School has started for most of my readers, and here in Central Massachusetts the weather has gotten nippy for sure.
I am saving eggs against the day when the hens stop laying. Did you know you can do that? The information is here. I’ve already tried an egg from the first jar (from June) and it’s fine!
Speaking of school, you know, in my book set The Summa Domestica (affiliate link), Volume Two is about education, and even though I started writing here to help with homeschooling, I wrote about so much more than just curriculum.
There is a lot in there about criteria for choosing and setting goals for all subjects — but also, so much more!
I write about the home environment and how to make the cultural shift from being consumers of entertainment to producers and enjoyers of beauty — in music, art, and dance! And I have a whole section about the moral education of the child...
A dear Instagram reader sent me the following comment and gave me permission to share it with you. I was delighted with what she said, because I answer this question all the time: “Is your book just for homeschooling?” and the answer is “Not at all!”
At first I avoided Volume Two on Education, because my kids attend Catholic schools; however, I was wrong. That one is my favorite! I have always taught my children the faith and read aloud to them daily and your wisdom inspired me to continue this. Thanks for being an encourager for families that choose alternatives to homeschooling. We are the first educators of our children.
Indeed! The family is the school of virtue, of life, for the children! Parents are the primary educators and what happens at home is decisive for the child’s formation!
Thank you for reading along, and I hope you enjoy the book set as well!
bits & pieces
- Tony Esolen write here about dances back in the day. In the Summa Domestica I have lots about such things and how to bring them back. The thoughts are the fruit of my life here in a good solid Catholic community — may you benefit as well!
- I’ve been making these shortbread cookies from Smitten Kitchen — but I can’t recommend Ted Lasso for reasons I’m mulling over (besides the constant barrage of profanity — I mean I am not a prude but phew! give it a rest).
- Beautiful Pre-Reformation Polyphony — give the embedded (short) pieces a listen — they are haunting!
from the archives
- When old favorites are updated — they are not better! (I’m seeing reports of new episodes of Peppa Pig — basically, buyer beware!)
- From my other blog: If only there were a list of things to do and not to do — the 10 Commandments
liturgical living
Two favorite saints today: St. Robert Bellarmine and St. Hildegard of Bingen
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