My sisters and I first discovered Alcott when we were at a secondhand shop so my parents could shop for furniture and my older sister started reading an old copy of Little Women while we waited. The lady who owned the store said that any girl her age who was interested in Alcott deserved her own set and so she GAVE them to us. Thats the same set we all read (it’s a blue set with the original woodcut illustrations) and we are forever indebted! Shout-out to the kind woman at Yesterday’s Treasures in Manchester Connecticut.
Yes! I have a video coming about habits to bring back in community, and this is one! I'm planning a Christmas evening for our co-op moms wherein we'll read aloud A Christmas Carol! I can't wait.
My husband and I read aloud to each other when we were dating up until we had children. It was lovely and makes us look forward to being empty nesters soon when we plan to restart the practice.
Yes, same! My husband and I have been reading aloud to each other since we were dating and we are an insatiable read aloud family now that we have kids. I love it so much and cannot imagine life without it.
Love this! And my 11y old said, ‘I love to watch tours like this.’ And then proceeded to organize her personal bookshelf. I’ll have to post it in Common House haha ❤
I once knew a family that the adult children still gathered once a week for an afult read aloud, invited their kid sister to give mom and dad a date night. 4 siblings, spouses, with nieces and nefews weekly sharing read alouds. Sometimes it was leo tolstoy short stories, and the little kids still enjoied the family gathering tradition.
Haha, I appreciate it. Should there ever be the right time, my husband has promised me a small bookshop which only needs to break even to stay open, and you'll find me there, doing this, all day.
Not done with this video yet. Internet is about to go off for the night... BUT former rare book librarian here and absolutely loving this! You are inspiring me to refresh my own shelves in the coming year... I worked in a library that had an incredible children's literature collection. I always had mixed feelings about these books being stored away with such restricted access. I love that your books are actually getting used - and by children too! Also, I have the Burgess Seashore book. I found it for .50 cents at a house that had one of those permanent yard sales going on. I did not know it was such a find!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool It's true that Edgeworth comes up often in many of the books I have read concerning the early-modern English novel, but my inner ear perked up when I discovered Dickens and Gaskell admired Edgeworth. I loved "The Absentee". I'm looking forward to "Castle Rackrent" and "Belinda," but right now I am working on "Caleb Williams," by William Godwin.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool That was some time ago, though; I read my first biography of Dickens when I was in my early teens, and I learned about Edgworth in that book. So I have known about her for some time, but that's where I learned about Edgeworth and many others, including Henry Fielding. As I said, I do see her come up in literary books often, but I never hear anyone talking (in the literal sense of the word) about Edgeworth. More people should; she was brilliant.
Such a wonderful, fun, video. I love browsing people’s bookshelves when I go to their homes to see what books I need to add to my collection, and I’m so glad you shared your books. It is fun to see what types of books delight different people! I can’t wait to see the rest. Also, I would love to hear and see your tips on book re-binding. I have several old books (particularly some old Alcotts) that have broken binding and I need to fix them if I can and am nervous to try!
Me too! I'm always snooping shelves! I still practise my book binding on yard sale/thrift store finds. I'm too nervous to work with any of my treasure books!
My wife and I are now well past the homeschooling years, but we're on a Continuing Adult Education Homeschooling Plan. And while I enjoy watching your lovely videos I rarely comment. But today I just have to express my gratitude for all you do, and also my sympathy for the Almighty Ad Algorithm, trying so hard to match up ads to your delightful content. Keep trying, Algorithm!
Well, thank you for being here! I would love to see what the Almighty Ad Algorithm puts in my videos-ha! The ads it shows me *never* make sense to my interests/loves and it cracks me up.
Will have to watch after work stuff. But just as an opening comment, YAY, BOOK CABINETS WITH DOORS! I don't usually dream of particular house items. But if I ever found a full time job again, keeping my books from dust would be a #1 priority for me.
I agree! When we decided to get more shelves, I really wanted some doors. This set from Ikea has been great and we've also added an antique cabinet with glass doors and are hoping to find a barrister soon on FB Marketplace!
I loved this! I greatly enjoy hearing people talk about their collections and seeing beautiful old books. There’s a library sale this weekend near me and now I’m even more excited. Library sales are great adventures! Can’t wait for the rest of these videos 👏🏻
Thank you for making me feel like my book collecting (that's a polite way of saying obsession) is completely normal. 😂 **As an aside, I am thrilled to see Ikea put glass doors on their book cabinets! More places should do this since good books really need that extra protection.
I'm glad you were able to rearrange and de-Tetris almost all of your books! I *think* we have close to 2,000 books right now as well but my husband would be the one to convince to give a library tour. 🙃 One potentially interesting book that references Plutarch extensively is Michael Licona's Why are there Differences in the Gospels?, comparing the ancient biographical/historical devices used by both Plutarch and the Gospel writers.
You're a breath of fresh air. All these other channels are tirelessly going on about the patriarchy and global warming while intermittently talking books and literature, terrible ones at that. Lol. Homeschooling only way to go. Love Lewis and great video. Look forward to more.
Oooo Autumn! A note on etiquette: I once attended a dinner that was meant to teach the guests etiquette around meals, especially related to job interviews and business dining. The leader was asked “what do you do if you see another person break this or that rule?” She said “You must NEVER publicly point out the mistakes of others. That is the pillar of all etiquette. We ALWAYS save face.” So according to the rules of etiquette, the worst thing someone could do would be to expose another to ridicule for breaking the rules of etiquette. That’s a kind and thoughtful set of rules if you ask me! It occurred to me that, although etiquette has been used as a tool for exclusion, the fact that “saving face” has remained so important speaks to a beautiful desire of the human heart. The desire to include, to have everyone know the rules of the game and then have everyone play the game TOGETHER…it’s really wonderful is it not? We never expose another to ridicule. We always save face. And if we teach the rules of etiquette to others, rather than locking them in an ivory tower, we get to share more joy and celebration with others. Here’s to etiquette and hand-written everything 🥹🥰🙌
This has little to do with what you said, but I'm one of those people who use my forefinger to push the last remaining bits of food onto my fork. I always announce that my mother did not teach me to do that. I guess that it is the etiquette of saving face for someone! (She really does disapprove of that habit.)
@@mutahmarriagecounselor2272 😂 I have caught myself reminding my children “we don’t stick our hands in the serving bowl” many times… only to stick my hand in the serving bowl 5 seconds later 👀🙃😆
One time I was chatting with someone and mentioned a literary fun fact but referenced the wrong author. I later realized my error and went back to correct myself. She sweetly said, "I knew who you meant." And I said "You should have corrected me!" To which she replied that they have a family rule to not do so as it kills the conversation and isn't very humble. That stuck with me and made me think quite fondly of her.
@@RosieJ7223 I really loved your note. Is this not the heartbeat for all the goodness we gift our children? That they may bless and love others humbly and well? Thank you for this happy thought!
Swooning, what beautiful shelves! Do you ever buy anthologies like Harvard Classics or Great Books? Our library has a set of Harvard Classics at a great price but trying to decide if they’re worth the shelf space in our tiny house or to just buy some of the works individually.
I haven't because I prefer individual copies of books but if I came across a beautiful set in good condition at a decent price, I'd definitely consider it. You never know in what form you might need those!
I always wish you lived by me when I watch these!😊 How have your older books done with your kids reading them? I have been building a library for 10+ years and found that my beautiful older hardbound books have not held up to my kids’ use, even when I’ve tried so hard to store them well and use good care habits. I’ve had to replace several “beautiful” books with basic new editions so my kids can actually read them. I finally just stopped trying to buy old ones. (Maybe that just means it’s less competition for people like you, ha!)
I think we'd have a great hang, Abby! This is a great question and something I should probably mention in one of these. So, I do keep certain treasures where the kids can't reach them if a book is very hard to find or really expensive. (I only have a handful for which I'm that protective.) Otherwise, the kids do pretty well with the books and I've wondered if it's because they've always been here. The kids have two cases upstairs that house most of their library, so that's still where they spend most of their time pulling/reshelving/hanging off bunks reading upside down. I include children's classics on those shelves but not the finer quality ones, which I keep downstairs on the black shelves. Basically, if I'm not willing to keep an eye on it, I have to be willing to let it be "damaged" a bit. My oldest helps me dust the shelves each week, so she's really good about book care from that chore. My youngest is the only danger risk but he can only reach the bottom two shelves at this point so we're still working on "gentle" and "bookmark, don't dog-ear" while he grows taller. Ha!
