Renaissance life in a post-modern world
Posted in Photographic Frday, Recipes on Dec 19th, 2008
The theme for today’s meme is “Celebrating Christmas” once again. Share your photos that depict the sights and sounds of this holiday season . Remember, the simple and the ordinary are full of beauty if gazed upon from the correct angle.
Here’s how to participate:
1. Photograph an object, room, or person in keeping with the posted topic.
2. [...]
Posted in Photographic Frday on Dec 12th, 2008
The theme for today’s meme is “Celebrating Christmas”. Share your photos that depict the sights and sounds of this holiday season . Remember, the simple and the ordinary are full of beauty if gazed upon from the correct angle.
Here’s how to participate:
1. Photograph an object, room, or person in keeping with the posted topic.
2. Post one [...]
Posted in Education on Dec 10th, 2008
This school year, I was introduced to an educational resource that has proven invaluable: The Homeschool Buyer’s Coop. This is a purchasing cooperative for homeschooling families. One family started this co-op so that individual homeschooling families could gain the purchasing power of a larger group. Similar to a school district, their size allows this coop to [...]
Posted in Decorating on Dec 6th, 2008
The Christmas season has definitely arrived in our home. Decorating has finally begun and it’s shaping up quite nicely. Our little guys enjoy the entire decorating experience: the music , the tasty treats and the festive activities. Of course, they always add such a delightful air to the moment. Every ornament that we hang on the [...]
Posted in Photographic Frday on Dec 5th, 2008
Here I go again!
The theme for today’s meme is “Just Outside Your Door“. Please remember the rules:
1. Photograph an object, room, or person in keeping with the posted topic.
2. Post one picture on your blog.
3. Include a link to Bona Vita’s Photographic Friday in your post.
4. Through Bona Vita’s Mr. Linky, link to your Photographic Friday blog post [...]
Posted in Photographic Frday on Dec 1st, 2008
Photographic Friday was a complete and utter failure. I am hoping this was due to the fact that it was launched during the Thanksgiving holiday week. So . . . instead of scrapping it entirely I am going to attempt it again this week. I hope I am giving ample notice this time!
The theme, once again, [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 26th, 2008
Simple, unpretentious ingredients work synergistically to produce glorious golden gravy. Fat, flour and liquid. . . the combinations and variations of these three components are too numerous to mention. Creative culinarians have produced sumptuous rich gravies from this uncomplicated trio for generations.
The gravy that embellishes the feast at our home embodies the flavors that I relish - creamy butter [...]
Posted in Photographic Frday on Nov 25th, 2008
I want to encourage others to capture the beauty of simple objects in their lives through photography. Consider the loveliness in a bowl of fruit, a basket of eggs, a table setting, snow laden branches or even a stack of wood.
Hopefully, this meme will inspire you to perceive charm and artistry in the routine. Here’s how it works:
1. Photograph [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 21st, 2008
Fresh vegetables add a lovely touch to a Thanksgiving banquet. The colors will brighten your feast as you arrange carrots, peppers, grape tomatoes, and celery on a beautiful platter. This is an easy, nutritious way to enliven your table.
Utilize trimmed, crisp vegetables attractively sliced into manageble sizes. This inviting display of crudites is certain to please your family and guests.
Join [...]
Posted in Education on Nov 19th, 2008
I stumbled across a fabulous online source for a variety of educational helps catering to all grade levels. It is Ed Helper. This online subscription service offers reproducible and customizable material covering math, language arts, reading, and social studies (to name a few).
They even provide thematic materials for each month. Once you subscribe to this terrific group, you will have access to [...]
