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Continue reading →: Creating a Memorable Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, bar none. I love the food–turkey is second only to wings in my list of favorite foods. I love being with my…
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Continue reading →: The Year of Miss Agnes
I nearly left Kirkpatrick Hill’s The Year of Miss Agnes sitting on a rolling cart at the local friends of the library sale. Feeling guilty that I…
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Continue reading →: On Reading
I’ve had lots of random but related thoughts recently, and I’m compiling them here. During my first semester teaching, my 18-year-old student asked me–I was 21 at…
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Continue reading →: July 31, 1620: The Pilgrims Leave Leiden in the Netherlands for England En Route to America
I’m sure you won’t be surprised to learn that every year around Thanksgiving, we talk about the Pilgrims. Even though it is only July, I did so…
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Continue reading →: Carl Sandburg’s Connemara
One of the privileges (and it is a privilege!) of homeschooling is the ability to take off a day or two and go to certain destinations. Historical…
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