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
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join us for a mini-episode while we chat with Mary Schubert of the Pursell Schubert Legacy Library and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides to discuss the World Landmark book, Alexander the Great by John Gunther.
Sara's reivew of Alexander the Great
Landmark: Alexander the Great by John Gunther
Landmark: The Barbary Pirates by C. S. Forester
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
"What we want are brave animals performing daring feats for a noble cause. Smith rolls out a cast of major and minor players, without whom Pongo and Misses could never have accomplished the rescue."
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this nook review, Sara tells us why she loves this charming classic by one of our beloved authors - Louisa May Alcott. You can find our Louisa May Alcott page here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/louisa-may-alcott/
Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
In our first Saturday Morning Coffee episode, Sara talks about her family's practice of resting on Sundays.
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
"There are so many good reasons besides proper pronunciation for being intentional about what your children are hearing. It is one of the ways we learn to think on true, good, lovely, and praiseworthy things, which we ought to be doing ourselves also. We break bad habits by replacing them with good habits."
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
"The Author’s Note begins: 'This story was inspired by the true and courageous work of the Pack Horse Librarians, who were known as ‘Book Women” in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.'”
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Books and Links
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
An Essay towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
Exodus Books Lorna Doone Edition List
Little Britches Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches Book 1) by Ralph Moody
Man of the Family (Little Britches Book 2) by Ralph Moody
The Home Ranch (Little Britches Book 3) by Ralph Moody
Mary Emma and Company (Little Britches Book 4) by Ralph Moody
Biblioguides Online Community
Facebook Smidgen Press
Instagram Smidgen Press
Smidgenpress.com
Facebook Plumfield Moms
Instagram Plumfield Moms
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
"One day, a man comes to the village riding on a burro and leading another. Both burros are laden with books, and he carries a sign that says, “Biblioburro.” He tells the children he is a librarian, a bibliotecario, and the books on the burros, Alfa and Beto, are his moving library."
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
In today's podcast, we chat with Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides and Library Ladies Sandy Hall, Kathleen Seeger, and Kristi Stansfield about the value and appeal of Historical Fiction.
Kathleen's Choice: Behold Your Queen by Gladys MalvernKristi's Choice: Mr. Tucket by Gary PaulsenSandy's Choice: Down the Big River by Stephen Meader
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
He Went With Books by Louise Andrews Kent
Dancing Star by Gladys Malvern
Tucket’s Travels Audio Book
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
The Black Buccaneer
Southern Skies
Everglades Adventure by Stephen Meader
Robert Louis Stevenson
Louisa May Alcott
Lucy Maud Montgomery
David Macaulay
David Weitzman
Sterling North
Ralph Moody
Sandy's Review of Down the Big River
Learn More About Our Guests:
Library Ladies
Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page
Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community
Plumfield Moms Podcast Page
Plumfield Moms Instagram
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Sara Masarik’s Reads & Books Mentioned
Louis de Wohl
The Spear by Louis de Wohl
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
The Chosen
The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
Saint Helena and the True Cross by Louis de Wohl
Slave Boy from Judea by Josephina Lau
Diane’s Reads & Books Mentioned
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis
Silas Marner by George Elliot
The Mill on the Floss by George Elliot
Middlemarch by George Elliot
Adam Bede by George Elliot
The Great Books of the Western World Compiled by Mortimer Adler
Untying Aristotle's Poetics for Storytellers by Aristotle and Rune Myrland
Tanya’s Reads & Books Mentioned
Star Trek: Picard Season Three
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
101 Dalmatians Audio
Sarah Kim’s Reads
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis
The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown (Board Book)
Doggies by Sandra Boyton (Board Book)
The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton (Board Book)
ABCs Board Book Sarah Kim Mentioned (Board Book)
General References
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley