Outside my window- It's a beautiful, brisk fall day. Blue sky, leaves turning, perfect.
I am hearing- Eliza reading out loud to herself, Kateri chattering as she makes a booklet of flowers, Mary Rose practicing Latin declensions, the wind rustling the trees outside.
I am wearing- I have on this Loft knit tiered skirt in a fall plummy brown color that has become my I-want-to-wear-it-every-day-because-it's-so-very-comfortable favorite, a bayleaf shirt (embellished with a few flowers, of course), a lovely thrifted hand knit cardigan of ivory wool, pomegranate Mary Janes.
I am thankful for- The big kid who has been sick for a whole week is finally better. This morning's quote: 'school is jolly when you are healthy.' Amen and Deo Gratias.
I am thinking about- I am happy to begin thinking about something other than fever and illness, thank you. My brain was really preoccupied and likewise rather useless for the past week.
I am reading- I'm just starting A Little Way of Homeschooling and greatly enjoying it already. I've also been indulging in a bit of a Miss Read binge for fun, retreating to the English countryside in stories replete with natural history tidbits, endearing characters and tea mentioned on every other page. I read some of her books a couple of decades ago, so it's kind of nostalgic for me as well as admittedly escapist.
From the kitchen- Apples, apples, apples! We get a huge (about forty pounds) box of our favorite (and super cheap) deer apples every other week or so at the farmer's market. I've been making plenty of applesauce and last night the girls made us four galettes. We also made these applesauce cookies (with half whole wheat flour, decreased the sugar amount and used brown, and butter) yesterday as we were out of eggs. In between apples, we eat lots of chocolate pudding (link is to my homemade mix).
In the learning house- My three older girls have started a blog! They blog about books and birds and art and writing and all that sort of good stuff. Some of you have already wandered over there, and they always appreciate visitors! (And comments.)
Living the Liturgical Year- I hope to have a post up about the All Saints ATC swap soon! I'm sorry I'm a bit behind, but we do plan to host another saint swap.
A few plans for the rest of the week- The guys have a couple of days off of classes at the end of the week, which will be a nice little break for them and jolly fun for the rest of us who miss them every day. Hope to hit a library book sale and perhaps head back to the mountain for hawk watching, friends coming to visit on Friday. Also hope to catch up on email. We had no internet for a while, and then sickness in the house, and so I've got pile of unanswered mail to tend to.
One of my favorite things/Picture thoughts - Lovely fall weather and happy, healthy kids.
Oooh. Sorry to hear about your bug. We've got one too that everyone else seems to have recovered from, but I'm still struggling a wee bit.
I'm heading over to check out your girls' blog! :)
Posted by: Sarah | October 17, 2011 at 03:33 PM
Glad to hear that your sick one is recovering, I had a bug over the weekend...thankfully it seems to be short-lived! It was so nice to see a new post I always enjoy them! I popped over to your daughters blog...lovely. I may just encourage my daughters to begin one of their own.
Blessings!
Posted by: Karla in MN | October 17, 2011 at 07:04 PM
1) A Little Way of Homeschooling was great reading and has really influenced me this year. I am much less anxious about lesson plans and schedules, and more willing to let the kids just follow their interest--or sometimes willing to just let them blow off the books altogether just because they are having a great time together and I don't want to interrupt!
2) I MUST try your chocolate pudding recipe. We all love pudding, and we frequently have a glut of milk from our cow. The store-bought stuff is so full of unpronounceable junk and is expensive as well!
3) I've subscribed to the girls' blog...it is so full of good stuff, and Una is so delighted with it, too!
4) Yay! Another ATC Swap!
Hope you have a pleasant, easy week!
Posted by: Nadja | October 17, 2011 at 09:29 PM
Love your girl's blog - so cute. I'm looking forward to lots of art work and craft projects. Maybe a tutorial on needle felting for those of us who are craftily challenged???
Posted by: Ellen | October 20, 2011 at 08:40 AM