Page by page images of first editions, including a 1753 Poor Richard’s Almanack

Scott sent me this link to a comic strip that made me LOL for real, and then I realized it was written by a pal of ours. Cool!

Gorgeous article by Alice Gunther.

Daily Spanish lessons in free 15-minute podcasts via iTunes and Feed.

Oh, Kathryn. How could you do this to me? A review of the iPod Touch sets me a-coveting.

It’s that time of year again! Journey North Mystery Class begins this week. We’ve done it the past two years and had a wonderful time.

Another giveaway at Cay Gibson’s place!

Love2Learn’s celebration continues with another big giveaway. Isn’t "free books" just the nicest phrase?

Fascinating article about ketchup, mustard, and marketing. Seriously.

the latest edition of this fine online journal about children’s literature

Class of 2k8 is a group of children’s-book authors whose first books will be published in 2008. They are offering a contest with giveways of their books.

A great new home for Danielle’s blog. Don’t forget to update your feed!

Creepy as all get-out. How radio frequency ID chips implanted in consumer goods may quietly destroy our privacy in the not-at-all-distant future.

I think I already put this recipe post in my Google Shared Items, but I want it here for easy access. Black-eyed pea salad, yum.

Children’s book author Anastasia Suen announces the start of a new blog theme for Mondays: a roundup of posts about children’s nonfiction.

Flash video showing constellations and planets visible in Northern Hemisphere.

Do virtual public schools blur the line between public education and homeschooling? A Mississippi senator has submitted a bill which would require MS homeschoolers to conform to public school benchmarks.

The lastest edition of the CM Carnival, hosted by The Educational Life.

Yes. Exactly. What she said.

One of my favorite blogs has moved to WordPress. I am loving Becky’s new pages. Yippee!

Silvia at Po Moyemu puts out a call for submissions for a new carnival.

GoodReads’ most-read fiction books of 2007.

Goodreads’ most-read nonfiction for 2007.

$8 PDF download of cut paper patterns by Amy Karol (Bend the Rules Sewing). Nice Valentine’s gift.

Wow. Fairly stunning video. Evidently the air is so cold that as the waves break upon the shore, the spray freezes. Great chunks of slushy ice are piling up against one another. A chilling sight!

From blissbyheather. Instructions w/ photos for making a small fabric bag w/ wrist strap.

Gorgeous. I can’t stop hitting replay.

Such a lovely giveaway package! The Bantry Bay books and more.

Well, that’ll be dinner this week. Yum!

More from Spunky about Huckabee’s education track record.

Oh so delicious! Jenn’s post about patchwork projects has me drooling with admiration and envy. I am also in shock over this line: "It is rare that I purchase a book for myself…" I could say the same thing, but I’d have to insert the word "don’t."

Hasbro has discovered Scrabulous. Will their lawyers swoop in and shut it down?

Charlotte Mason’s take on the Montessori method. Fascinating. (CM’s original letter has been paraphrased here into contemporary English.)