Rachel Justice, an American photographer, is thrilled to get a newspaper assignment to Italy during World War II. She needs the money her photos will earn to fund medical treatment for her dying mother. However, she’s not counting only on her own photography; she’s also hoping to find her Italian artist father, a man she’s never known and […]
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Happy Birthday, Emily Carr
One of my favorite Canadian artists, Emily Carr, would have been 142 today, and there are some celebrations: The Vancouver Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of 40 of her exhilarating forest paintings this winter. I won’t be able to see it, but maybe some of you will. Instead, I can take a virtual field trip […]
Exploring Augustine College
Update: Similar content but with updated links is available in the 2018 post Looking for a Classical Christian One-Year College? … Yesterday Miss 15 and I were students for a day at Augustine College in Ottawa, Canada, a Christian college that reminds me of both classical and Charlotte Mason education. Our visit was inspiring as well […]