Oooo! Your husband is a computer programmer. Mine too! Have you all talked at all about whether and when you might incorporate computer skills and coding into your children's education? It's something we've been thinking about. But my daughter isn't yet 3, so it's a while off no matter what.
Yes! My children will all learn basic programming and those with more interests will explore further. (I have one already interested in non-screen child coding and robotics camps!) We've been talking about this a bit in Common House through last month's Q&A and yesterday's slow reading group, but, technology isn't inherently bad and we should, as Mason says, set our children's feet in a "wide room" with many relationships to the bodies of knowledge known in our time. We need classically educated adults in the "tech spheres" to ask, "What *ought* we do?" not, "Can we do?"!
A few years ago I finally decided to actually make a separate account in my homemakers fund ( envelope style) for books; with subcategories for treasures/ collectibles.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Can I ask a practical questions? What does your re-shelving process look like in your home? I'm thinking mainly books kids have taken out. Do they know how to put all the books back and where? Do you have a "to be re-shelved" location in your home where they put books and you re-shelve? Thanks!
YAy! been waiting for this video for years haha! :-D Love this video, love you and your content and work (your loves haha) Autumn! Also had a laugh out loud at your husband's response to your Christmas book request ha! Looking forward to more in this series and the rest! Steph :-)
Very curious if the Charlotte Mason arithmetic series made the cut in your curriculum overhaul for this year! Are you and your students still loving these, or did you go with something else? Really enjoyed your library tour video and look forward to more! 😁
Great question! We switched to Singapore Math last year and love it. We've been through two levels (and with two different students) and plan to stick with it!
Let’s make home library tours and adult read-a-louds a normal thing 😄 This video was just pure fun and I loved it. Just finished The Last Battle and Narnia for the very first time 🥹 Immediately dove into “The Narnian” Lewis biography by Alan Jacobs and I’m loving it!
Thank you so much for this tour! The stories about your acquisitions were fun to hear. Not that you need another one to chase but I was curious if you have The Book of Cowboys in your HCH collection?
Someone else asked me this but I thought they were joking about Book of Indians needing a cowboy version too. I didn’t realise HCH had one but now that you mention it, it sounds like a good one to nab for our Bookmas celebrations. (We gift 12 days of books to each child through Christmastide!)
I don't know if it's collected anywhere but I do know Karen Glass has worked on (still working on?) making a list of every book Mason mentions or alludes to (but doesn't footnote or specify) in her volumes! I think The Literary Life has an episode about it. Something like "The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason".
I'm still super new to Charlotte Mason. I've been following you for about 2 years, and you're my primary source for Charlotte Mason philosophy and living at this stage of my motherhood. How did you come across these books? Is there a master list somewhere? I've never heard of about 90% of them. I'd love to start looking now before my daughter reaches school age.
Well, I'm so happy to be your guide for now! There are many lists, but I would say start with John Senior's One Thousand Good Books list (just Google it) and the AO yearly reading lists (Ambleside Online, Y1-12). As you look at curricula or hear women talk about their favourite books, you'll start catching all of the overlap.
I loved every minute of this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it. I look forward to the next one! I have a question about the St. Nicholas Magazine that you mentioned and linked. I couldn't really tell from the website; what ages do you think this is best for? I have a 12-year-old, and I am wondering if it is too young for him. Many thanks!
Hahaha! I have given away quite a few good ones in Common House but it is hard to share when then I have to compete....it was much easier to find some of my best books a few years ago before all my friends realised what I was doing and started doing the same....ha!
It's the larger one from New Rome Press: www.amazon.com/Orthodox-Christian-Prayer-Michael-Monos/dp/1939028728/ref=asc_df_1939028728/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1890506426881728489&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006808&hvtargid=pla-2281435178618&psc=1&mcid=1c04d155a9073672bbb0b913a2c2f1ea&hvocijid=1890506426881728489-1939028728-&hvexpln=73
I so enjoyed sipping my hot tea and watching your bookcase tour! I’m very interested in the book you mentioned called Morning Hour. I went to eBay looking for a copy and could not find anything. Could you tell me who the author or publisher is. Thank you for your videos!
Thought I could watch this while folding laundry, but I'm having to pause every couple seconds to jot down book recommendations or look things up on eBay 😅
@@thecommonplacehomeschool I came across this youtube video the other day called "how to collect books on a budget" on Tom Ayling's page. If you go to about the @5:50 mark, he talks about it. Probably not an issue, as it seems rather rare, but just to be aware that some of the brighter green cover do contain arsenic from that time period, especially if you have kids handling them. I have a few of these books I put in plastic just for the time being before I get them tested. If you didn't have any skin reactions to handling them, then I'm sure you're fine.
Did notice on your Ikea shelves the blue Cambridge Modern History (did my eyes play me false), the one for which Geoffrey Elton wrote the Reformation to 1559 volume. Of course, you were a history major.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Yes, on the right on the shelf about door knob high. Couldn't distinguish the Oxford from the Cambridge device. Very good video.
Hi Autumn, hope you're well. I loved this video- hopefully my own bookshelves will look like this one day. I was wondering if you remember which interview you did where you discussed a year long curriculum a classical style educator used for university students who hadn't had the chance to be in the 'poetic mode' before? I've been combing through your videos but haven't managed to find it for some reason, and I'm completely blanking on the name of the educator and the university they were teaching at.
I should start practicing writing again. I used to have nice handwriting even from childhood. In high school, I learned actual calligraphy. I got good enough (as an amateur) to do church certificates and even address envelopes for a wedding of some friends. Through the years I typed more and wrote less. I can go weeks, maybe months without writing anything at all. And it shows. My handwriting now looks like trash. Even my signature, since who writes checks anymore? Sigh.
Oh hun, please list the books and authors somewhere. I can't read all of them, and you're not naming them all. 😅 You seem to be jumping around all over, I'm becoming very lost.
Ah, sorry about that! I don't have the time to add those notes (right now but maybe one day!) but I will remember to say the full title/author in the next video!
I had the time because I was keeping notes to start my collection. Here’s a list of books that were pulled out (not every book mentioned) Maria Edgeworths Pilgrims Progress Nathanial Hawthornes Twice Told Tales Plutarch Holling Clancy Holling Books Paddle to the Sea, Seabird, Tree in the Trail Star Lore Field Book of the Stars The Burgess Book Set Arabella Buckley Pamphlets Charlotte Mason Volumes In Memoriam Charlotte Mason Chronicles of Narnia Discarded Image CS Lewis Little Men Poetic Knowledge James Taylor Climbing Parnassus Norms and Nobility The Great Tradition Richard Gamble Joshua Gibbs’s, something they will not forget & Love what lasts Bio of CS Lewis Harry Lee Poe Liberal Arts Tradition John Senior the Restoration of Realism Paideia Stories of the Painters The Book Of Indians The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang Plutarch for Boys and Girls Countryside Rambles The Morning Hour Beacon Readers
Ok. I'm an accountant. I would love to do your taxes... You know all these books are tax deductions??? Like my brain is just itching to deduct all there books for you. 😅 ( Ok please ignore unless you want my help )
Please tell us all how hun. Homeschooling in my state isn't tax deductible, I can't use my children's school savings accounts for it either. I'm getting extremely frustrated at the lack of any income check every year because the government says I owe them money despite me not making enough for even a minimum wage job at full time.
My sisters and I first discovered Alcott when we were at a secondhand shop so my parents could shop for furniture and my older sister started reading an old copy of Little Women while we waited. The lady who owned the store said that any girl her age who was interested in Alcott deserved her own set and so she GAVE them to us. Thats the same set we all read (it’s a blue set with the original woodcut illustrations) and we are forever indebted! Shout-out to the kind woman at Yesterday’s Treasures in Manchester Connecticut.
