Homemade moments and heartfelt days
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(If you prefer to listen instead of read, I recorded this on my substack here) The first poetry I fell in love with was in a book of fairy tales. Tucked inside stories of princesses and mermaids and wolves were a few pages of children’s poems. William Shakespeare’s poem “If…
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My Favorite Painting
From where I’m sitting, I have a framed copy of my favorite painting: A Huguenot, On St. Bartholomew’s Day by John Everett Millais. He’s recently…
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A Day in Our Homeschool
Our homeschool day starts before the kids are even awake. While I’m making breakfast, I set out our morning time materials at the kitchen table.…
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A Note on Not Being Boring
Years ago, before I had kids, I was up late talking with a good friend about hobbies.At some point she said, completely innocently, “Honestly, the…
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Standardized Testing in Our Homeschool
Today, my little daughter-students are taking a standardized test for math. One of the questions I get occasionally when people learn we homeschool is:“But how…
● About Me
Hello friend, my name is Katie and pizza is my favorite food. Yes, I’m in my thirties and yes, I have three daughters that I’m raising and homeschooling and nagging, but I think you’d be most interested to know that I would eat pizza for every meal of every day and never complain. There was a brief time (ages 8-11) when I thought that mashed potatoes was my favorite food, but I’ve since come around. That being said, I don’t only talk about pizza. Here you will find slices of homeschooling life, home decor, cooking, musings, and an occasional funny meme. In fact, I think you will find a shocking lack of pizza content as a whole, but now you know the truth: Pizza is always close to mind.
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