The Damsel in Dis Dress
Posted in field trip on Jan 25th, 2010
Self-reliance is the main course of study at the Old School. And, being self-reliant and pursuing simplicity go hand in hand in the Damsel’s eyes. She’s always wishing she could take it down a level. Let’s just say some days go better than others when it comes to avoiding the crazy.
Yesterday at church, the speaker [...]
Posted in field trip on Jun 29th, 2009
The Damsel was asked to teach a class about pens. She admits she was surprised about the topic, but once she read a little about it, she found out it’s actually pretty interesting.
The most old-school kind of pen is a feather or quill pen, used for a thousand years with practically no change. A feather–often [...]
Posted in clothing, field trip on May 26th, 2009
Today we’re going on an Old School field trip. Occasionally the class will do this to learn about some fascinating thingy that makes old skills easier.
So, today’s class is on the invention of the sewing machine.
From the time people were running around in loincloths, there’s been such a thing as sewing. But for centuries, it [...]
