In my Potato Peel Pie book club we are reading a little Chesterton every week. And by “little,” I mean one essay every Sunday from In Defense of Sanity. Each week we read and reflect on one short essay or article from G. K. Chesterton and play with the ideas he articulates. Some of the…
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The Autobiography of G. K. Chesterton
“. . . a real life of anybody is a very difficult thing to write; and as I have failed two or three times in trying to do it to other people, I am under no illusion that I can really do it to myself.” And really, what he wrote isn’t in the style we…
The Woman Who Was Chesterton
Who is not aware of the giant that was G.K. Chesterton? Even if we post-moderns haven’t read much or any of his brilliant writings, knowledge of the “Apostle of Common Sense” (a term used by Dale Ahlquist in a definitive Chesterton biography by that name) is inescapable. Chesterton was a lion for truth, and his…
To Say Nothing of the Dog
To Say Nothing of the Dog is pure delight. Connie Willis’s writing is elegant and refined. But it is also deeply informed by theatre and movies. And so what we have is a very witty, entertaining, and creative story that whisks the reader out of reality and into a delightful comedic drama that could only be set in the Victorian English Countryside. Equal parts ridiculous and brilliant, I have enjoyed reading again and again over the years.
The Mystery of Harry Potter
This book articulates the primary objections and concerns that Christian families may have with regard to Harry and responds to them with commentary from other critics, evidence from the text, and good research. I am incredibly grateful for that!
Show Notes: Out of the Silent Planet
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Show Notes: Enchantress From The Stars
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Show Notes: Medical Corps Heroes of WWII (Landmark Books)
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G. K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News, Jan. 14, 1911. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust, their courage nerves a thousand living men” – Minot Judson Savage Listen Now: Books and…
Show Notes: Sam and Josiah Smith: Jack Zulu
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Show Notes: Meet Living Book Press
Listen Now: Books and Links: Chesterton Society Charlotte Mason Dr. Seuss Digging-Est Dog Maria Montessori & Understood Betsy The Burgess Seashore Book Nan Chancy Denver Nuggets Squanto Galileo and the Magic Numbers He Went With How the Heather Looks Charlotte Mason Audio Books Join the conversation: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook PagePlumfield Moms Podcast Page Learn…
Show Notes: Meet Margi McAllister 1 & 2
Listen Now: Episode 1 Show Summary: Why and How Mistmantle Came to Be Was Mistmantle supposed to be 3 books or 5? Rachel Is there the possibility of a 6th book? Jo March and Plumfield Episode 2 Show Summary: Aslan Singing Narnia into Existence The Mists & The Heart Worthiness of Hope Elizabeth Gouge G….
The Borrowed House
“[Hilda van Stockum] says, ‘It is light that creates beauty in nature. Without light we can’t see, and all form is lost, whereas the most common and despised objects can be made beautiful by the light that plays on them. You don’t have to paint heroic scenes or idealized goddesses . . . a common…
Welcome to Plumfield and Paideia
What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it. – C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves We are sisters in Christ who became friends over a shared love of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, found especially in good and great books. Our primary vocation is that of marriage and motherhood, but…
Books About Books
For Younger Readers Library LionMiss Moore Thought Otherwise About Illuminated Manuscripts Magic in the MarginsThe Ink Garden of Brother TheophaneMarguerite Makes a BookAcross a Dark and Wild SeaBrother Hugo and the BearThe Sailor Who Captured the Sea For Grown Up Readers 84 Charing Cross RoadA Jane Austen EducationGuernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyThe Pleasures…