Do you remember the poem “Kublai Khan” by Coleridge? “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree…”… Read more In Which I Learn About Dulcimers
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14 Things I Learned in September
I need a better system for keeping track of what I’ve learned. Repeatedly over the past month I jotted things… Read more 14 Things I Learned in September
Favourite Things: September Edition
What a gorgeous autumn we are having so far! Read For school pre-reading, I just finished Carry On, Mr. Bowditch,… Read more Favourite Things: September Edition
Paintings of Novgorod
Novgorod is one of the names mentioned in the bardcore version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Here it is… Read more Paintings of Novgorod
Favourite Things: August Edition
I hope you had an enjoyable Labour Day. We started school yesterday after a very busy August. Read I pre-read… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
Chinggis Khan?!
Back to Verse 2 of the bardcore version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”: Charlemagne, AlfredAnne Boleyn without a headFew… Read more Chinggis Khan?!
What Is the Nibelungenlied?
Back to the bardcore version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” here are the lyrics for Verse 2: Charlemagne, AlfredAnne… Read more What Is the Nibelungenlied?
16 Things I Learned in July
2. I learned that John Deere did not invent or sell tractors, but did invent a steel plow. 3. Manhattanhenge… Read more 16 Things I Learned in July
Who Was Guillaume de Machaut?
Last week Andrew texted me this amazing parody of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” It’s a “bardcore” cover… Read more Who Was Guillaume de Machaut?
Favourite Things: May Edition
We’re wrapping up school this week and I have a lot of work to do to plan some summer routines… Read more Favourite Things: May Edition
9 Things I Learned in April
2. The kids and I have been studying amphibians and we learned that a newt is a type of salamander… Read more 9 Things I Learned in April
Favourite Things: April Edition
We’ve had a few April showers, but are also enjoying spring flowers — daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, forsythia. Here are some… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
Favourite Things: March Edition
As I mentioned last month, we had a big trip planned for March. We drove down to Alabama to visit… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition