November 23, 2015
Don't Hug a Grudge book GIVEAWAY
GIVEAWAY for My Christian Children's Book
"Don't Hug a Grudge GIVEAWAY is happening now and until December 1, 2015. Just comment on this posting which is "on my blog", http://www.DonnaPeruginiChildrensAuthor.com The book is written in En...
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November 10, 2015
Thanksgiving is Around the Corner!
We are well into the crisp, cool, pumpkin-laden month of November. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The mention of turkeys will soon be everywhere, and we (in the United States, anyway) will all be taking time to remember the bles...
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November 3, 2015
On a Shoestring?
"On a Shoestring" Phrase Explained
This expression may come from faro, but it isn't recorded until 1904, although shoestring gambler, for a"pretty tinhorn gambler," is attested to ten years or so earlier. Meaning to start a business with a small amount o...
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October 8, 2015
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale and a Disreputable Profession
Florence Nightingale, the greatest of war nurses, is considered to be the founder of modern nursing. Born in the Italian city for which she was named, "The Lady with the Lamp" spent her childhood in E...
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September 29, 2015
Getting Back in the Habit of Reading Aloud
If you've followed my writing here at all, you know how passionate I am about reading to little ones. Since we follow the Charlotte Mason Method for our homeschool, I am reading plenty to my older children (though I would love to...
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September 1, 2015
You might be wondering why I'm writing a post about my local library. Wouldn't you have to live in or around my town to benefit from it? Well, no. Not necessarily.
I write this to encourage you and your family to visit your local library and explore things there that ...
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August 4, 2015
Five Ways to Spend Less on Homeschooling
Our family, like many homeschooling families, is on a single income. I stay home with our four children, my husband works full time (and then some). In our current season, there isn't much wiggle room for spending beyond our normal...
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