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
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
We invite you to follow up on this review with our Enchantress From the Stars book club posting on February 24th.
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
"One tool that will make it easier to learn longer words is to be aware of consonant blends. You already do this without thinking about it and, for many children, their ears will tell them how this works without too much trouble. “Blends” are two or more letters that work together to make one sound, or that run together in such a way that it seems like one sound."
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Please click over to our website to see samples of the inside of this most lovely book: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/here-come-the-bears/
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Join us as we sit down with our good friends, Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides, and Jill Morgan of Purple House Press, to talk about this truly lovely author of beautiful children's books from the Golden Age. Be sure to check our show notes on our website for all kinds of links and resources.
Books and Links:
Our Purple House Press Page
When The Dikes Broke
The Tangled Skein
Alta's Christmas Books
Alta Halverson Seymour Author Page at Biblioguides
On the Edge of the Fjord
Hilda van Stockum
Little Britches
Mr. Pine
Mad Scientists Club
Alvin Fernald
Learn More About Our Guests:
Jill Morgan of Purple House PressTanya Arnold of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
"Published in 1932, the illustrations were already quaint when I was a child in the early 1960s. I think that was part of the fascination. They were like peering into an old-fashioned dollhouse."
Saturday Feb 04, 2023
Saturday Feb 04, 2023
"Jesus went on to say that the reason I should let my light shine before others is so they will glorify God when they see my good works. Before I get out my notebook and start making a list of the good works I could do, I need to focus on the goal: God’s glory."
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
“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
Books and Links:
Plumfield Reads Landmark Page
Plumfield Library Ladies Page
Biblioguides Landmark Books Series Page & Free Printable List
Plumfield Kids Book Review of Combat Nurses of WWII
Combat Nurses Book Record at Biblioguides
Medical Corps Heroes book record at Biblioguides
US Frogmen of WWII book record at Biblioguides
The French Foreign Legion book record at Biblioguides
Medal of Honor Heroes by Colonel Red Reeder book record at Biblioguides
The West Point Story by Colonel Red Reeder book record at Biblioguides
David Weitzman
The Conscientious Objector a 2004 Documentary on Desmond Doss
Hack Saw Ridge
Pictures of Hack Saw Ridge
Commemoration of D-Day stencils of 9000 Men on the beach at Normandy
Saving Private Ryan Omaha Beach scene
The Flying Tigers
The Story of the Mexican War Red Reeder
Learn More About Our Guests:
Jill Morgan of Purple House Press
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
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Books and Links:
Plumfield Reads Page (Book Club)
Plumfield in Person (Interviews)
Saturday Morning Coffee (Diane’s Spiritual Reflections)
The Ladies of Biblioguides
Plumfield Library Ladies
Plumfield Reads Discussion at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community
Louisa May Alcott
The Paideia Proposal
The Paideia Program
The Great Books of the Western World
What was that book Diane changed Sara’s mind about??
Norman the Doorman, by Don Freeman
Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
Learn More About the ladies of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page
Plumfield Reads Book Club at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community
Plumfield Moms Podcast Page
Plumfield Instagram
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
You can find the web version of this review here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/when-the-dikes-broke/
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
The fourth episode in our Teaching Spelling series: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/spelling-iv-lets-get-started/