AMAZING. May we all be book-gifters like that!
How amazing!
Love this!
We need adult read aloud so much. That is an amazing thought and I don’t know why it’s not talked about more. That is brilliant.
Yes! I have a video coming about habits to bring back in community, and this is one! I'm planning a Christmas evening for our co-op moms wherein we'll read aloud A Christmas Carol! I can't wait.
Yes! Sometimes I daydream about adult read-alouds. Wholesome entertainment and connection with others and learning important skills.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Our local community center does a reading of A Christmas Carol every year!
@@muggsiepie I love that!
In my family, this was normal and I miss it so much.
My husband and I read aloud to each other when we were dating up until we had children. It was lovely and makes us look forward to being empty nesters soon when we plan to restart the practice.
Oh, I LOVE this.
Yes, same! My husband and I have been reading aloud to each other since we were dating and we are an insatiable read aloud family now that we have kids. I love it so much and cannot imagine life without it.
Love this! And my 11y old said, ‘I love to watch tours like this.’ And then proceeded to organize her personal bookshelf. I’ll have to post it in Common House haha ❤
Ah, my kid of girl! My daughter loves to reorganise their book cabinets too.
It sounds like our 11 year olds would get along. Mine keeps plotting to steal my nice copies of my classics!
@@meganwiedeman5040 haha yes, my 11y old is *almost* as snobbish as I am about book quality ;)
I loved your honesty and humor about whether to give us the book-buying tip . 😂
Not trying to pretend to be better than I actually am. 😂🥴
Lovely. Finding books in the wild that you've been searching for is the ultimate "Eureka!" moment.
YES. You get it.
Well that was super fun! Can't wait for the follow-up videos!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Autumn thanks so much for sharing your beautiful collection and for your wisdom on buying beautiful books. You are such a blessing!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
This was therapeutic for me. So lovely! Your joy and internal radiance regarding your books is to be admired. Thanks for giving us a peek!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It really is a joy to share!
I love this so much!! The joy of the hunt ❤ looking forward to other shelves 😊
The joy of the hunt! It is a real adrenaline win.
I once knew a family that the adult children still gathered once a week for an afult read aloud, invited their kid sister to give mom and dad a date night. 4 siblings, spouses, with nieces and nefews weekly sharing read alouds. Sometimes it was leo tolstoy short stories, and the little kids still enjoied the family gathering tradition.
LOVE THIS.
If you have a Goodwill Outlet with the bins, that’s where they throw all their vintage/antique books. I have found ALOT there
YES. Great tip.
Whhhhaaatt??? So good to know!
@@lindsaybarlow7946 oh yes. I have held a child by their feet to reach the depths of the bins!
Oh that’s a great tip!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Oldest is almost old enough for that...I shall have to use that tip soon!
I love the level of excitement in this video. I could listen to you waffle about books all day 😂
Haha, I appreciate it. Should there ever be the right time, my husband has promised me a small bookshop which only needs to break even to stay open, and you'll find me there, doing this, all day.
This was great! Thank you for sharing. 😊
So glad you enjoyed it!
Not done with this video yet. Internet is about to go off for the night... BUT former rare book librarian here and absolutely loving this! You are inspiring me to refresh my own shelves in the coming year... I worked in a library that had an incredible children's literature collection. I always had mixed feelings about these books being stored away with such restricted access. I love that your books are actually getting used - and by children too!
Also, I have the Burgess Seashore book. I found it for .50 cents at a house that had one of those permanent yard sales going on. I did not know it was such a find!
You found the Seashore book for $.50!? These are the stories that keep my hope alive that I, too, will find treasure for quarters!
You are the only person I have ever heard talk about Maria Edgeworth other than myself; I love her novels. I discovered her through Dickens.
No way! She is one of those names that once you know it, you realise she's mentioned in so many excellent books. You can't unsee it!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool It's true that Edgeworth comes up often in many of the books I have read concerning the early-modern English novel, but my inner ear perked up when I discovered Dickens and Gaskell admired Edgeworth. I loved "The Absentee". I'm looking forward to "Castle Rackrent" and "Belinda," but right now I am working on "Caleb Williams," by William Godwin.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool That was some time ago, though; I read my first biography of Dickens when I was in my early teens, and I learned about Edgworth in that book. So I have known about her for some time, but that's where I learned about Edgeworth and many others, including Henry Fielding.
