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• Stuffed Grape Leaves and Dewberry Pie

  

  Homeschooling adventures have turned into some serious life skills lessons, which in turn have become foraging.As previously mentioned, we use foragingtexas. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Texas Earth Day Tour Recap

  

  Anakalian Whims:In her own words, sans my interjections: Texas Earth Day Tour Recap Originally posted on Author S. Smith: It wasn’t a blog tour, it was a real... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Have Child, Plant a Tree, Write a Book

  

  “Then it came to me: Zola had said: ‘To have a child, to plant a tree, to write a book.’ That, he said, was a full life!” – Betty SmithWhat I love about being... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Texas Tour Interview with S. Smith

  

  1. You came to Texas for the first time for an Earth Day celebration book signing tour. Let’s recap, what stores and schools did you visit? Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• May the Fourth Be With You

  

  Today is Intergalactic Star Wars Day.  Which means yesterday (Saturday), retailers everywhere were celebrating National Free Comic Book Day.Half Price Books... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Arbor Day

  

  was yesterday. It’s always a nice ending to all the Earth Day celebrations… recycling, going green, celebrating the earth, and then – oh yes, plant a tree.Of... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Behold: the Two Absolutely Worst Arguments Against Homeschooling

  

  Anakalian Whims:Education is a lifelong pursuit. Public school is the worst form of socialization. Train Up a Child in the Way (s)He Should Go. Yes. Yes. Amen.... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• To Live And Die By Books

  

  “She never wanted me to save her, only to love her as she was.”- from The ArchivistThe awful truth of it all is that madness isn’t beautiful. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lessons in Fleabane

  

  My favorite thing about homeschooling is hitting the books and walking in the woods. All of our lessons involve those two things in some combination or another... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Saving Green on Earth Day

  

  In honor of Earth Day, Money-fax commissioned me to write an Earth Day article. Please follow the link and read it: “Save Green While Going Green on Earth Day” Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Oh The Holidays of April…

  

  4-20, Easter Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, Spring Equinox, Earth Day (on the 22nd)… so many things to celebrate.  Today, we hid from them all and took to the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Earth Day Reading With Little People

  

  The Weekly Low Down on Kids Books – selected by The KiddoHoliday reading with preschoolers can actually be quite fun.  Although most people are doing a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GreenGreenerGreenest – Earth Day Every Day Part Five

  

  Title: Green Greener GreenestAuthor: Lori BongiornoPublisher: Perigee (Penguin)Genre: Nature/Organic LivingLength: 310 pagesWritten by a journalist and freelanc... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• S. Smith Book Signing – Earth Day Every Day Part Four

  

  The Half Price Books Clear Lake store was a lovely host today for S. Smith’s first signing of her Texas Earth Day Tour.The weather was gorgeous, a little... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Meeting S. Smith – Earth Day Every Day Part Three

  

  I couldn’t have had a more perfect day.  It all started with an amaryllis bloom opening and an email. S. Smith had arrived in Houston and was looking to hang ou... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literary Journal Monday – Earth Day, Every Day Part Two

  

  It’s April, it’s spring time, it’s RAINING! To bring May flowers, of course. So, I jumped head first into an April 1968 edition of Blackwood’s Magazine, more... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Earth Day Every Day 2014 – Part One

  

  Spring time… the sun is out, the animals are about, it’s time for spring cleaning and for our family to start hitting the trails every day again. It also means... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• People Aren’t Who They Say They Are

  

  The most offhand statement, the smallest turn of phrase, a random word, can completely start my mind reeling for hours, days even. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Freelance Writing

  

  I wish this blog was a post about me receiving one of those… see Daphne, above, a royal portable from 1930. Green, no less.It’s not.But it is pretty exciting.I’... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Follies Past – A Review

  

  Title: Follies PastAuthor: Melanie KerrPublisher: Petticoat PressGenre: Historical fiction/ Classic spin-offLength: 272 pages“Follies Past” should be the name o... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE