tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post1020429139251632948..comments2024-01-10T05:26:18.695-05:00Comments on Moments With Mother Culture®: Beauty in Necessity by Karen Andreola Karen Andreolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-86912844927193784672015-12-23T17:59:44.955-05:002015-12-23T17:59:44.955-05:00I look at your pictures and want to run and put a ...I look at your pictures and want to run and put a needle in my hand to sew! Your words are full of sagacity and practical knowledge that helps mothers of all ages.<br />Merry Christmas Karen!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710910366858293660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-15802690936180313602015-12-21T21:21:39.285-05:002015-12-21T21:21:39.285-05:00Karen,
Merry Christmas! I hope you and your fami...Karen, <br />Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family have a most wonderful holiday as we celebrate our Savior's birth. <br />DonnaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402361635775270386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-27962956281466208892015-12-17T07:10:03.031-05:002015-12-17T07:10:03.031-05:00Dear Karen,
Another lovely post! I love the red a...Dear Karen, <br />Another lovely post! I love the red and white doll quilt that you have hanging up.<br />I love the one that you are working on too! <br />I hope that you have a very merry Christmas! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298251160546507540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-21738832011940601982015-12-14T16:19:51.332-05:002015-12-14T16:19:51.332-05:00Karen,
I appreciate how you find beauty in the de...Karen,<br /><br />I appreciate how you find beauty in the details of life. And thank you for posting all the lovely photos!<br /><br />-BrittanyBrittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516167038073173254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-47613899703141589842015-12-11T11:10:43.131-05:002015-12-11T11:10:43.131-05:00Funny you should say this, Kristyn. If I could qui...Funny you should say this, Kristyn. If I could quiz the readers of this blog and of "A Charlotte Mason Companion" - I am guessing I would find a good size group of idealists. This is because Miss Charlotte Mason was one - who then set to work toward reaching them.<br /><br />On the subject of red. Today I was reminded of the Anglican folk legend surrounding the Christmas robin and how it got its red breast. <br /><br />Thank-you. Nigel put the header up for me yesterday. He's such a help. Today we are continuing to design a new cover for "Simply Grammar". (There's red in it). It's about time we replaced the old one. (The inside will remain the same.)<br /><br />Blessings to one and all. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-5840767389680873032015-12-11T10:09:36.209-05:002015-12-11T10:09:36.209-05:00Karen, I love your winter header. I am so glad you...Karen, I love your winter header. I am so glad you are fond of red, too. One of those silly internet quizzes claims an attraction to the color red suggests an idealist. :-) I am andectotal proof of that, I admit. God's blessings.Kristyn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596129414614469667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-15624270541685578822015-12-10T09:53:27.804-05:002015-12-10T09:53:27.804-05:00This is a wonderful post (as all of yours are)!! I...This is a wonderful post (as all of yours are)!! I can imagine you nosing through fabric stores looking for just the right bits...and you certainly do live in the right spot for that. I <i>love</i> your red and white nine-patch! It is so beautifully simple. I'd be tempted to leave it up all year. <br /><br />Thank you for the reminder to apply the principle of "short lessons" to our homemaking tasks. That is sage advice and some that I need right now. Indeed, much can be accomplished in bits and pieces. <br /><br />I could say much more, as your posts are chock full of "mind food," but I am off to some of my bits and pieces...pondering as I go...Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-5238726290704363842015-12-09T10:10:58.717-05:002015-12-09T10:10:58.717-05:00Oh, Julia. You've rounded out my post very nic...Oh, Julia. You've rounded out my post very nicely. Firstly, when getting into an intense learning session with a child (such as helping with "long division") it is good to focus and complete the train-of-thought. I do not believe, however, that "20" practice problems need not follow (as some math books lay out - and insist upon in their Forward). Six might do. <br />Secondly, yes. To keep the student's brain bright do some math practice and then move on to language, coloring in a map or a face for the history timeline, etc. These do use different parts of the brain. <br />You the teacher, are needing to move on, too. And this is a good point. The benefits of change of occupation come to both student and teacher. Eating an apple on the back steps watching the wind blow through the trees is a nice outdoor breather, playing a song on the piano (perhaps with the children singing along) or leaving your Bible open on the dinning room buffet so you can refresh your memory of something - in passing - something you've read earlier, perhaps. These (stemming from your own ideas in your comment) are very good ones - and might involve no more than ten-minute transition - but they are a refreshment. More ideas will suggest themselves as you carry the awareness of alternating-lessons and change-of-occupation with you throughout the day and weeks to come. Any change in schedule, remember, may require a period of adjustment. In the homeschool, the weeks seem so different from one another - although we strive toward some consistency. It is just the way with homeschool- a style that is far more flexible than the classroom. <br /><br />Thank you for writing, Ladies. <br /><br />No, I did not make this card - but I do have a shoebox of rubber stamps that I use now and again, to make cards. <br /><br />Speaking of scrappy quilts I remember, now, the wedding gift that my mother-in-law gave us (nearly 37 years ago). It was a scrappy quilt made on her sewing machine. It was just the kind you mention, Amy. It wasn't an artistic wall-hanging, but something soft with a wide range of colors and hues that spoke "warm." I don't know what happened to it. It probably eventually became a car-quilt (we in the north keep for winter emergencies), to a picnic-quilt, to becoming worn-out - just like a blue one I made in 1984. <br /><br />Good to hear from you all, Karen A. