Wednesday Wonders

Wednesday Wonders 🎃🌓✨

October 25, 2023October 28, 2023 amyofhearthridge7 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening… slowly to this podcast – lots of food for thought.

Reading… I SO enjoyed Victober and am continuing my Victorian reading. Currently, I’m really enjoying the middle grade mystery, A Girl Called Justice, about a homeschooled girl in England who has to go to a creepy girl’s boarding school after the death of her mother.

Watching…I absolutely adored BBC’s Cranford miniseries and hope to get to Return to Cranford soon.

Noticing… the sky has been so expressive above the gorgeous tree tops.

What have you been listening to, reading, watching, or noticing? ✨🥀🌜🌧️🌤️🌾🍁🍂🍄

September 6, 2023 amyofhearthridge2 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening… I dip into these podcasts, here and there.

Reading… this piece here about what the author learned this summer…thought-provoking .

Watching… really enjoyed Nicole’s footage and her thoughts on her Shakespeare reading journey.

Noticing…the dark lingering longer, the brilliance of the moon, barn swallows are still here, don’t go my friends!

How about you? What are you listening to, reading, watching, or noticing? 🌾🍂🍁🌻🥀🌚🌝🪵🐿️

Wednesday Wonders

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 amyofhearthridge6 Comments

Gorgeous illustrations- *Longhouse* by Hettie Jones

There is wonder all around us…📚☕️♥️🌿🌲🌻

Listening… Johnny Cash – there’s a bit of truth for life I can pull out of this classic. Thinking on it. The things IN my heart are what come out.

Reading… Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. I’m interested in the history, but the portrayal of Joan is hard to swallow. So saintly she’s a bit bland? 😅 The writing is very flowery which I normally kind of like, but not loving it here. I’m going to see how much I can do by the end of this week and possibly attend Zoom discussion. Has anyone else read this?

Watching… I know very little about the Italian Renaissance. This was a fascinating chat about the history and some nonfiction book recommendations.

Noticing…the shift in the feel of the seasons – the crispness, golden-brown tinge, and gold fields against the blue sky. 🌾🌻☁️🌞🩵💙🤍

What are you listening to, reading, watching, and noticing? 🧡🤎🤍🩵💙

Wednesday Wonders

August 23, 2023 amyofhearthridge2 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening… Risking Enchantment episode on Studio Ghibli themes. ♥️🍃

Reading… I’m loving reading along with the Librivox audio to Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of The Dog) . This is a hilarious Victorian story full of sarcasm and British wit. I’m really enjoying it. I hope to finish it this week so I can attend a Zoom discussion on it.

Watching… I found Half of Carla’s tips here about reducing stress to be helpful!

Noticing…we’ve had a super dry summer, but are having a high humidity wave currently. I love the warmth, but it’s not fun to work in! I’m loving the mixture of yellows and purples on the roadsides. Late summer flowers. ♥️

What are you listening to, reading, watching, and noticing? There is so much wonder! ♥️

🍃♥️📚🕊️💦☀️📚♥️

Wednesday Wonders

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 amyofhearthridge8 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening…to this playlist! And this podcast! Scroll to end of text and listen to beautiful piece about Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves.

Reading… I’m super excited to follow along with Elizabeth’s series here! My audiobook hold for Klara & the Sun came in from library and I started listening on a nice long walk yesterday. I think it’s going to be thought 💭 provoking.

Watching…my oldest and I are watching the kdrama ‘Home town Cha Cha Cha’. I’m really enjoying it. Disgraced dentist escapes Seoul to beach town that she has good memories of her mother before her untimely death. Kind, jack-of-all-trades handy man and a lovely cast of gossipy, but hilarious villagers become a found family. Silly, but heartwarming. I also recently really enjoyed this documentary about themes in Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films. It took me a bit to watch it in snatches, but it’s so fascinating!

Noticing…the summer, sun-baked smells changing to the cool forest scents as you past by trees. 🌲🌳🌲 Another weed, Purple Loosestrife is blooming right on time. 🍃🌿🍃

What are you listening to, reading, watching, and noticing? 🖤🌲🍃☕️📝📚♥️🌿

Wednesday Wonders

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 amyofhearthridge2 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening to… 8 Ways Not to Overreact and Remain Unbothered

Reading…Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster and Touch Not the Nettle by Molly Clavering are my two current reads I’m excited about. I also have Wild Strawberries 🍓 by Angela Thirkell waiting in the wings.

Watching… Cups & Thoughts Youtube ~ my new absolute favorite, so relaxing 😌🌿🖋️📚📓💌☕️

Noticing…reflection of clouds and pine 🌲 forest in still lake ♥️♥️♥️

What are you hearing, reading, watching, and noticing? 🌿🖤💕🌲

Wednesday Wonders

July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 amyofhearthridge3 Comments

There is wonder all around us…

Listening… How to Heal Your Relationship with Food

Reading… on the top of my stack: Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers & Reflections by Macrina Wiederkehr and Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. A wonderful, intriguing bit of Miyazaki to fill your joy cup.

Watching… slow, peaceful vlogs.

Noticing…summer flowers, clouds, barn swallows, warmth, and summer smells! 🌿

Pine-scented air and Life-giving words ♥️🌿

Lake Michigan, little boys, sand, heart-shaped rock from almost 16 yo son, and comfy orange pants ♥️

What are you listening to, reading, watching, & noticing? ♥️🥰🌿

🌿Wednesday Wonders🌿

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 amyofhearthridge1 Comment

*The Golden Circle* by Hal Borland, paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden

There is wonder all around us…

Listening…my friend recently sang this song and sent me the music video. I’ve had it on loop. Thinking about my lasting influence. What truly will matter when I’m gone?

Reading… ‘Charlotte Mason and the Spirituality of Motherhood’ . Wow, lots of food for thought here.

Watching… lovely journaling inspiration here.

Noticing… little bits here there of life. Forget-Me-Nots ♥️♥️♥️ Little Free Libraries ♥️♥️♥️ Bare Feet on Warm Rocks ♥️♥️♥️ Little Bridges ♥️♥️♥️ Boys Sleeping in Sun-Soaked Hammocks ♥️♥️♥️ Tasha Tudor, Moomims, & New Thrifted Cookie Cutters ♥️♥️♥️