My Country Kitchen Table
Written by admin on October 14th, 2007I had some muck sunflowers that got so tall, they were hanging over my driveway and getting caught in the van’s antenna everytime I pulled in or out. So I went out this afternoon and cut them for a bouquet. I gathered a few other flowers too.
They are so pretty in my kitchen, though this bouquet is way too big for leaving on the table when we are eating. I will just put them in the living room during mealtime. I think it makes a nice country kitchen table.
Notable Celebrations This Week:
I was thinking of things coming up that we can note in our homeschool activities this week. Believe it or not, October 15th is National Grouch Day. It’s the day to honor a grouch!
October 16th is Dictionary Day — the birthday of Noah Webster. A good book recommendation is: Noah Webster: Master of Words (Sowers) (Sowers)
October 17th is Black Poetry Day. Might I suggest a trip to the library to get a few books of poetry by some of our nation’s wonderful black poets?
October 18th is the birthday of beloved poet Shel Silverstein. How about a day of his delightful poems?
October 19th is Yorktown Day — America’s Real Independence Day. It was the day in 1781 that the British, under the leadership of Cornwallis, surrendered to General George Washington.
October 20th is the birthday of Crockett Johnson who wrote Harold and the Purple Crayon
Have a great week,
The Hundred Dresses
The Family Under the Bridge
Caddie Woodlawn. With the Wisconsin big woods theme, goes along great with a FIAR study of The Raft.
A Year Down Yonder
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning: A Story for Mother Culture. Sweet fictional story about a newly homeschooling mother who incorporates nature study.
Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make With Mother Nature's Help
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Knowledge
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
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