Formative Reads: Some books for the journey
A long-overdue project that I’ve been meaning to tackle is compiling a list of the books that have formed us on our home education journey. Some I have read; others…
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From Zero to Cicero: Our 5 year labour of love in Latin with Memoria Press
The Spark of Curiosity It was 2021, a year after we started home educating our children using a classical approach when I stumbled across a blog post. In it, a…
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Sunshine, Conferences, and Classical Education in the UK
Summer 2026 has been full of surprises so far, with two heatwaves already behind us and more apparently on the way! This sudden scorching weather comes right on the heels…
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How to Start Gentle Homeschooling with Memoria Press in the UK: A Parent’s Guide
When my youngest was approaching 4 years old, I started thinking about introducing some structured homeschooling into his day. He was already participating (not regularly by any means) in our…
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Homeschool, Interrupted…When Life gets in the Way
Last week was quite unexpected in our home. The boys were feeling poorly at the start of the week, and it pretty much continued until the end. As a result,…
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Why A Home Library Is The Best Investment You Can Make
For years I have swooned over bookshelves and libraries: a public library, a family’s personal library, and bookshelves in random charity shops filled to the brim with books, artefacts, and…
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Hello Again. It’s Good to Be Back.
Our home library Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve written here, but it is very exciting to be back after a blogging break. As you can imagine, a…
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Spending Time Outdoors
We are still in the middle of the British winter, and I am starting to feel it. The kids have been cooped up indoors for many weeks now so today,…
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Hospitality
Key words for the year I noticed something while perusing the internet a few years back. I realised that as some people were planning out their new year’s resolutions, they…
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Getting Into the Swing of Things
Conveyor belt of doom Getting into the swing of things after a long winter break is always a bit of a challenge. Our week was jam-packed with the restart of…
