TURNING OVER OLD LEAVES in October
Pondering
Here is a matter which sometimes causes uneasiness to parents: they are appalled when they think of the casual circumstances and chance people that may have a lasting effect upon their children's characters. But their part is, perhaps, to exercise ordinary prudence and not over-much direction. They have no means of knowing what will reach a child, whether the evil which blows his way may not incline him to good, or whether the too-insistent good may not pre-dispose him to evil. Perhaps the forces of life as they come should be allowed to play upon the child, who is not, be it remembered, a product of educational care, but a person whose spiritual nurture is accomplished by that wind which bloweth whither it listeth.
Formation of Character, p. 27 by Charlotte Mason
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
misattributed to Viktor Frankl
Reading
Schola Artium Liberalium Matris
Over the years I have committed to learning in fits and starts. I've finally kept the practice of my daily Latin lessons, so I'd like to add one more thing. I'll be honest: the self-discipline is the challenge, not the material.
Aemilia just chided Iūlius for not understanding why she's gained weight. I think I know, and what a masterful way to teach verb tenses!- Weather Log/Nature Journal
Crafting
- Opal Socks: DONE after over a year.
- Scrappy Socks: DONE also after a year and a hundred (no joke) ends to weave in. I had a specific muted color scheme in mind, but when I got impatient, that went out the window. The fluorescents will be cheery come January and February.
- Vest no. 4 from Fair Isle Knitting, with my own color scheme. FINALLY the fair isle vest that I've been false starting since 2023 is coming together.
- A few other crafts that I'll share as I work on them.
Domestic Doings
- I cleaned and varnished the three final chairs in my worn old chair collection. They look ok. It was a quick job, and not my finest work. Two are now completely finished; one still needs to be re-rushed. It's not a long job, but it takes Mental Preparation.
- The Bookleggers Cave is getting a thorough shake out. I'm pulling every volume off our shelves, confirming they're in my library app (or pitching them, depending), and re-sorting and shelving. It's taking far longer than I thought. I just finished the Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, and Mythology/Legend shelves. Do you have a shelf for epic poetry? How about one entirely devoted to Shakespeare? Top picture is before, when Shakespeare had to share.
- Small cabinet door hinges repaired! I thought I needed a whole new set of hinges, but it was just the screws. $4.25 later, and the doors are like...well, not new, but they definitely work better.
New Fun Things
- This cuticle balm, paired with a shea butter moisturizer and cotton gloves overnight, is keeping my hands from looking so disastrous.
- I was able to attend the final dress rehearsal of Macbeth. I was speechless. A masterpiece!
October Goals:
- Read a Donne a day
- Sort all the juvenile fiction
- Re-rush chair
- Knit vest to underarm
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