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Mine, he says…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MJ ā” cross stitch + homeschool (@cherryblossommj) “Mine” he says. I’m not sure if he means the hippo or the cheesy tea biscuits. His sister tells me my first attempt at biscuits is perfect. #biscuits #thanksgiving from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1MTVSHT
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The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson {Review}
The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower… Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry. Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel’s hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them…
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Colors for Zena by Monica Wellington {Review}
*My original post seems to have disappeared, but this is too good of a resource that I recommend to not possibly post again. This book could not have arrived at a better time (August 2013) as we are discussing primary and secondary colors this week in Memoria Press Kindergarten. Absolutely this fabulous color picture book is being written in my lesson plans as a resource for future years. Monica’s images are fun and lovely for viewing by little artists. The introduction of a color and the return to it gives more interaction than a typical color book would with just a label per page. Then the animals of color add…
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My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington {Review}
I found myself very excited to see this book arrive yesterday. I have loved the previous titles from Monica Wellington that we have read in the past including Night House Bright House and Colors for Zena. (Links back to goodreads). It was just a stumbled upon opprtunity with the local Books from Birth program that I discoveredĀ Night House Bright House (my review) and I was surprised by how much I truly enjoyed the collage style book. Then last year when Monica offered me to readĀ Colors for Zena, I was intrigued and excited as well – it is another fabulous read for the keeper shelf. This year I have discovered her…
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2015 Blue Ribbon Award Favorites Announced!! #TOSReviewCrew
This has been an interesting year and throughout I have discovered lots of neat products and curricula! On source that has been an exceptional blessing is the Schoolhouse Review Crew. Today, on the Crew blog, we’re announcing the results of our votes for the Favorites for 2015. But first, let me tell you a few things that I have truly enjoyed… (You should be able to click any images to head back to read a posted review in my archives). This year was filled with publishers I had been hoping for and new ones that I’m delighted to meet. There were a few duds for us, but not these…
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7 FREE Learning Resources for the holidays!
I haven’t started decorating for the holidays yet. Personally it’s too soon! But as a book blogger, I’ve had Christmas themed books on my mind since early September! and thus I’ve been thinking about ways to tweak our homeschool curricula with a little Christmas flair when the time comes. One of my favorite resources for go-to printables with no color and no hassel is Moffatt Girls packs. I need to buy the next level! You can find her stuff on TeachersPayTeachers. Guaranteed every year, I’ll probably tell you that I’m most excited about the books. The children’s books that is. Each year we put our Halloween/Leaves/Fall/Pumpkin/Thanksgiving books away in a…
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ESV Journaling Bible {Review}
When I was in high school I was already doing a bit of a journaling thing in my Bibles, however not to the artistic ability that I’ve seen on blogs today with this new theme of journaling Bibles. I would look forever in the book stores just trying to find the widest margins. When I heard about the opportunity to be able to see one of these now is so exciting! When I opened the box though, my enthusiasm quickly dimmed. The book itself is good quality and many people will be thrilled with it. The margins definitely provide space to write and journal as artsy as you would like.…
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48-hour sale! Free Mike Mulligan with purchase!
Have you heard how much we are enjoying our CDs from Maestro Classics? One day I hope to own them all! Click the image below to take advantage of the sale! #ad
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Updates on the Blossoms
I was writing an email update to a genealogy cousin and decided that long-term readers might be interested in these details...
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Grapevine Studies: Old Testament Overview, Part 1 {Review}
Following the blog you might have noticed a coupon in the month of October for Grapevine Studies, as I have taken on their company as a new affiliate. Today I have the joy of sharing with you a review of one of their downloadable products. In the last year or so I’ve been collecting their eShorts and freebies and making a list of what to buy to go along with our other studies. Most recently (and for this review) we have been working throughĀ Old Testament 1: Level 1 (ages 6-8) and Traceable (ages 3-5)Ā and aĀ Teacher BookĀ for OT Levels 1 & 2. We received a digital download, a PDF, and I…
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Adult coloring books on my #ChristmasList
#adultcoloring = giddy mama from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1kriXdL
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Creative Madness from the author of Splintered Kingdom – James Aitcheson
Creative Madness Guest Post I think you have to be a little bit mad to be a writer. By its nature itās a solitary occupation. For hours at a time you cut yourself off from everyday life and lose yourself in worlds of your own devising: living amongst, conversing with and directing the affairs of imaginary people. Within those worlds, you have complete authority to do as you will; as the creator, you possess power without limit. In my case, the world I inhabit when I sit down in front of the word processor does at least have some grounding in reality. As a historical novelist, my powers are constrained…
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Shakespeare’s Rebel by C.C. Humphreys {Exclusive Excerpt}
Exclusive excerpt In the small part of his brain that was not focused on survival, he was aware of an irony here; for in his other life, the life he preferred, the life of the playhouse, one of his tasks had been to arrange the fights that occurred in most plays. And so, like players upon a stage, he set about organizing his enemiesā moves. There were more of them crowding the top of the stair and, in good conscience, two were as many as he could handle, so he was determined to hold the combat near the door and prevent entrance. As always, he watched their weapons. For…
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Fun-Time Phonics! from Critical Thinking Co. {Review}
Throughout the last few years as I’ve learned more and more about the various options of homeschool companies I have often had my eye on products fromĀ The Critical Thinking Co. ~ (http://www.CriticalThinking.com/)Ā and placing many things on my wishlist. Through the TOS Crew I was blessed with an opportunity to check out one of their newest products in the physical bookĀ Fun-Time Phonics!Ā (Gr. PreK-2). We were all very excited and the intent was to refresh with AppleBlossom (age 6) and start the basics with OrangeBlossom (age 4). We spent time in the book about 3-4 times per week.Ā Fun-Time Phonics! is an 8×11″ non-consumable full-color 320-page book. It not like any other…
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Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds by Ann McCallum {Review}
We are still in the earliest years of math education in our homeschool and I want to make sure that math remains a favored subject and not a dreaded one. Thus when I heard about Ann McCallum’sĀ Eat Your Math Homework I was intrigued and excited about the possibility of adding such a book to our homeschool set up. We are enjoying living books with a math theme and I think an activity book for math will definitely excite my little people. Especially a recipe book will make my six-year-old second grader excited as she is just starting to really be able to help out in the kitchen. For the…
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WIP: Mermaid Birth Sampler & Fall FaerieĀ
Well, it seems it is time, so I’ve put my work-in-progress Mermaid birth sampler back in the bag until further notice and I’ve pulled out my Fall Faerie to continue to work on it for the autumn season. I’ve also received a brand new gift in a #teacupexchange and now with the help of my mama have gotten my participation headed toward my new author friend as well. We’ve finally received our copy of the illustrated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. I’m excited to start reading it with AppleBlossom, or rather having her read it to all of us. Now to start on my Fall Faerie!