As I said, I do see her come up in literary books often, but I never hear anyone talking (in the literal sense of the word) about Edgeworth. More people should; she was brilliant.
This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing your love for books and classical education. God bless you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to nerd out over my books for a bit!
Such a wonderful, fun, video. I love browsing people’s bookshelves when I go to their homes to see what books I need to add to my collection, and I’m so glad you shared your books. It is fun to see what types of books delight different people! I can’t wait to see the rest. Also, I would love to hear and see your tips on book re-binding. I have several old books (particularly some old Alcotts) that have broken binding and I need to fix them if I can and am nervous to try!
Me too! I'm always snooping shelves! I still practise my book binding on yard sale/thrift store finds. I'm too nervous to work with any of my treasure books!
My wife and I are now well past the homeschooling years, but we're on a Continuing Adult Education Homeschooling Plan. And while I enjoy watching your lovely videos I rarely comment. But today I just have to express my gratitude for all you do, and also my sympathy for the Almighty Ad Algorithm, trying so hard to match up ads to your delightful content. Keep trying, Algorithm!
Well, thank you for being here! I would love to see what the Almighty Ad Algorithm puts in my videos-ha! The ads it shows me *never* make sense to my interests/loves and it cracks me up.
Really enjoyed this- remember to breathe!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can't wait for more.
I'm so glad!
Will have to watch after work stuff. But just as an opening comment, YAY, BOOK CABINETS WITH DOORS! I don't usually dream of particular house items. But if I ever found a full time job again, keeping my books from dust would be a #1 priority for me.
I agree! When we decided to get more shelves, I really wanted some doors. This set from Ikea has been great and we've also added an antique cabinet with glass doors and are hoping to find a barrister soon on FB Marketplace!
How do you dust the books... We have this problem and they get so dusty
@@crazychicken4063 I dust my shelves weekly. It doesn't take too long and with regular upkeep, the books don't get dusty!
I loved this! I greatly enjoy hearing people talk about their collections and seeing beautiful old books. There’s a library sale this weekend near me and now I’m even more excited. Library sales are great adventures!
Can’t wait for the rest of these videos 👏🏻
Wishing you all the best! Watch out for the Amazon re-sellers; they're my archenemies!
Thank you for making me feel like my book collecting (that's a polite way of saying obsession) is completely normal. 😂 **As an aside, I am thrilled to see Ikea put glass doors on their book cabinets! More places should do this since good books really need that extra protection.
It is, 100%, normal.
Love your library! Thank you for taking the time to share it with us!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glad you were able to rearrange and de-Tetris almost all of your books! I *think* we have close to 2,000 books right now as well but my husband would be the one to convince to give a library tour. 🙃 One potentially interesting book that references Plutarch extensively is Michael Licona's Why are there Differences in the Gospels?, comparing the ancient biographical/historical devices used by both Plutarch and the Gospel writers.
Ha! I finally de-Tetrised and it was satisfying. I might have to make some room in my philosophers-poets-playwrights-and-historians case for Licona...
You're a breath of fresh air. All these other channels are tirelessly going on about the patriarchy and global warming while intermittently talking books and literature, terrible ones at that. Lol.
Homeschooling only way to go. Love Lewis and great video. Look forward to more.
I'm glad you enjoyed my tour! 'Tis always a good idea to spend time deep in history to get a better lens on your own time!
Thank you Autumn! The book cabinets look amazing.
Thank you! Very glad about the glass doors to help with dust!
A good book on etiquette for children is Connoisseur Kids by Jennifer L Scott.
Oh, thank you!!
Oooo Autumn! A note on etiquette:
I once attended a dinner that was meant to teach the guests etiquette around meals, especially related to job interviews and business dining. The leader was asked “what do you do if you see another person break this or that rule?” She said “You must NEVER publicly point out the mistakes of others. That is the pillar of all etiquette. We ALWAYS save face.”
