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
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
Monday May 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
"The girls in the story only spend two nights alone. The author’s intention isn’t to cause children to worry about whether the girls will survive, but to make them think about what it would be like to live through such an experience. It is an interesting and enjoyable story for early-grade readers."
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Books and Links:
Plumfield Reads Landmark Page
Alice Goudey
Glenn Blough
Jeanne Bendick
Herbert Zim
Robert McClung
Ostriches
Leaper
Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom
Apple Dumpling Gang
Walt Disney True Life Nature Books
The Burgess Bird Book
The Life of the Spider, Fabre
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Who Lives In This Meadow
After The Sun Goes Down
Here Come The Bears
Let’s Learn About Mushrooms
Bird Watchers and Bird Feeders
Third Book of Junior Authors
Learn More About Our Guests:
Jill Morgan of Purple House Press
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 Instagram
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
"Meigs is honest about Louisa’s prickles, as Jo March is about hers. But Meigs continually points to how the family was able, through humor and their love for each other, to overcome hardship. This is an excellent starting point for a competent middle-grade reader who is interested in the life of one of our beloved authors."
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
In this month's Library Ladies episode, we chat with Library Ladies Sherry Early and Kathleen Seeger and Tanya Arnold from Biblioguides about this important Landmark book, The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler.
Books and Links:
Plumfield Reads Landmark Page
Plumfield Library Ladies Page
Biblioguides Landmark Books Series Page & Free Printable List
Sherry's review of The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
Genghis Khan Landmark Book By Harold Lamb
The Rise and Fall of the Third Rank By William Shirer
The Berlin Diary By William Shirer
The Eighth and Ninth Commandments in Politics By Teddy Rosevelt
The Walking Drum By Louis L’Amour
The Little Riders Margaretha Shemin
Twenty and Ten Claire Huchet Bishop
Corrie Ten Boom
Ivanhoe By Sir Walter Scott
Ivanhoe Movie
The Faithful Spy John Hendrix
The Last Lion Series
Winston Churchill Landmark By Quentin Reynolds
The Borrowed House By Hilda Van Stockum
In the Garden of Beasts By Erik Larson
Night by Ellie Wiesel
Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Audiobook
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
The Scarlet and the Black Movie
Learn More About Our Guests:
Library Ladies Sherry Early & Kathleen Seeger
Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook PagePlumfield Moms InstagramPlumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community