Our finished works-

Our Unit on St Gianna Molla took us all over Italy, We met her family, we looked at WWII...

We looked at Our Lady of Good Counsel...

Brid graphed Pregnancy Statistics, she continues to write a diary of an unborn baby.

And then we bounced to the "National Treasure" dvd for a snapshot into early  American history.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence, Liberty Bell........

It was completely up to Brid how she chose to document it....and decorate these strewing ideas....

Strewsday Tuesday -

Who would have thought it.

I always wanted a daughter to enjoy Jane Austen. I really didn't think it would happen. Brid read the abridged version of Pride & Prejudice and wasn't that impressed when she was younger.
So many of my friends daughters were enjoying her style of writing. I just listened and waited until I could introduce her.

Kristie enjoyed reading some her books, and her cousin( who was living with us for 4 months) encouraged her and sat with Kristie watching  several movies together. It was a fun time, and lots of quotes from there cousin. Brid was far too young and was immersed in her own world.
So now Brid has begun her journey. We used Literature for Young Ladies, (Serendipity blog) as our bouncing ground. We have purchased several books that I have attempted to lay around the house.
Well not likely. Every book is taken from my hands as I am opening it.

We began with Presenting Miss Jane Austen. Brid can quote from this one. It began as a reluctant read and then it was hard to take it away from her.
Pride &  Predjudice didn't look inviting until she had read it.
Daily life in a Victorian house was an excellent book, that was read from cover to cover. And again...
Yesterday, I received The Jane Austen Handbook. We were about to head out in the car, so I packed it in the bag.

"Open the bag and see what's inside, "I said.
"Oh you bought it".. Cried a Brid with excitement.
It was read out and laughter was followed by more "I have to read this to you"
It is her new favourite book. So she tells me.



We have just purchased Jane Austen's guide to good manners.

"Mum We should be reading Sense & Sensibility first, we have read them in the wrong order".

So I am delighted that Brid is enjoying  Jane Austen.

I am not expecting an Essay or a book review just immersion into a time in History, Life and good times.

Strewsday Tuesday-

Winged Watchman.

Its been on our reading basket for ages, but it just hasn't taken Brids fancy.
Last week she picked it up and started reading.
She couldn't put it down.
It covered issues like the Nazis, Jews, Dutch, concentration camps and Other areas we had covered in St Gianna Molla.
So we got chatting about it and I realised that we hadn't really looked at Holland- Netherlands.
I took the opportunity to show Brid where it was in relation to Germany.
We talked about dikes and reclaimed land, windmills and Tulips.


Thats been our recent Strewing.

Strewsday Tuesday

We have been watching a movie Saturday evening, after dinner. Often its a movie we already have on DVD, that is being aired on the TV.

This weekend it was National Treasure.  
 Late last year, Brid and I were chatting and the idea came to mind. "wouldn't it be fun to study/look further into this".
How?
Well last night we both took note of all the topics discussed.
So we are looking into Benjamin Franklin, Washington , Pennsylvannia. The Declaration of Independence, Statue of Liberty,  etc. We may not do it thoroughly but we will have fun doing it.
Not sure how we will go about recording it, but i think the title should be "National Treasure".
What have you been strewing lately?  Post it on Tuesday.