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
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Books and Links:
Plumfield Reads Page
Plumfield Reads Discussion at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community
Little House on the Prairie
Little Women
Anne of Green Gables
Bargain Bride Review
Three Knocks on the Wall
Evelyn Sibley Lampman at Biblioguides
Purchase at Purple House Press
Purchase at Amazon
Purchase at Bookshop.org
Learn More About the ladies of Biblioguides
Where You Can Find Us:
Plumfield and Paideia Facebook PagePlumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online CommunityPlumfield Moms Podcast Page
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
You can find the web version of this review as well as podcast for our Evelyn Sibley Lampman Author Talk with Jill Morgan of Purple House Press and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/bargain-bride/
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
A Plumfield Kids Book Review by Greta Masarik, age 13:
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/combat-nurses-of-wwii-landmark-book/
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
You can read Jack's full review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-winged-watchman-2/
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
You can read Jack's review at our website: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-flying-tigers/
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This delightful author wrote in many genres and styles for a range of ages. In this episode we specifically focus on City Under the Back Steps, The Shy Stegasaurus, Bargain Bride, Three Knocks on the Wall, and The Bounces of Cynthiann.
Books and Links:
Evelyn Sibley Lampman page at Biblioguides
The Shy Steagosaurs of Cricket Creek
City Under the Back Steps
Bargain Bride
Little Britches
Danny Dunn
The Shy Stegosaurus of Indian Springs
Purple House Press Nature Study Library
Purple House Press Golden Age Library
*The King and Queen of Quirk and the Remarkable Try-My-Shooz* By Martha Lewis Lambert
We Were Tired of Living in a House
Three Knocks on the Wall
The Bounces of Cynthiann
The Borrowed House
Margi McAllister Interview
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 Podcast Page
Plumfield Moms Instagram
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
A review of Evelyn Sibley Lampman's Three Knocks on the Wall: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/three-knocks-on-the-wall/
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
"Love increases with knowledge. The more we know, the better we can discern and approve what is excellent. At its root, the word translated “excellent” in the verse above doesn’t imply that one thing is better than another, but that it is separate or different. It reminds me of the Sesame Street song that asks children to identify one item in a group that doesn’t belong with the others. That simple song was teaching children to discern."
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
In this first episode of a new monthly series, we are talking with some of the Library Ladies about a great book or two you might never have heard of but would probably really like. Be sure to check the show notes on our website for all of the titles, links, and goodness.
Books and Links:
Plumfield Library Ladies Page
Kathy's Choice: So Young a Queen by Lois Mills
Jeannette's Choice: The Cricket Winter by Felice Holman
Sherry's Choice: Little Grey Men
Tanya's Choice: Mistress Malapert by Sally Watson
Sally Watson's Memoir, Dances to a Different Piper
Professor Diggins' Dragons by Felice Holman
Sally Watson's Recommendation: The Lost Queen of Egypt
Sally Watson's Recommendation: Perilous Seat
Sally Watson's Recommendation: Smuggler's Island
Sally Watson's Recommendation: Downright Dency
Sally Watson's Recommendation: Understood Betsy
Sally Watson's Recommendation: Caddie Woodlawn
TWIG by Elizabeth Orton Jones
A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy
City Under the Back Steps Evelyn Sibley Lampman
The Father Christmas Letters by J. R. R. Tolkien
Roverandom by J. R. R. Tolkien
N. D. Wilson's books
Jan Bloom
Learn More About Our Guests:
Library Ladies: Kathy Seeger, Jeannette Tulis, Sherry Early
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
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
The night that we recorded this episode, we were plagued with both internet and microphone troubles. The sound quality on this episode is so disappointing that we seriously considered not even airing this. But, ultimately, we decided to let you be the judge. If you wish to listen, knowing that the sound quality is subpar, we think that you will be rewarded with a life-giving conversation about a brilliant and often misunderstood author.
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
The Terrible Speed of Mercy
Bishop Baron's Pivotal Players