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-30957704555162898082015-12-08T22:57:40.037-05:002015-12-08T22:57:40.037-05:00Loved this post! As a busy HS mom of a large fami...Loved this post! As a busy HS mom of a large family always 'on call', I needed to hear this today! Would you be able to suggest activities for both sides of the brain - to take as a break during the day? So if I am in an intense learning session with a child, take a quick outdoor breather, or sit and read in my own space, or play piano? I would so appreciate it!<br />Thanks again for the slow-down at this hectic time of year!Julia Jansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-76557535359178373402015-12-08T14:18:10.283-05:002015-12-08T14:18:10.283-05:00Beautiful Christmas Card, did you make it? Beautiful Christmas Card, did you make it? iphonealaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807433479121655365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-84079818228650102422015-12-08T12:44:33.493-05:002015-12-08T12:44:33.493-05:00Wow. This is such a beautiful post. *sigh* :) I lo...Wow. This is such a beautiful post. *sigh* :) I love that pioneer quote and I wondered about the cross-stitch when I saw the corgi! We've been enjoying some Tudor titles from the library recently. Those Christmas cards are so "you". :) The gold fabric is beautiful and I too, adore scrappy quilts...a lot of the modern quilts are amazing works of art, but I prefer the beauty and simplicity of quilts you can use and love on without worrying about "ruining" them. Their wear and tear is part of the beauty of them. Someday I hope to quilt more! Good reminder about balance in our lives...I have some out of balance areas that need work. <br /><br />Merry Christmas to you too! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-82885531005424597732015-12-08T10:13:11.827-05:002015-12-08T10:13:11.827-05:00Dear Karen,
We feasted over your pictures this mor...Dear Karen,<br />We feasted over your pictures this morning...my daughter and I. I was happy to see a post from you this morning. My daughter, who is eleven, loves sewing and knitting and we often find inspiration here. We live in the Prairies in Canada, so I think the Prairie Quilting book would be a perfect addition to our book collection!<br /><br />A little while back you posted a picture of Eloise Wilkin's book, We Help Mommy. I have three girls and all three have enjoyed reading the copy that was mine when I was a girl. I was excited to see the collection of Eloise WIlkin's favourite stories on one of your posts. I bought it for my two year old and it is our new favourite. She calls it the "baby" book and requests to read it often.<br /><br />No snow here either. We have had some but it has come and gone.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you too.Heather Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-38173324760186947572015-12-08T08:46:18.049-05:002015-12-08T08:46:18.049-05:00Beauty has been a saving grace in my life. It goes...Beauty has been a saving grace in my life. It goes hand-in-hand with truth and the sum of them is goodness. And God is good. Without these things... Well, I don't know where I'd be.<br /><br />Thank you for your heartwarming post.<br /><br />P.S. When I first saw the "in-progress" cross stitch I thought it looked just like a TT illustration. :-) Her artwork has its own personality.Kristyn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596129414614469667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-78085373568170522062015-12-08T00:00:03.084-05:002015-12-08T00:00:03.084-05:00The quote about freezing to death strikes poignant...The quote about freezing to death strikes poignantly home with me today. My husband is sick with bronchitis this week. I often think of women in other places and times who were/are filled with dread at the sound of coughs. I am thankful that we are warm, dry, and have access to antibiotics and general relief of respiratory miseries. Thankfully, he is healing nicely. <br /><br />Things of beauty are an encouragement to us.<br /><br />A Very Merry Christmas to You and Yours!<br />Susan<br /><br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-82486191259972105272015-12-07T18:29:32.702-05:002015-12-07T18:29:32.702-05:00Thank you my friend. I love to hear that Miss Maso...Thank you my friend. I love to hear that Miss Mason's ideas have changed lives. And thank you for passing along the good news to other families. Karen A. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-53893782754461409372015-12-07T18:03:46.315-05:002015-12-07T18:03:46.315-05:00Love your little quilt, waiting for your granddaug...Love your little quilt, waiting for your granddaughter to use it for her dollies!<br /><br />That interview/story of how you got started homeschooling and discovered what Charlotte Mason had been teaching teachers for years was so good. You and Dean really do have a legacy in the homeschooling community. I'm one who was amazingly helped because a Christian Bookstore was carrying Gentle Art, in their homeschool section. I was desperate for help and there you were! It changed our schooling at home forever. We've shared it with many others, and your influence grows!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.com