Category: alcott
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Beyond Pop-Up Books: 8 Christmasy Titles to Put You in the Spirit
Disclaimer: this post contains a few modest affiliate links. At no cost to you, your clicks and purchases support a struggling blogger. 😉 Eyrie Park is home to thousands of books. There are books in every bedroom, in the den and living room, in the kitchen and in closets. At Christmas time, we empty a couple of…
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7 Stories that Helped Me Relate to the Poor
I am a very privileged person. Growing up, we may not have had everything we could’ve wanted, but we were never hungry or in need. Poverty was just something I read about in my many, many books. I recently had a conversation with my eleven-year-old sister about why certain people act the way they do.…
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day-by-day
Warning:This post contains confessions about Chicken Helper, Chocolate Chip Waffles and ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”. Be prepared to judge.During my week of being “Marmee” I’ve learned to take things day-by-day. Things have really gone quite smoothly this week, though we do miss our parents very much and I can’t say that there haven’t been…
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stolen words (3)
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re-reading and re-writing
“(I) do my best all-round keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully and wisely as I can.” -Rose In Bloom Yesterday I wrote you a nice-sized post about spiritual things and deep thoughts and scripture, but Blogger decided to fling it into oblivion and never return…
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My Favorite and my Best: Books for Young Ladies
Since I fully intend to sprinkle other posts in with my studies of patience, I thought I’d share with you a list of books I’ve found helpful or inspirational in my plight toward womanhood. Enjoy! Beautiful Girlhood (Hale) Little Women / Good Wives (Alcott) Eight Cousins / Rose In Bloom (Alcott) Passion and Purity (Elliot)…
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Making Friends of Books
I wrote to you in May a short list of various books my siblings and I were reading. I thought it would be fun to have a recap and see what everyone has moved onto! Personally, I have not had the pleasure of reading much lately, but I’m sure I have a few to add…
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burdened with blessings
“Polly had fully intended to be very miserable and cry herself to sleep, but when she lay down at last her pillow seemed very soft, her little room very lovely, with the fire-light flickering on all the homelike objects and her new blown roses breathing her a sweet goodnight. She no longer felt an injured,…
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About the author
I’ve been thinking lately (who’s surprised?) Is a writer always reflected through his or her work? I think that they always should be. I mean, if you aren’t reflecting yourself or your beliefs, aren’t you put on a front? If you haven’t guessed, it was the comments on my post; “Everly’s Reading:” that got me…
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Antique Beauties
On Saint Lucia’s Day, you may recall a little adventure we had.We had planned to go to a living history inn but it was closed. Here are a few snapshots from the antique shop we visited as an alternative. As you know, I adore antiques-especially books. I desperately wanted this ancient copy of “Anne of…
Caroline Rose Sanders 