☑☑☑☑☑ = A FIVE PAGE rating ☾ 😦 This week I came across a quote about one of my favorite books, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and it reminded me that I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. I feel somewhat unsettled to admit that I loved this book. The topic is so…. disturbing, horrifying at times, bordering on the brink of sanity … Continue reading Frankenstein
☑☑☑☑☑ 5 Pager Lesson Time read This book doesn’t exactly fall into my Tired Mom Rating System because it was ‘obligated’ reading. I read it to my son for literature. So I HAD to stay awake for all 4-5 pages that I read aloud. Staying awake usually isn’t a problem for me during the morning lesson time- usually. Often I would read this book … Continue reading The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle
Last year we had a meager picking of strawberries, but this year has been the best year ever. To our delight, the strawberries are back, better than ever. Two springs ago, I moved the strawberry patch. The process of digging and disturbing the soil necessary to move the strawberry plants, also sent an invitation to all the sleeping weed seeds in the soil to awaken … Continue reading Bringing the Strawberries Back
The Tired Mom’s Book Rating ☑☑☑☑ 4 pager ☾ 😦 I wouldn’t mind reading this book again. It has all of my favorite topics- history, farming, natural history, botany, geography, biography, economics, politics, an ever present chipping away at the purported thought of the day, and wit. I have new eyes to see North Dakota and almost want to move there – you’ll have to … Continue reading Bad Lands An American Romance by Jonathan Raban
Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz Want to feel more intimate with the Native American Indians? In this biography, Mari Sandoz writes from the perspective of the tribes, as she tells the story of the remarkable life of Crazy Horse. As a boy, he seemed different from the other children, and he was called “The Light-Haired One”, or “Curly” by the rest of the tribe because … Continue reading Book Review: Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz
The Faerie Queene (Book 1) by Edmund Spencer In this book, the 16th century poet Edmund Spencer originates the classic tale of what we today know as “St. George and the Dragon”. Written in iambic verse, Spencer tells of the travels and trials of the Redcrosse Knight and the fair lady Una as their adventures lead them through battles both physical and spiritual. It is … Continue reading Book Review: The Faerie Queene (Book 1) by Edmund Spencer
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