If you’ve ever heard a talk given by me in the past year or two, you’ve heard me dwell for a bit on a lovely observation from Roger Scruton on beauty. He points out that there are two kinds of beauty: “The individual, expressive and revealing gesture, and ordinary harmony and fittingness. In everyday life it… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila ~ Will homeschooling make me lose my mind?
Still here, still waiting! Sukie is very patient and willing to walk, squat, and keep her mind on lots of things other than baby coming. Well, I’m sure her mind is on that, but she’s hanging in there. Babies come eventually! Meanwhile, let’s do another Ask Auntie Leila, because, why not? There is that… Read More »
How Pippo helps (or, cooking and cleaning with a toddler)
At 21 months old, Pippo is feeling pretty big these days, both to himself and to us. He just loves being able to do things by himself, or to help one of us get something important done, whether it’s helping Daddy take off his boots after work or having his own cloth to wipe… Read More »
Men without chests, or, what C. S. Lewis made me think about.
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man Sometimes you do your best and things don’t go right. That’s parenthood in a nutshell, I suppose, even when it’s done properly.… Read More »
Leave room for wonder.
The dining-room wreath — these days we don’t eat in there! The candles will be lit maybe for Thursday ‘s Feast! This year Advent lasts the full four weeks — this is as long as it gets! I hope that you will give yourself permission to leave room for wonder. As I go around reading… Read More »