Freaky Frugalite

Entrecards Hiccup?

What’s going on with Entrecards? It’s been slow since Saturday, but I’ve been unable to sign in for almost three hours now. Can’t access the forum to see what’s up. Anyone have any ideas?

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Ze Jewels of Denial

Doesn’t that sound so exotic? Jewels of denial… It reminds me of those old movies I saw, Far Pavilion, A Passage to India, Jewel in the Crown… images of dimly-lit rooms, beaded curtains, and bejeweled ladies come to my mind.
Jewels of Denial is a website. It’s not exactly exotic, but it has a beautiful collection [...]

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True Love

I am finding the most wonderful blogs (and bloggers! :D ) online through Entrecards. I am just amazed at how blessed I am by some of these people! I am especially overwhelmed at the graciousness and femininity of the Filipina bloggers. These women (and many times, their husbands) blog about their families and family values. [...]

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Foot Binding and Other Stupid Customs

There is a stunning post at EastCoast Life about the abhorrent practice of foot-binding in the Orient. The photos are both sickeningly fascinating, and inexplicably horrendous.
The kids and I have studied the missionary work of Gladys Aylward, a hero of ours. She was an Englishwoman in the early 1900s who desperately desired to evangelize China, [...]

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Cost Captain Friendly to Home Schools

It irks me to no end to see so many businesses discriminate against homeschoolers. Any good business realizes how much money homeschooling parents spend on equipment for their kids. To ignore the growing homeschool movement in this country is to seal your own failure! I am always paying attention to business that discriminate against us, [...]

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Thou Shalt Say to The Mountain…

This is for my young son, who has not been feeling well. It’s also been difficult to concentrate on the books while the sun is shining and the birds are calling him, outside. Hang in there! Remember not to look at the mountain– just do what you know to do right now.

Cartoon by [...]

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Good Heavens, Not Another Quiz!

Yes, ladies and ladies. I must be on a quiz binge or something. I usually don’t do so many quizzes, honest! I took the latest quiz and here’s my result.

Take the Quiz here!
You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your [...]

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Manic Monday #118

It’s Memorial Day, so I’m not doing much blogging today; plus, I’m not feeling so well today :-p so I am late with my Manic Monday. I’ll do what I can and still make it interesting. The questions are very thoughtful; it’s just that I don’t feel like thinking today.
Do good things come to those [...]

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The Ten R’s: Raising a Kid Who Reads

I’ve been very blessed with four wonderful children who read like university students (and one like a college professor). They have been very good and proficient readers from the very beginning of homeschool lessons. It helps that both the Husband and I are voracious readers. However, good reading skills are not “talents” that are ingrafted [...]

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