tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post4603249137659227240..comments2023-09-12T10:52:55.722-04:00Comments on Mary McAndrew's Nature Sketching and Painting: "My Travels from Grasmere and Ambleside to Derwentwater" 9-2-09Mary McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-56734085836277539022010-02-02T18:04:38.846-05:002010-02-02T18:04:38.846-05:00Lots of great photo's Mary!!Lots of great photo's Mary!!James F. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224406195553502652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-73693724352956472062009-03-01T20:46:00.000-05:002009-03-01T20:46:00.000-05:00I will definitely look her up, my dad taught 6th g...I will definitely look her up, my dad taught 6th grade and always believed in taking the kids outside as much as possible. I think that's where I get it from. <BR/>I'll tell you I can't wait to return to England, I've fallen in love with it.Mary McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-49318262788354445972009-03-01T13:26:00.000-05:002009-03-01T13:26:00.000-05:00Yes I'm from England- I live in the US with my Ame...Yes I'm from England- I live in the US with my American husband :)<BR/>Homeschooling life is going well- we've been doing nature study as the weather warms :D<BR/>Now Charlotte Mason was a late 19th early 20th century educator. She started the Parent-teachers association and really reformed much of the British education system in the early 1900s. She was big on short lessons, handicrafts, nature walks (in all weather), reading from books NOT dumbed down... I have always thought that the Lake District must have been quite a place to have both her and Beatrix Potter!! Any google search can turn up a wealth of information on her and http://www.amblesideonline.com should take you to a website where you can read her books and articles :). She was very art friendly too ;)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-65374280971953876272009-03-01T11:08:00.000-05:002009-03-01T11:08:00.000-05:00Hi Spineretta! Nice to hear from you again. You've...Hi Spineretta! Nice to hear from you again. You've given me someone new to learn about, please tell me more about Charlotte Mason..sounds like someone I'd love to learn about. <BR/>Did you live in England? are you from England and I missed that somehow? <BR/>How are your homeschool days going with your kids?<BR/>Thanks for the comments, more to come!Mary McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-54302510773974830062009-03-01T10:49:00.000-05:002009-03-01T10:49:00.000-05:00Oh so cool! Ambleside is where Charlotte Mason tr...Oh so cool! Ambleside is where Charlotte Mason trained teachers- she liked to use the Boy Scout Handbook for them AND she was a HUGE proponent of Nature Study. She has a huge influence in the homeschool community! Just down the road is where Beatrix Potter lived... what a wonderful trip :) I miss flapjacks- used to be one of my favourite school desserts :)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-15411055416174797512009-02-27T09:42:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:42:00.000-05:00Thanks Betty and Kathie,I'm glad you enjoyed the p...Thanks Betty and Kathie,<BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the photos..the next post is ready to go and has a few small sketches and one small painting I finished once I was home. They are from Derwent Water..I have to say my favorite place on the trip. <BR/>I hope someday I'll be leading people around these wonderful places so they can absorb the beauty too!Mary McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-21508567431860576192009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:00I love your photos so much Mary. Someday I'm gonn...I love your photos so much Mary. Someday I'm gonna go over there an photograph ancient stonework, castles, and forests until my camera gives out! You've got wonderful reference material- happy painting!Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242770340945080483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-49588984309982073542009-02-25T23:00:00.000-05:002009-02-25T23:00:00.000-05:00That is just a beautiful place. Thank you for shar...That is just a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing your photos!betty2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078345813193602444noreply@blogger.com