Nature Study Up Close

I rushed out the back door to cries of “Mom come look!  Bring your camera!” A cicada caught in a web.  Fascinating!  Click on the images for a really up close...

The Complete Writer

In my organizing of a few days ago I realized that our copy of The Harp and Laurel Wreath was missing.  Of course no one knows where it is and a thorough search under beds and beneath cushions did not turn it up.  So I ordered another copy –because we use it A LOT and well, if it does turn up,  two copies would be just fine because like I said. . . we use it a lot. As I was ordering it another book caught...

A Random Number of Random Things

There are all sorts of lists all over the blog world and I have, in the past, joined in a few of them (they are all lovely!). But I am just too busy and distracted these days to keep track of what goes when so I’m just going random. There’s no set day or time, no logo and no Mr. Linky –I’m just blogging. –The conference talks are FINALLY ready. I hate that it took so long but we...

Did a Canadian teenager just save the environment?

Phenomenal! Someone needs to give Canadian teen Daniel Burd a full scholarship — the 16-year-old high school junior may have solved a problem that has vexed environmental scientists for decades. [Hat tip:...

Online Summer School!

Via Homeschool Connections. Check it out! Here’s what Maureen has to say about the courses: “The instructors of the courses are Catholic college professors who are carving out time from their summers to serve Catholic high school students. I’m really excited about having these two gentleman teaching for Homeschool Connections. We use webinar technology for our online courses. The students can see...