A Ten O'Clock Scholar

• Daybook - Monday, November 23rd

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  outside my window . . . solid gray sky reflected in charcoal puddles. My front beds looking a bit bedraggled.
  
  in the kitchen . . . making ahead lots of food today and tomorrow and the next day for our Thanksgiving celebration. Oh, and last [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:41am EST
  by Kerry

• Advent Music on YouTube

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  Two of my blog friends, Juanita and Amy, have created YouTube playlists for Advent music. How wonderful is that? Check it out:
  
  
  :: Amy at Splendor in the Ordinary - Advent Music Playlist
  
  :: Juanita at The Olive Grove - Advent Music videos [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Nov 21st

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  ::This is why knowing history is so important to our understanding of biblical truth (and studying the Greek). Of Belts and Breastplates from Mere Comments. This gave me a much better understand of the Belt of Truth!
  
  
  ::Brandy has compiled [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Rethinking the Christmas Craze

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  Repost from Dec 2008. And, of course, don't forget the upcoming Advent Carnival!
  
  
  Sometimes I get irritated with the mad push for Christmas.
  
  This past summer I noticed a local craft store with their Holiday displays out in full array in JULY. Yes. July. The' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Christ the King Sunday and Stir-Up Sunday

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  The Feast of Christ the King,
  Sunday Nov 22nd
  
  A little history:
  
  
  The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• A Crochet Decoration for Christmas

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  Don't forget about the Carnival! If you are planning on submitting, would you drop me an email or leave a comment?
  
  Would you like a simple project to work on during Advent? How about a crochet project that won't take any time to whip out? How about [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Welcome to the facelifted Ten O'Clock Scholar!

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  If you are subscribed in a reader or by email, come on over to the blog and check out the new look!
  Here's what I did:Added a custom background and tweaked the whole layout (adjusted fonts, moved date to center, removed excess space between sidebar items, switched back to [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, November 16th

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  Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland
  outside my window . . .orange leaves set against a really blue, Carolina blue, sky
  in the kitchen . . .oatmeal with brown sugar for breakfast and making a batch of broth today for soup later this week.
  around the house . . .it's' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:05am EST
  by Kerry

• Put on your hard hats. . .

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  I'm making some changes to the Ol' Ten O'Clock Scholar blog space, so things may be a bit messy around here for a few days. Hang with me until I get it all spiffed up!' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Nov 14th

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  Liturgical Nuts and Bolts - from iMonk: a great explanation of the liturgy by an Anglican priest.
  From AbeBooks.com, a commercial website, a fascinating look at what was being read during World War I, especially what was being read [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Third Annual Advent Carnival!

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  Only 14 more days until Advent!
  Are you:new to celebrating Advent? looking for some new ideas for Advent?just love to read what other people are up to during Advent?Then you don't want to miss the Advent Carnival!
  
  Here's the skinny:
  On Saturday, November 28th, this blog, [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:41am EST
  by Kerry

• Blessed Martilmasse, to Ye!

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  It is the day of MartilmasseCuppes of ale should freelie pass;What though Wynter has begunneTo push downe the Summer sunne,To our fire we can betake,And enjoye the crackling brake,Never heeding Wynter’s faceOn the day of Martilmasse. ~~From an Old English Ballad
  
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Kerry

• One Year Ago Today. . .

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  Feast of St. Leo the Great
  
  One year ago today, we received and accepted, the referral of our fourth child and second daughter, Baby L. Here is the first photo we saw of her. . .
  
  
  
  And here she is a year [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:44am EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, November 9th

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  Daybook for November 9th, 2009
  
  outside my window . . .low early morning light, crisp air, a slightly veiled blue sky. Rain today, maybe?
  
  in the kitchen . . .Roasting a chicken today with a good pot of soup to follow tomorrow. Hopefully a batch of freshly baked [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:43pm EST
  by Kerry

• Saturday Evening Blog Post for October

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  Here's a fun round-up of posts from the last month. Swing by to read and/or submit your own!
  I chose to submit two posts: Holy Poverty and Embracing All Hallows Eve because they're about something I love: the Church Year!
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:03am EST
  by Kerry

• Finding Excellence in Home Education Resources

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  My family began our home education journey nearly 7 years ago. If you are a home educator, you probably remember all the resources you devoured as you tried to wrap your head around this crazy idea called Home Education. I was blessed to have access to a great local [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Tuesday, November 3rd

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  Daybook, or perhaps Nightbook, for November 3rd, 2009
  
  outside my window . . .The night has fallen suddenly. It will take a few days for me to get used to the earlier sunsets.
  
  in the kitchen . . .Cooked a whole chicken in the crockpot yesterday, broth [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Saints and Seasons - November 2009

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  Upcoming Saints' days and seasons for November.
  
  
  November 1
  All Saints
  November 2
  All Souls
  
  November 3Richard Hooker
  November 10Leo the Great
  November 11
  Martin of Tours
  
  
  A Trio of royal women Saints:
  November 16Margaret of Scotland[...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• All Saints' Day

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  Too tired to blog, so here are some links . . .
  Updated to add a HT to my bloggy friend Jessica at Homemaking Through the Church Year for the first link below.
  
  Susanne Dietze at Tea and a Good Book has a lovely post on [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 9:47am EST
  by Kerry