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My heart was still lovesick for Spring. She is here now and has scattered her pearls on the figs, mulberries, and strawberries in my garden.

Kate Bridges I am typing this whilst watching my seven year old son from my window, hugging his knees in a corner of the garden, silent...

We hope you enjoy this nature calendar for September. Please post and comment if you follow any of the suggestions in the month ahead.

Did you know that the moon follows a two-week cycle of waxing and waning? While I have always marveled at the moon in its many phases, I...

We hope you enjoy this nature calendar for August. Please post and comment if you follow any of the suggestions in the month ahead.

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Before encountering mushrooms as part of our curriculum, they didn’t hold any particular meaning for our family. While we had enjoyed...

Mothers everywhere should take their children outside. This is something Charlotte Mason implores us to do in the early pages of Home Education. She envisioned us being out with our children in wide open spaces, for long stretches of time. This sounds wonderful in theory to most mothers, but if like me you live in a big busy city, this vision might leave you feeling more frustrated than inspired. Yet the reality of city life was not lost on Mason, she suggested that a train