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 Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Books and Links:
Our friends at Biblioguides have created a fantastic FREE Landmark Books Collector's Guide: A Collector's Guide and Checklist to the Landmark Books
Episode 1
City Under the Back Steps
Combat Nurses: Purple House Press - Plumfield Kids Review - Book Discussion (Coming in Feb 2023)
The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd: Purple House Press - Diane's Review - Book Discussion (Coming in Jan 2023)
Landmark Books Complete List on Biblioguides
Giant Landmarks
The Real Book Series
Childcraft
At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf at Random
Medical Heroes
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Pocahontas and Captain John Smith
Armstrong Sperry
James Daugherty, The Landing of the Pilgrims
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Ocean Born Mary & Phoebe Fairchild
Mr. Pine's Purple House
We have a list of Landmark books that we have found on Audio
Episode 2
Importance of Lending Libraries
Landmark Books On Audible
Chris Whipple
Americans Into Orbit
Young Mark Twain and the Mississippi
Custer's Last Stand
Geronimo: Wolf of the Warpath
The Coming of the Mormons
Jesus of Nazareth
First Men in the World
Prehistoric America
Sortable List of Living Books
Life in the Renaissance
Reviews of Landmark Books:
The Mysterious Voyage of Captain KiddPlumfield Kids: Combat NursesPlumfield Kids: The Flying Tigers
Join the conversation:
Library Ladies at the Plumfield Reads corner of the Biblioguides Mighty NetworksPurple House Press Webpage, Facebook Page, Instagram Biblioguides Webpage, Facebook Page, InstagramPlumfield Facebook Page, Instagram, Podcast Page
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
This boyishly fun book is accented by great illustration. Head over to our website to see some samples: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/twenty-one-balloons/
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
On Teaching Spelling II
My apologies to anyone who actually knows how to pronounce Old English!Read more here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/spelling-ii/
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Welcome back to the Plumfield Reads book club! In this episode, we are joined again by Tanya Arnold, Sarah Kim, and Lara Lleverino from Biblioguides.com to talk about Margi McAllister's beautiful Mistmantle Chronicles. The first part of this discussion is spoiler free. At 24:40, we announce that the balance of the episode will have spoilers in it. If you are curious but wish to avoid spoilers, join us for the first twenty-four minutes. Learn more about Mistmantle here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-mistmantle-chronicle-books/ Join in the discussion at Mighty Networks: https://community.biblioguides.com/groups/8299949/topics/8356515 Listen to our interview with the author: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/meet-margi-mcallister-1-2/
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
In this episode of Monday Morning Book Review, Sara talks about M.I. McAllister's first Mistmantle book, Urchin of the Riding Stars. You can find the web version of this review at our website here.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Episode 2 Show Summary & Links:
Buzztail
Van Gogh
Bird Watchers Bird Feeders
Australian Flowers
Mushroom Book
Charlotte Mason Audio Books
Borrowed House Cover
David Weitzman's Pharaoh’s Boat
Magic Australia
Nan Chauncy
The Randy
He Went With
Colors of the Wind
Here Come the Bears
Captain Kidd
Combat Nurses
Learn More About Our Guests:
Anthony Coafield, Living Book Press
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Jill Morgan, Purple House Press
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Tanya Arnold, Biblioguides
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Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Episode 1 Show Summary & Links:
War Time Paper
The Talking Wire
Illustrated Junior Library
Last Bookshop in London
Ocean Born Mary
Leaper
Yellow Ball
Joan of Arc - PHP and LBP
Charlotte Mason
Pharaoh’s Boat
Mistmantle
Landmark Books
bookshop.org
Learn More About Our Guests:
Anthony Coafield, Living Book Press
WebsiteFacebook PageInstagram
Jill Morgan, Purple House Press
WebsiteFacebook PageInstagram
Tanya Arnold, Biblioguides
WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramMighty Networks
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
A review of Meindert DeJong's The House of Sixty Fathers.
This link will take you to the quote about the autobiographical elements of this story.
https://bookroo.com/books/the-house-of-sixty-fathers
You may find further description and an inside view of the book at biblioguides.com.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
One of Sara's favorite biographies! Joseph Pearce is an excellent biographer and Tolkien deserved a biography of this caliber.
You can read the web version here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/tolkien-man-and-myth/
Wisdom and Innocence (Chesterton): http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/wisdom-and-innocence/
The Quest for Shakespeare: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-quest-for-shakespeare/
Bilbo's Journey: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/bilbos-journey/
Hobbit Club: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/12587-2/
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
This is the second half of our beautiful conversation with Margi McAllister. The first half posted earlier today.