I have a 10 yob who has done very little formal academics. He is very creative in nature, devours books (although he didn’t learn to read until age 9), draws continually, has an inventors mind (like his beloved daddy), can recite to you anything he has read from a book, is fascinated by history, but [...]

Kathi and Elias from Leipzig, Germany are reading The Lord Builds the House. What is the name of the building in the background and what is it famous for? The first person to answer correctly (in the comment section of this post) wins a copy of The Lord Builds the House.

Dear Laurie,
My son … is only 2 years old. Before I knew about classical education I was using the programs of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, where Glenn Doman is the director, to teach … to read, do math and give some encyclopedic knowledge. Up until now, … has started to read [...]

Mother O’ Mine
Mother o’ mine, because you gave
To me the joy of living;
Because your soul, your life, your whole
Were mingled in that giving;
Because you’ve known my frailities,
Yet counted them as naught;
Because you’ve guessed my hidden best,
That others never sought;
Because when my ambition flagged
You always understood;
Because I’ve seen your pride serene
In what I did of good;
Because [...]

Maribel Hernandez at APMFormulators wrote a review of Teaching the Trivium. Thank you, Maribel.

Pete and Maribel

Helena and her just-finished poodle skirt.

Johannah’s new book Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek is on a slow boat from China, literally. The shipment should arrive in New Boston May 30.
Thank you Kathy Davis at HomeschoolBuzz and Dawne Shelton at ClassicalHomeschool for your pre-publication reviews.

Getting ready for one last inspection

Bee propolis — a wax-like substance collected by the bees and used as cement and to seal cracks in the hive.

Checking brood pattern

Hive entrance

Loading up the hives

Spunky is giving away a Benz Microscope and Apologia Biology Set this week. Click here to get the details.

Hello Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn,
I have been reading your e-mail list for quite a few years. I know you study the scriptures according to their original languages. We haven’t gotten that far yet, although, I hope we will. When I became stumped on this question, I knew I had to ask [...]