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• Passion Without Boundaries

  Re-experiencing the Brontë Sisters, Part TwoI am re-reading Wuthering Heights, and doing a slow study of the Bronte Sisters. I have decided to give myself no... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Brain Station and Little Italian Conductors

  An Essay of the Mindby: A.Z.K.R.The “Train of Thought” is a very common expression, that I’ve discovered is (at least for me) very helpful in visualizing and... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• N Or M? (With Spoilers)

  Years ago, in 2012 to be exact, I planned to read the entire Agatha Christie Crime Collection in 23 months and blog about it. I loved it while it lasted, but... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Timon and Pumbaa Method

  by A.Z.K.R.Personality wise, my mother is always that tired, sarcastic, babysitting/parental figure in kids stories. She embodies the fish from The Cat in the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wild and Free

  

  Once a year or so I choose an audiobook to listen to that is NOT for my children. I have an auditory processing disorder, which makes listening hard; but as a... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Timothy and the Dragon Defenders, Part Three

  A Short Story from the Archives of A.Z.K.R., author of Tales of Porcelain Thrones: Middle School Edition[To read Timothy’s adventure from the beginning, click... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen’s Use of Satire In Northanger Abbey

  by: A.Z.K.R., from Tales of Porcelain Thrones: Middle School EditionJane Austen was an author in Regency Era England. She wrote satirical novels and enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Year in Books

  We read a lot. We are homeschoolers, so of course we spend a lot of time reading. I was at the pediatrician years ago with my oldest, an old man I didn’t know... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Traditions! (Hallelujah!)

  A few years ago we started the tradition of celebrating Advent using Cindy Rollins’ Hallelujah! study of Handel’s Messiah and I absolutely love it. Celebrating... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Timothy and the Dragon Defenders, Part Two

  A Short Story from the Archives of A.Z.K.R., author of Tales of Porcelain Thrones: Middle School Edition[To read Timothy’s adventure from the beginning,... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• John Oehler, Bringer of Fire

  

  Title: The Bringer of Fire: An Outback ThrillerAuthor: John OehlerISBN: 9798334925120Genre: Fiction/ ThrillerPages: 298 In late January, John Oehler’s wife,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• One More Year of Reading

  It has been a year since I last wrote a blog post. The choir girl in me starts humming “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes” as soon as I thin... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Raising Grateful Kids…

  Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life’s Biggest Yes by Kristen WelchMy rating: 3 of 5 starsWhen I... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Medieval Homeschooling with a Twist

  

  One thing about homeschooling I love is the ability to really dive into subjects and LIVE there. We follow a classical model, with a Charlotte Mason bent,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cross-Denomination Book Club

  

  One of my favorite things is how the Body of Christ works in many places at once. I love when four or five churches in a community are moving to do the same... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Year of Homeschooling Peacefully in the Ancient Times

  

  The school year began, for me, in a bit of chaos. My son was born over the summer. My mother had died. In addition to my newborn son, I had two extra children i... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Instilling Financial Wisdom

  

  Title: Stock Market Investing For TeensAuthor: Myles WestISBN: 9798416564322Pages: 149 Theme Music: The FatRat Warrior Songs: Reminiscence Ok, maybe the Theme... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Thornton Burgess Nature Stories

  

  A year ago today, I was reading Cinnabar the One O’Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry with my daughter. We were in the middle of studying American History and what... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• North American History and Some Confusion Over Canada

  

  We read through history chronologically, something those who have read this blog for awhile are perhaps well aware. In doing so, we tend to skip around the glob... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree

  

  “Why are the virgins trimming their wicks?”We were listening to Johnny Cash’s When the Man Comes Around. Not but a month or two ago we discussed how it was a... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE