Stuff We Like :: 11.8.19
Suzanne and I have launched a fun new weekly-ish podcast for our Patreon supporters, highlighting our favorite thing: what we’re reading right now. In our first episode, we raved about the Vanderbeekers series (which I declare the modern Melendys series I’ve yearned for) and Suzanne gets into magical Asian sci-fi with Steel Crow Saga. Check it out if you are interested!
what’s happening at home/school/life
in the magazine: Don’t forget to download your copy of the fall issue! We’re switching to a new subscription platform, so logging in is a little different — you should have an email with instructions, but if you run into trouble, email Amy.
on the blog: Our kindergarten through 12th grade guide for history/science/literature
from the archives:
on patreon: Need a little November inspiration for your homeschool calendar?
on instagram: Birthday fun!
at the academy: Latin Jenga is my everything
links we liked
Did you know about the witch houses of the Hudson Valley?
I love cooking — sometimes. But the mental labor of feeding everybody all the time can be A LOT, and it always feel good to not feel alone in something like that.
Chanel Miller has the kind of courage and strength that I can only wish to achieve. I’m really glad she’s speaking up.
Okay, but I wish these Rebecca paper dolls were a real thing.
books added to my TBR list this week
The Walls of Jericho (I kept running into this one prepping for the Harlem Renaissance unit I’m teaching)
Wilding (The premise of this book — a couple let their Sussex farm return to wilderness — is the climate change happy ending we’re all yearning for, if we can get over ourselves in time to make it happen)
things making me happy
in the vegetarian dinners department: parsnip soup (the crunchy parsnips are so good you can eat them by the bowlful); fried egg tacos with chile jam (like the best fried egg sandwich ever)
Dickinson (it’s so wonderfully weird!)
My ridiculously gorgeous yarn (What should I make with it?)
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