Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: history

  • Postcards from Little House On The Prairie

    Postcards from Little House On The Prairie

         For the past week or so we’ve been listening to the Little House on the Prairie series on CD while we’re in the car. And since we are just finishing our first year of home learning, we decided to take advantage of our flexible schedule. On Mother’s Day Evening, as we came to…

  • Original Painting: General George Washington

     Here it is Monday, and here’s hoping its a better week than last week. I couldnt seem to have a good day last week— and it was all topped off with a massive storm on Thursday that did terrible damage around my town and had the power off until the weekend.  But never fear! “Here…

  • Virginia Is For (Colonial) Lovers

      At the beginning of June I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Alexandria, VA. to attend a conference at Virginia Theological Seminary. It was a fantastic experience, and I learned so much— but I was also really excited to be staying in a city so rich in history— so after the…