Plumfield Moms
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 we feel a secondary call, as educators and homeschool moms, to walk with families who are seeking to help form souls who are capable of responding to the vocation God has called them to. Our objective is to form our children and grandchildren to the best of our ability, and in so doing share what has been meaningful to us with others that it may encourage them and lighten their burden. As homeschoolers, classical educators and Christians, we have a passion for the ancient Greek paideia and the loving education of Louisa May Alcott‘s Plumfield (from her novel Little Men).
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Episodes
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
he Mitchell Series ( 3 books) set in Canada
Five for Victory
Canadian Summer & Friendly Gables
The Bantry Bay Series (3 books) set in Ireland
Cottage at Bantry Bay
Francie on the Run
Pegeen
Stand-alone books:
The Winged Watchman (set in the Netherlands during WWII)
Note: Edna St. Vincent Millay, an aunt to Hilda van Stockum by marriage
The Borrowed House (set in the Netherlands during WWII)
John is writing a book about the Dutch resistance
Order of books on WWII: Winged Watchman for younger children, then Borrowed House for intermediate level and then John’s book when published
Joseph Conrad The Heart of Darkness - another book about the evil in men’s hearts (for adults)
Mogo’s Flute set in Kenya
Penengro (gypsy Roma book)
Day on Skates (set in the Netherlands)
Little Old Bear especially good for very young children
Patsy and the Pup another good one for young children
Join the conversation:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook PagePlumfield Moms Podcast Page
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Sarah Kim’s References
Biblioguides Online Community - Plumfield Reads Group
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp
Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead
The Raven King Trilogy - Stephen Lawhead's Robin Hood series
Let's Explore the British Isles by Caroline Walker
Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson
The Scientist in the Field Series
Tanya’s References
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Sara Masarik’s References
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Witch of Black Bird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Tangled Skien by Alta Halverson Seymour
Toward Morning by Alta Halverson Seymour
On the Edge of the Fjord by Alta Halverson Seymour
Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
Diane’s References
Ruth Fielding by Alice B. Emerson
Augusta Huiell Seaman mysteries
Taken by the Enemy by Oliver Optic
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Tanya's Teaser
Anna Hibiscus’ Song by Atinuke
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
In this interesting and compelling new story, author Jon Tilton invites middle-grade readers into a modern fairy tale about a girl who embarks on a hero’s journey in order to right a wrong.
Discount Code: PLUMFIELD
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/please-return-to-the-lands-of-luxury/
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Over the next six weeks, one thing after another drew my attention to the possibility of opening a lending library in my home. I scoffed. I have kids at home. The podcast and homeschooling keep me plenty busy. I only have 3,500 books. I am an introvert. I live in the woods 20-45 minutes away from any patron base. I have unpredictable health. But, the dream continued to settle into my heart.
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/sara-masarik-of-plumfield-living-books-library-in-wisconsin/
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Another fantastic Gary D. Schmidt book that is fun and fulfilling!
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-labors-of-hercules-beal/
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
"Schmidt (or Carter Jones, the narrator) had me laughing within the first couple of pages. At 7:15 a.m. on the first day of Carter’s sixth grade year, nothing is going right in the Jones household. The doorbell rings. It is raining “like an Australian tropical thunderstorm,” but the man on the doorstep is completely dry because he’s standing “underneath an umbrella as big as a satellite disk.” When Carter finally lets the man in the house, the man tells Carter’s mother that her father-in-law, whom she never met, has died and left an endowment to enable his butler to continue in the service of the family."
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Young Ladies Literary Teas
Gary D. Schmidt - Beloved Author Page
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
"Revelation" - Flannery O'Connor
The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace
Red Wall by Brian Jacques
The Ransom Trilogy by C. S. Lewis
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Biblioguides online community
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Tanya’s Reads:
The Space/Ransom Trilogy Book Three That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
Mr. Emerson’s Cook by Judith Byron Schachner
Bits and Pieces by Judith Byron Schachner
The Granny Man by Judith Byron Schachner
Hurray for Summer by Kazuo Iwamura
Hurray for Snow by Kazuo Iwamura
Hurray for Fall by Kazuo Iwamura
Hurray for Spring by Kazuo Iwamura
Sarah Kim’s Reads:
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead
King Raven Trilogy, Stephen Lawhead’s Robin Hood Series
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
BBC Robin Hood
Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family by Maria Augusta von Trapp
Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt
Diane’s Reads:
Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak
Ruth Fielding by Alice B. Emerson
Mysteries by Augusta Huiell Seaman
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt
Gary D. Schmidt
Sara Masarik’s Reads:
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
One Hundred and One Dalmatians book discussion
The Space/Ransom Trilogy, Book One Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt
St. Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland by Gary D. Schmidt
St. Martin de Porres Gary D. Schmidt
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Monday Jul 03, 2023