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Bucephalas
Aulus Gellius Attic Nights (written 2nd century A.D.) Book 5, Chapter 2 About the horse of king Alexander, called Bucephalas. 1 The horse of king Alexander was called Bucephalas because of the shape of his head. 2 Chares wrote that he was bought for thirteen talents...
Don Potter’s Latin Page
Dear Harvey, I have started a Latin Page. I just published an audio recording of Ephesians in Latin that Dr. Louis Tyler made to assist me in my personal Latin studies. He gave me permission to publish it for free download on my web site. I am thrilled to see my own...
Please pray for Ava’s dog Robey
You can read the report on Ava's blog.
Aulus Gellius on Bonding
Aulus Gellius Attic Nights (written 2nd century A.D.) Book XII, Chapter 1 A discourse of the philosopher Favorinus, in which he urged a lady of rank to feed with her own milk, and with that of other nurses, the children whom she had borne. 1 Word was once brought in...
All things work together for good.
All things work together for good. This expression work together refers to medicine. Several poisonous ingredients put together, being tempered by the skill of the apothecary, make a sovereign medicine, and work together for the good of the patient. So all God's...
Some Fair Results
My two entries in the "Head Lettuce" category won 1st and 2nd place, as did the two entries in "Snap Peas." Are there any other facts you would like to know???
Shocking Message — Paul Washer
Getting Ready for the Mercer County Fair
We need 12 identical pods... ...3 identical pieces of rhubarb, 2 good heads of Romaine lettuce, ... ...3 identical bee balm blooms, .... More pictures later.
How did you celebrate the 4th of July?
Practical Homeschooling Magazine
If you renew your subscription to Practical Homeschooling NOW, you will receive an amazing bonus. It's a great source for 400 classic books the whole family can enjoy reading aloud (or separately). Each mini review header tells you the time period the book is about,...
Photo of the Day
Vreni and the raccoons
The Fallacy Forum and The Fallacy Detective News
Fallacy Detectives, We've created a new forum! The Fallacy Forum We hope this forum will be as fun as our old forum, but focus on logical fallacies and errors in reasoning. You can stay up-to-date with what we're doing by subscribing to our email list. The Fallacy...
Playing Dress-Up
More Pictures of Ava
For Liberty
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Twenty-Seven on the Twenty-Eighth
Ava and Honey
Happy Birthday, Dear Aunt Shirley
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Garden Progress
Dill -- this is for the Monarch caterpillars. Purple coneflower (Echinacea) -- I also have coneflowers in white, red, and green. Common sage -- we also have tricolor sage, golden sage, and purple sage. Chamomile My favorite vegetable to grow -- lettuce. Unfortunately,...
Photo of the Day
Here are pictures of my new Arabian rug.
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Effects of the heavy rains and flooding in Illinois and Iowa….
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Interviews from the ICHE Convention in Naperville, Illinois on June 5-7
Have you seen the new puppies?
Ava's newest batch of puppies.
Time for my coffee break….
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Contest Time at The Classical Mommy Blog
Hello, I am happy to announce that it is Contest Time at The Classical Mommy Blog. I was thinking to wait until coming back to Saudi Arabia to make the contest, but I found a Post Office near the place where we are spending our vacation in Houston, Texas -- by the...
Does anyone know what this is?
Hint: It's expensive and you cook with it.
Closer view of the magic carpet…
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Does anyone know what I’m talking about here…
My family (not me, though) loves to see this because it means no more of this....
Magic Carpet
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List of Quality Picturebooks Needed
Hello! I recently purchased Hand That Rocks the Cradle. We're currently reading the Narnia series, the Little House Series, and Treasure Island. Though I have to explain a bit of it, my seven year old (second oldest son) is enthralled with Long John Silver! Thank you...