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Lum & Abner
One of my [many] hobbies is listening to and collecting Old Time Radio Shows. Hands down, my all-time favorite show is Lum & Abner, which ran almost daily for over 20 years. I have all the existing recorded episodes on MP3, but there are a lot of gaps of “lost shows”. When I found out that this book [of mostly…
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He’s My Hero
I'm a girly-girl when it comes to all things automotive. I've been driving for twenty-mumble years and can count on my fingers the number of times I've put gas in a car. My husband, on the other hand, is what you might call an automotive enthusiast... which may explain why he's always been willing to get gas for me.
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Anne of Green Gables
The girls and I have been listening to the audio-book of Anne of Green Gables in the car over the last 2 or 3 weeks as we tootle about our errands. Of course I’ve read it umpteen times before but this is the first time I’ve listened to someone else read it! The reader does a great job! I am…
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Children’s Lit
I love children’s literature! Lately I’ve been re-reading some of the books I enjoyed as a child. I don’t know if it’s the nostalgia factor or if books written back then just really were better than most of the newer stuff. Actually, a lot of the stuff I read when I was growing up (in the ’70s) was written in…
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Sisterchicks
I’ve heard about this series for awhile, but finally found one at the library. It was a kinda fun read… but it made me wonder… Am I the only woman who doesn’t have a “sisterchick” and doesn’t really feel a need for one? The cover blurb has a definition… sisterchick n.: a friend who shares the deepest wonders of your…
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Old Readers
I’m getting school figured out for the coming year. I plan to start school the day after Labor Day. Just too much going on this month to start any sooner. We will be continuing where we left off with Sonlight Core 6 (World History, part 1) in the spring. I am hoping to finish by Christmas and start Core 7…
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The Ancient One
“…anyone would follow a god who is always good to him, who is always there. But the Ancient One wants men and women who will serve Him when they feel as dry as dust in their hearts, when they’ve cried out, yet the heavens are silent. Those who feel as alone as is possible for a human being to feel,…
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And the Shofar Blew
Definitely a page-turner! I have read most of Francine Rivers’ books and they are all so good. I could really relate to this one. Here’s a quote from the book I thought was especially good: “[The pastor] had softened his message. He no longer taught the foundational classes. His sermons brushed over the gospel and zeroed in on the good…
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Charlotte Mason
I’ve heard a lot about the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling but had never taken the time to read her books. I discovered this week that our local support group’s library has them, so I checked out the first two. She has some very interesting ideas! Most of them good… especially considering that they were written a hundred years ago.…
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The Crown of Eden
“…nothing we do can destroy the order and beauty of the master tapestry. Each of us is given a thread and a pattern for its weaving. We are utterly free to weave our thread either by the pattern or in defiance of it. But regardless of how we weave it, we will always find that our thread has been anticipated.…
