley, entomology student at Cornell in 1885, is tied at the head of her class with Owen Epp. Trained by her late father to understand insects, especially butterflies, she excels in both accomplishment and drive. In fact, once she graduates she aims to rescue the scientific journal her father started because her stepfather Lucius, […]
Review: Unyielding Hope by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan
Lillian has just lost her mother, her second mother. The first one died, along with her father and little sister, when she was a small child. The second one, who raised her with endless compassion and understanding, died when Lillian was a young woman. Her father, distraught, arranged for the two of them to go […]
Review: Traditional Cooking Challenges
Do you want to learn to cook the traditional way, adding nutritional value to your food with newfound skills? It’s something I’ve always been interested in. In fact, years ago I posted about medieval cookery and we actually own the Laura Ingalls Wilder cookbook. We also made yoghurt, bone broth, and ‘friendship cake’, a type […]