Pei Cobb Freed & Partners’s new building for Tivoli the amusement park and gardens in Copenhagen first opened to the public in 1843 has won the American Institute
Continue along the same line about something being "intrinsically" set with me creatively, this image is another proof (please see here for my other post). It was made a few years ago at the Suzhou Museum (苏州博物馆) , which was designed by the world-renowned architect I.M. Pei .
[1] [2] [3] Building: Miho Chapel Location: Shirgaraki, Japan Status: Completed in 2012 Architect: IM Pei Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates AE Interest: simplistic desi…
As we prepare for another school year, I thought to share some interesting (thought provoking maybe?) quotes on education that have intrigued me in some way or another over the years. “Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. ” ~ Beatrix Potter "A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education." ~ Theodore Roosevelt "An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life." ~Author Unknown "He who opens a school door, closes a prison." ~Victor Hugo "What a misfortune it is that we should thus be compelled to let our boys' schooling interfere with their education!" ~Grant Allen, 1894 {often attributed to Mark Twain} "Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." ~ Roger Lewin "They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. It is not the same thing." ~ Richard Yates "You send your child to the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys who educate him." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson "We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." ~ George Santayana "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school." ~Albert Einstein Some of these quotes are quite harsh and some quite true (while some are both)! Which ones, if any, are your favorites? Also, if you are interested in free homeschool unit studies, visit here. For information on a Charlotte Mason home education, visit here. Happy homeschooling! This post may be shared with some or all of the following link-ups: The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Modest Mom Monday's, Monday's Musings, Make Your Home Sing Monday, Good Morning Mondays, The Scoop, Titus 2sdays, Titus 2 Tuesdays, Roses of Inspiration, Tuesdays with a Twist, Raising Homemakers, Wise Woman Link Up, Homestead Blog Hop, Wow Us Wednesdays, Wildcrafting Wednesday, Coffee and Conversation, So Much at Home, Homemaking Thursdays, Home Sweet Home, Home Acre Hop, From the Farm Blog Hop, Farmgirl Friday, Front Porch Friday Blog Hop, Awesome Life Friday Link Up, Simply Natural Saturdays and Clever Chicks Blog Hop. Thank you lovely ladies for hosting these.
Hello everyone, On this beautiful sunny last day of winter, I thought this cozy corner in our bedroom would be perfect for my afternoon tea. The sun is streaming in and my plants are giving me a boost of spring color. Our bedroom Chamomile tea will add to my peaceful atmosphere. A small teapot ' Grace' is perfect for one. Wishing you a peaceful Palm Sunday today. Take care, Carolyn
I am Summer, come to lure you away from your computer... come dance on my fresh grass, dig your toes into my beaches. ~ Oriana Green Hello sweet friends and welcome to Tea Time! August is quickly winding down and alas, so is the summertime. I am finding it really hard to blog this time of year. How about you? Hubby and I have crammed a lot of activities into the last eight weeks. We visited family in New Brunswick, had both our sons who live off Island come home for a visit, one in June and the other in August, and we relaxed a lot at the sea shore. We watched the sail boats down at the waterfront while enjoying our coffee in the evenings. We toured the western part of the Island which we have never done before. Western PEI is home to many tourist attractions. In Mill River we stopped at a store called Simply Primitive where they carry all sorts of wonderful things. I have had my eye on this swan for a while and finally brought her home with me. She sits on my mantel and she looks good there for now. It's very difficult to take a picture without getting one's reflection in it when there is a mirror involved. You see the brown jug holding the ivy? That was my beloved Granny's jug which she mixed pancakes in. Her tradition was home baked beans and pancakes for supper every Saturday night. I consider it a wonderful treasure. Thanks to my sweet Auntie P for passing it on to me. What we remember from childhood, we remember forever. ~ Cynthia Ozick I also found a pretty teacup at the store which I will share later in this post. We saw the wind farm at West Cape which is the largest on the Island. I'm not sure how many wind turbines there are. One guy at Maritime Electric said there are more than fifty and less than one hundred, stretching for miles. These help generate and store power on the Island for our electric company. We get a lot of wind here so these turbines certainly do their job. As we were driving along, we saw a farmer in his field with the combine. The combine was bright red which is why I took a picture. Behind this is the St. Lawrence River. In the foreground is Queen Anne's Lace. I thought all the different elements made for an interesting picture although the red of the combine is hard to make out. Next, we visited West Point which is home to the second tallest light house on the Island. It was built in 1875. I find the square shape and stripes quite attractive and unique for a light house here on PEI. At one time this light house was called home for some and today it is an historic site. It is the only functioning light house with an inn located in Canada. It also houses a museum. This is a glimpse of the beach at West Point and the tourists were loving it. To the right of this is the light house. It was very hot the day I took these pictures, about 30 degrees Celsius with a humidex close to 40. I quickly snapped photos and got back into our air-conditioned car. Now, how about a cup of tea? As I mentioned earlier, I found this teacup at Simply Primitive and it is made by Johnson Bros which is a favourite maker. The pattern is called Tulip Time. This would have fit right into the Dutch Tea I posted a few weeks ago. Isn't this a pretty saucer with its fluted edge? Today's tea is one I received from a blogger friend. It is Wedgwood Original; a blend of the finest teas from India and Kenya. I am having my tea with a slice of lovely cranberry-orange and walnut tea bread; delicious! I thought my JB Devon Cottage teapot would go well with the teacup. Would you like to join me? It's always tea-time. ~ Lewis Carroll Happiness is sharing tea with a friend. Thank you for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed a wee glimpse of our Island. And if you have something tea or coffee related, please link up. We tea ladies love seeing your teacup and teapot collections. A trip to a Tea Shop or a new tea time recipe is always appreciated too. Have a beautiful day and God bless you. HOME the place where our stomachs get three square meals a day and our hearts a thousand. ~ Charles M. Crowe I am joining the following parties as well~ A Return to Loveliness Tuesday Cuppa Tea Tea in the Garden Tea Cup Tuesday Share Your Cup Thursday Home Sweet Home An InLinkz Link-up Sharing from my heart~ Sandi
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