Morning Conversations in Picture

Morning Conversations 2019 was a gathering for Charlotte Mason educators in Omaha. Here is a re-cap of that special day with a few pictures. Thank you to Krista for snapping some of these pics!

A few pre-Morning preparations-  the dining table centerpieces.

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Sandy brought lots of Living Books. Some were her personal books and some were from the Omaha Homeschool Library.

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Getting breakfast ready.

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We began on the outdoor patio with Morning Meditations from The Cloud of Witnesses.

Because it was a hot day, we put Nature Walk first on the schedule. After some comments from Sandy we began our walk in the prairie.

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Sandy brought her children’s Nature Notebooks – a treasure.

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Gathering back in the loft.

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A Charlotte Mason reading lesson talk and demonstration with Lisa.

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Cute babies…

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Amanda shares what Charlotte Mason says about teaching a foreign language along with resources.

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Sandy shares her family’s favorite Living Books.

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Her table of Living Books for us to browse.

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Lucy teaches us the art of English Paper Piecing.

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We gather our pieces.

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A book Lucy recommends.

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And, speaking of Living Books, Laurie had a table of books for purchase.

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“What we need is a habit of taking our minds out of what one is tempted to call ‘the domestic rag-bag’ of perplexities, and giving it a good airing in something which keeps it ‘growing’.” – Parents Review Volume 3 No.2