North Carolina is full of wonderful things, and sometimes I take a day and do a road trip to Raleigh and visit some places that I love. Today I went to The Homeschool Gathering Place. What is The Homeschool Gathering Place? It is a store for homeschoolers. It is full of all kinds of new and used homeschool curriculum. I could literally spend hours in there (and sometimes do) just leafing through books and checking out new homeschooling resources.
Today I checked out their shelf of used “how-to” books. Some of these books I have had my hands on before via our local library, but today I found all these books at around 4 dollars apiece. There were many more, but these were some I especially wanted in my own collection. The exception to this, in regards to pricing, is the book by Karen Andreola called Story Starters: Helping Children Write Like They’ve Never Written Before. I gladly paid 28.00 for this, as I just love Karen Andreola’s style. This book, like her others, gives me a sense of peace and control as I read it. She inspires me to inspire my children! It works. Of course, I am Charlotte-Mason-minded, so that is part of the charm of Karen Andreola’s books working for me, but mostly I think it is Mrs. Andreola’s sweet way of writing and the beautiful illustrations she chooses.
I look forward to reading these and then sharing more about them on my website, The Healthy Homeschool.
Lynn
PS — Just wanted to add that this is NOT the fieldtrip I have promised to take pictures of and share. The Homeschool Gathering Place was great, yes, but there’s another store on my list. More to come…
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About Lynn
I am the mother of four delightful children: a 23-year-old son, a 20-year-old son, a 17-year-old son, and a bright and bubbly 13-year-old daughter. I share an apartment home with my 17-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. My little home on the internet is called Rose Cottage because of my love for gardening, roses, and all things romantic and Victorian. Welcome.
I'm a North Carolina girl and I love sharing North Carolina links and information. I do medical transcription from home. My hobbies include making sweet little dolls from clay who are named and have their own stories to tell. I also make old-fashioned brooches. These are for sale in my Etsy shop.
For 13 years continuously, I homeschooled some or all of our four children, but the time came that our homeschool had to be closed. It was the end of a beautiful chapter in my life. I will always be a strong supporter of homeschooling and I will continue to review books and maintain my homeschool website, The Healthy Homeschool.
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.
William Henry Channing
1810-1884
What You Do
Sow a thought, reap an action.
Sow an action, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
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