It’s been a busy summer already, and I’ve been slacking at this blogging thing, but I still love reading the blogs of my friends, and I thought you might enjoy visiting a few of them with me, so here goes…
My friend Cindy Englan in Colorado posted a beautiful ode to her son titled Milestones, where [...]

Continue reading about The Blogs of My Friends #1 – Cindy Englan

Helen on June 11th, 2007

My friend Susan Ryan posts a good explanation of why we are not fruit flies on her always-interesting Corn and Oil blog from the country’s heartland.

Continue reading about Not Fruit Flies


Helen on April 25th, 2007

While browsing weblogs for this week’s Closer Look piece, I came across a new and unusually compelling blog called BrokenHomeschool. It’s written by a homeschooling mom identified only as Kathy, who lives in “North Florida, in the middle of nowhere, in ever-mounting debt, with my three kidlets, eight dogs, two cats, one goldfish and a [...]

Continue reading about BrokenHomeschool

Helen on October 21st, 2006

Home Schooling, by Carol Windley
In an email interview with Ambrose Musiyiwa which took place on Oct. 16, Canadian author Carol Windley spoke about her latest collection of short stories and the challenges short story writers face.
The short stories in your most recent collection, Home Schooling, are set against the rural landscape of Vancouver Island and [...]

Continue reading about Homeschool Fiction

Helen on October 12th, 2006

The HEM Networking discussion list has always been known for a no-nonsense approach to the most timely and important homeschooling issues. Founded in 1999 and currently listing almost 1,000 members, the list includes many veteran and pioneer homeschoolers who enjoy sharing their intimate knowledge of the history, the people, and the significant events which shaped [...]

Continue reading about History Lesson