Saturday, 19 March 2011

Odds and ends

Just a few interesting links from this week. Warning: a very eclectic mixture.

Preschoolers: I remember the musical rendition of Peter Rabbit from my childhood. This site has recordings from old records of several musical renditions of Beatrix Potter. Some of the sound is a bit fuzzy but worth a listen for nostalgia plus little ones may like this.

Home education: Interesting article about teaching boys maths. I haven't read the books yet but will be looking out for these. I'm sure the principles apply to girls too. 


Hymns: I recently decided that I really needed to get hold of a copy of Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology (1907). Thankfully, it is available on line. This covers a very wide range of writers and obviously is a bit dated but is a useful starting point when looking for information. I do think that he maligns one of my favourite writers.
Posted by DeliveringGrace at 09:28
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  1. Lynn20 March 2011 at 21:17

    hello there!

    thank you for stopping by my blog.
    Teaching children to knit...hmmm...i think it helps if they see you knit a lot!
    Also, this book is smashing, as it has some super rhymes to help little ones remember the movements of knitting & some great first patterns. I cannot recommend it more highly!

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Book-Knitting-Children/dp/0946206554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300655845&sr=8-1

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  2. DeliveringGrace21 March 2011 at 10:23

    Lynn, thank you. Will look up the knitting book.

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  3. Lynn21 March 2011 at 19:41

    : )

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  4. Trisha22 March 2011 at 13:29

    The hymn book looks interesting. We love hymns, and I must know. :) Who is one of your favorite writers? Thanks for the links.

    I noticed we enjoy some of the same authors as I looked at your booklist.

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  5. DeliveringGrace22 March 2011 at 13:40

    Trisha, I thought that he was a bit unfair to William Gadsby. I know that not all Gadsby's hymns are first rank but "Immortal honours", "High beyond imagination" and "What matchless condescension" are, in my opinion, better than Julian describes.

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  6. Trisha22 March 2011 at 16:25

    I'm not familiar with Gadsby other than the hymns I've seen posted. I've been wanting to get a Gadsby hymnal, and the Olney. (Is that correct?):)

    Thanks for listing some of your favorites. I'll take a look at them.

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

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  7. DeliveringGrace22 March 2011 at 18:56

    Trisha, not quite the same as the hymnal in your hand but I recently found that Olney hymns are available on line.
    http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/_pdf/Olney_Hymns.pdf
    Hope you find it enjoyable and profitable.

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  8. Trisha23 March 2011 at 03:22

    Ok, I'll be quiet after this. :)

    Thanks so much for this link. I just downloaded it. I think hymns make some of the best copywork, too!

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