“King Wenceslaus” was actually a duke named Vaclav. Duke Vaclav ruled Bohemia (the Czech Republic) with Christian justice until his pagan brother Boleslav assassinated him. The duke was a devout Christian whose short life was riddled with political intrigue, murder and pagan influences.
Vaclav’s Christian grandparents ruled Bohemia at a time when the Slavic nations were [...]
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The Mayflower – a poem in celebration of its landing, 1620
Posted in Celebrations, Christmas, Home Schooling/Unschooling, Inspirations for Life and Projects, tagged Celebrations, Christianity, December, Early America, Mayflower, Mayflower ship, Pilgrims, Thankfulness, Unified Thought, working together on December 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Down in the bleak December bay
The ghostly vessel stands away;
Her spars and halyards white with ice,
Under the dark December skies.
A hundred souls, in company,
Have left the vessel pensively, -
Have reached the frosty desert there,
And touched it with the knees of prayer.
And now the day begins to dip,
The night begins to lower
Over the bay, and over [...]
Advent Countdown: Belleau Wood #2 – Liam Children’s Choir Version
Posted in Books Videos Music, Celebrations, Christmas, Home Schooling/Unschooling, Inspirations for Life and Projects, tagged Belleau Wood, choir, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve Truce, German, German soldier, Liam, music, Silent Night, song, The Great War, war images, war photos, war trenches, World War One, WWI on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another version of the song “Belleau Wood,” accompanied by photographs of soldiers in the trenches -
The State of the Nation
Posted in Inspirations for Life and Projects, Uncategorized, tagged FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt, the state of the nation, the state of this nation, U.S., United States, United States of America on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
And it still can be all this.
Pray.
Columbus Day
Posted in Inspirations for Life and Projects, Uncategorized, tagged Christianity, Home Schooling/Unschooling, Thankfulness, Virtues/Character, working together on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the Gates of Hercules;
Before him not the ghost of shores;
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good mate said: “Now must we pray,
For lo! the very stars are gone.
Brave Adm’r’l, speak! What shall I say?”
“Why, say: ‘Sail on! sail! and on!’”
“My men grow mutinous day by day;
My men grow ghastly, wan [...]
Homestead: Autumn Surrounds Us; Well Troubles
Posted in Home Improvements, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, tagged Autumn, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Fall, home, house, moving, old house, property, pulling a well, water well, well on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The house looks a bit sad without its snuggling summer foilage. But it also fills me with inspiration for remodeling and redecorating ideas. In many instances, redecorating is not the right word, as the house has never had a lick of wall paper, and in many places, not even paint. So I will get to [...]
Homestead: My Plans for Our Bedrooms
Posted in Home Improvements, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The large room in the basement of Katherine’s old home will be two rooms: an office for Will, and a master bedroom.
I plan to leave a hallway down the chimney side of the room, leading to the children’s bedrooms, and of course, the cellar and spare room (storage).
If I put a wardrobe in the spare [...]
Homestead: Finding Treasures in the House
Posted in Home Improvements, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, tagged 1930's vintage dress, 1940's vintage dress, child's sailor suit, Chrysler, Chrysler New Yorker 1964, Chrysler New Yorker car, fuel ration card, gas ration card, old journal, ration cards, Reader's Digest magazine, sugar ration card, WWII, WWII ration cards on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had fun recently, beginning to seriously sort through some things at the house we want to buy. I know I have barely touched what’s there, but already I have discovered some very cool things.
Here is a child’s sailor suit, a bit dusty, but otherwise in excellent condition.
In the living room, I found, scattered in [...]
Homestead: The Duck Pond
Posted in Home Schooling/Unschooling, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, tagged birds, Canada geese, coots, duck, duck hunting, duck pond, ducks, geese, goose, goose hunting, waterfowl, wild geese, wildlife on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About a mile from the place we wish to buy is a duck pond. Actually, it is just two low spots in the fields on either side of the road, which fill up with spring and summer rains, and winter snows.
Here there is an abundance of waterfowl, including your usuals, like Canada geese, mallard ducks, [...]
Homestead: Growing Things
Posted in Food and Recipes, Gardening and Plants, Home Improvements, Inspirations for Life and Projects, My Life and Family, Traditional and Self-Sufficient Skills, tagged briars, Catmint, Catnip, cedar trees, cottonwood trees, day lilies, drunken berries, elm trees, forage grasses, lichens, moss, rose bushes, roses, sunflowers, vines on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elm trees, and loads of catmint.
Moss, moss, everywhere…and lichens, too. That bit of weed bud hanging out in space is caught in the web of a barn spider…aka catface. They were expected residents.
”Drunken berries” grow all over, including over the cistern and pump jack. I don’t know if there is a more scientific name for these [...]
