“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: music and such
This term, Ambleside has a really fun collection of music for children this term. You should check out their site for all the selections. But it made me think of a very fun CD and book my sister got for Little Miss for Christmas, The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket. We listened to it […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Thanksgiving Art
Despite the fact that Christmas trees and decorations are up all over North Texas, I continue to cling to the crazy idea that Thanksgiving should come and go before we deck the halls and falalalala. Ahem. Some Thanksgiving art, folk songs, and hymns to enhance your holiday. First the art. (Bonus art: some of the […]
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Fine Arts Friday: breaking with (my) tradition
When it comes to hymns, I tend to be a traditionalist. I prefer the original version to new adaptations. Too often, the modern variations are changed too much to sing with if you’re familiar with the original. Or they leave out key verses or change the words so much they change the meaning. Honestly, just […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Sing in October!
New songs, new songs, move down, move down! We’re still listening to the beautiful chants of Hildegard von Bilgen, but we have our new folk song and hymn for the month. A reminder, I usually follow Ambleside Online’s well-put together rotation. If you are at all interested in Charlotte Mason, you should definitely spend some […]
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Seeking what will last
The cares of the world weigh heavily, and it seems the world is hurting more than usual. The hymn we’re singing for hymn study seems particularly appropriate at this time. Our lives are fleeting, and we all want to hold onto something permanent. It was written by a man weeks from his own death, and […]
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Fine Arts Friday: (Pre) Renaissance Woman
Despite a rather rocky start, it’s good to be back in the saddle with our routine and our studies and most of all, our fine arts. We’ve been spending a lot of time in the modern world with both our history and our fine arts (since I like to try to line them up if […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Carrot in the carrot cake
Our Fine Arts Friday is officially kaput. Next week, Fridays will be devoted to enrichment days at a local private school. To be fair, the kids will be taking art (at least three of the four will), and we’re going to be stopping and picnicking and hiking at our local nature preserve. But it won’t […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Reworking the schedule
We’re coming to the end of our Fine Arts Friday. Not the study of fine arts, mind you, or even posts on this blog. However, this is the end to our having a single day to focus on fine arts. Fridays will now be devoted to enrichment classes for the younger three. Little Miss has […]
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America, art, Charlotte Mason, Declaration of Independence, folk songs, history, holiday, hymns, Independence Day, music
Fine Arts Friday: the Art of America’s Founding
John Adams was (almost) right about this glorious day: “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Jump start on June
May has five Fridays, and June will be full of extra travel, so I’m getting a head start on our June pieces. I love the hymn, “I love to tell the story.” It makes me think of small country churches and dusty hymnals. Hymnals should be a thing again. Bring back the hymnal! Down with […]
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