Some schedule changes…

For those of you in the online classes, I will not be teaching Friday and Saturday of this week.  That’s Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10. Also, I just discovered this morning that I made a mistake scheduling the Second Year Latin by Robert Henle, and Third...

The Adventure of English

Today, I finished listening to The Adventure of English by Melvin Bragg.  Though I may add to this post later, here are my initial thoughts on the book.   Why I read this book: The history of the English language is one of my favorite topics.   What I liked:...

Which Latin Dictionary?

I received this question: We are using Visual Latin and really enjoying it. Do you have a Latin/English dictionary that you recommend? I see several on Amazon and was wondering if you prefer one. Thank you for your time.   Here is my reply: As for...

She didn’t follow my advice. And, it worked. :-)

Last week, I received an email from a woman named Jill.  When I tried to respond, the email bounced back.  So, I suppose this could be a scam email.  If so, it is the most encouraging scam email I have yet received. I am re-printing her email here for two reasons....

Tip of the Week, Saturday, September 26, 2020: Libby

Good morning! It’s really easy to access audio books these days.  I don’t want to do the whole “when I was a kid” thing… but, here goes. When I was a kid audiobooks were only available in cassette form.   I remember listening to The Hunchback of Notre Dame in...