Not all of the books in that (tiny) pile are new, but they will all be read this year. These and a couple hundred others. We're doing Ambleside Online (Years 11 and 5) this year. This is the first year since my dad died three and a half years ago that me and the kiddos are really excited about what we're doing for school this year. Don't get me wrong, we like homeschooling, but when my dad died it just kind of cast a shadow on things. Grief is funny and I can't even begin to understand it. But I do know that the other night at dinner my husband said something that my dad used to say and I laughed so hard. Those moments are coming more and more and overshadowing the I-miss-mydad-and-want-to-cry-like-a-little-kid moments. It's good. Life goes on. Ob-la-di. Ob-la-da.
Footnote: this photo was taken on my HTC Evo 4G using the fx photo app - toy camera.
I'm so glad to hear you're coming back to life. Grief is so strange and unpredictable. Enjoy your reading. That book at the bottom of your stack is pretty weird. I used to have it. It tells you to eat raw brains and stuff. (At least that's the kind of thing I remember from it.) Who knows, though. It may be just the thing!
Posted by: Laurie M. | 09/14/2011 at 11:24 PM
Laurie,
Thanks for the laugh this morning! The book, Nourishing Traditions, is based on the research of Weston A. Price who was a dentist who studied traditional cultures all over the world. There is a brief section that shows how to prepare and serve raw meat. Raw meat should be grassfed, organic, frozen for 14 days, blah, blah, blah... Anyway, that chapter in my book is unused! I like to try new foods, but I don't think I'll ever be a steak tartare fan. That being said, we do try to eat what are called nutrient-dense foods. Grassfed meat; raw milk from pastured cows; fresh, local, produce (organic when possible); soaked grains, etc... I never know when to use semi-colons. Oh well!
Posted by: Angela | 09/15/2011 at 09:12 AM
Haha! I only notice punctuation when it fails to make its point, so to speak, or when it is absent.
I kind of wish I still had that book now that I actually try to eat healthy foods. I got rid of it years ago because it was full of stuff I wouldn't even consider. Now that I make my own hummus and tzatziki (sp? - I can make it, but not spell it) and even went vegetarian for the better part of a year, I think I'm game for a lot of new ideas. I'm not game for raw brain, but when I was a kid we used to sneak bites of raw hamburger whenever we got a chance. YUM! Unfortunately you don't dare do that anymore.
Posted by: Laurie M. | 09/15/2011 at 07:07 PM