We again want to recommend the Erskine family’s Homeschool Freebie Of The Day site to you. The Erskines continue to offer an outstanding and often unique assortment of homeschool resources each weekday – completely free of charge. Just this past week, their “freebies” included an audio essay by Benjamin Franklin on life lessons learned [...]

Kyle Royer with knife collector, Paul Kessler, at the Chicago Custom Knife Show

Sold, $1,250

Sold, $900

Kyle Royer looking for stag and mammoth ivory handle material

Hey, look at our new baby!

Helena and Daddy

In Erie, 1984

Grabbing Daddy’s ink pen

New bonnets

OK, I’ll comb your hair now, Helena, if you promise to comb my hair when I’m old.

The never-ending game of dolls

Helena standing next to the current science fair projects

History Fair

If you need anything ironed, give it to Helena. She loves to iron.

Lilia [...]

The first person who can translate this Latin phrase and tell me which kind of Latin it is (classical, ecclesiastical, etc.) wins a copy of the book The Lord Builds the House by Johannah Stanford.
Abeashe Orpusce
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Dear Friends,
Whenever a Great Bipartisan Consensus is announced, and a compliant media assures everyone that the wondrous actions of our wise leaders are being taken for our own good, you can know with absolute certainty that disaster is about to strike.
The events of the past week are no exception.
The bailout package that [...]

Ancient Literature — Significant Excerpts From the Books of Classical Authors Which You Can Use to Supplement Your History Curriculum — Volume Four: Ancient Egypt
Compiled by Laurie Bluedorn
Published by Trivium Pursuit
Use primary sources to enhance your study of ancient history.
This 130 page ebook can be used to supplement any ancient history curriculum and is suitable [...]

Harvey, Nathaniel, and Johannah

The communal bed

Johannah with her pencils…

…and her drawing paper.

Johannah with Hans — 1980

Early experiments with costuming

April, 1983

With me in Erie, Illinois in 1984

With our first dog Honey, 1984

Our early attempts at history re-enactment — 1986

First science fair project — 1988

1989 science fair project

Best rabbits in the Mercer County Fair 4-H show [...]

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