Guitars and Literature

guitar building after American Lit. Class

For some of you who have asked or wondered about Hubby's latest project ~ He is building a guitar from scratch. You can see the top piece (on the left), the neck/headstock, and the back and sides (on the right). His is the official classroom for the "guitar club" in the high school where he teaches.

Tigger likes Americana

Tigger likes the Americana section

While dusting and arranging more books today, my kitty decided to explore a new space for nap-taking!

Restoring English Lit for Boys and Girls

Silverfish Damage

I found this on ebay several years ago, it was in this condition when I bought it. The seller said it was "tape" damage, but as both covers were firmly attached when I received it, that didn't make much sense.

Drying, before pressing

Restoring _Parables From Nature_

Mending some of the pages in the textblock

Restoration~Preservation

This is one way to de-acidify and wash off more than a century of pollution, metals, and grime; in a special solution, specific to the problems of this particular book!

Mother's Day Journals

Mother's Day Journals

I made the larger two journals with hand-marbled papers.* The Blue book has hand-marbled endpapers, as you can see in the next picture. I used the same artist's paper on the cover of the cream/multi-colored journal. The really nice thing about these is that they lie flat and stay opened when you want them to! They're great for note-taking, for copywork, and for sketching all those lovely spring wildflowers. I'd like to stock and use different colored threads, next time I can shop for more supplies.
*hand-marbling done by a teacher at the guild where I am learning bookbinding and restoration

Another homeschooling bookfair

UPDATE: I'm glad I went to the bookfair. Dd and I met up with Queen Shenaynay and her cousin; picked up some terrific, used, and "OOP" books (from Books Bloom) for AO and for fun. Upon her recommendation (read: she thrust it quickly into my already full arms :-) one of the books I bought is _The Daughter of Time_ by Josephine Tey. I've just barely begun to read it, and remember, I read *slowly.* I also picked up Cornerstone Curriculum's Art Galleries ll and lll, since they are literally almost completely sold out, never to be produced in the same form again. Of course, a visit to the bookfair is NOT complete w/o buying some books at the Lifetime Books & Gifts booth!

Photo: Early copy of Bede's English History
British Library

You know, I am just wondering why I am even thinking about going to our local bookfair tomorrow. We don't have any cash, not until summer...and that is already budgeted for other things. Oldest son has Worldviews Classes again this next schoolyear, but we can purhase the materials through his teacher. Budget aside, we don't really need much for the new year right now. With Ambleside Online and House of Education online (link in the sidebar), much of our shopping woes are taken care of. For those of you wondering why I have a scan of an early copy of Bede's Ecclesiastical History, I love old texts, but this is scheduled in year 7 of the aformentioned curriculum. Selections of it can be found online here: Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

I go to the bookfair to reconnect with old friends in the homeschooling community, and to take our daughter, who will have some money to spend. She enjoys choosing a few things for free reading during the summer, and for the upcoming school year.

What are some of you planning for the next school year?

Our *Wild* Bunny