So according to the rules of etiquette, the worst thing someone could do would be to expose another to ridicule for breaking the rules of etiquette. That’s a kind and thoughtful set of rules if you ask me!
It occurred to me that, although etiquette has been used as a tool for exclusion, the fact that “saving face” has remained so important speaks to a beautiful desire of the human heart. The desire to include, to have everyone know the rules of the game and then have everyone play the game TOGETHER…it’s really wonderful is it not?
We never expose another to ridicule. We always save face. And if we teach the rules of etiquette to others, rather than locking them in an ivory tower, we get to share more joy and celebration with others. Here’s to etiquette and hand-written everything 🥹🥰🙌
This has little to do with what you said, but I'm one of those people who use my forefinger to push the last remaining bits of food onto my fork. I always announce that my mother did not teach me to do that. I guess that it is the etiquette of saving face for someone! (She really does disapprove of that habit.)
@@mutahmarriagecounselor2272 😂 I have caught myself reminding my children “we don’t stick our hands in the serving bowl” many times… only to stick my hand in the serving bowl 5 seconds later 👀🙃😆
One time I was chatting with someone and mentioned a literary fun fact but referenced the wrong author. I later realized my error and went back to correct myself. She sweetly said, "I knew who you meant." And I said "You should have corrected me!" To which she replied that they have a family rule to not do so as it kills the conversation and isn't very humble. That stuck with me and made me think quite fondly of her.
Thank you for all of this, guys!
@@RosieJ7223 I really loved your note. Is this not the heartbeat for all the goodness we gift our children? That they may bless and love others humbly and well? Thank you for this happy thought!
Swooning, what beautiful shelves! Do you ever buy anthologies like Harvard Classics or Great Books? Our library has a set of Harvard Classics at a great price but trying to decide if they’re worth the shelf space in our tiny house or to just buy some of the works individually.
I haven't because I prefer individual copies of books but if I came across a beautiful set in good condition at a decent price, I'd definitely consider it. You never know in what form you might need those!
I always wish you lived by me when I watch these!😊 How have your older books done with your kids reading them? I have been building a library for 10+ years and found that my beautiful older hardbound books have not held up to my kids’ use, even when I’ve tried so hard to store them well and use good care habits. I’ve had to replace several “beautiful” books with basic new editions so my kids can actually read them. I finally just stopped trying to buy old ones. (Maybe that just means it’s less competition for people like you, ha!)
I think we'd have a great hang, Abby! This is a great question and something I should probably mention in one of these.
So, I do keep certain treasures where the kids can't reach them if a book is very hard to find or really expensive. (I only have a handful for which I'm that protective.) Otherwise, the kids do pretty well with the books and I've wondered if it's because they've always been here.
The kids have two cases upstairs that house most of their library, so that's still where they spend most of their time pulling/reshelving/hanging off bunks reading upside down. I include children's classics on those shelves but not the finer quality ones, which I keep downstairs on the black shelves. Basically, if I'm not willing to keep an eye on it, I have to be willing to let it be "damaged" a bit.
My oldest helps me dust the shelves each week, so she's really good about book care from that chore. My youngest is the only danger risk but he can only reach the bottom two shelves at this point so we're still working on "gentle" and "bookmark, don't dog-ear" while he grows taller. Ha!
Oooo! Your husband is a computer programmer. Mine too! Have you all talked at all about whether and when you might incorporate computer skills and coding into your children's education? It's something we've been thinking about. But my daughter isn't yet 3, so it's a while off no matter what.
Yes! My children will all learn basic programming and those with more interests will explore further. (I have one already interested in non-screen child coding and robotics camps!) We've been talking about this a bit in Common House through last month's Q&A and yesterday's slow reading group, but, technology isn't inherently bad and we should, as Mason says, set our children's feet in a "wide room" with many relationships to the bodies of knowledge known in our time. We need classically educated adults in the "tech spheres" to ask, "What *ought* we do?" not, "Can we do?"!
A few years ago I finally decided to actually make a separate account in my homemakers fund ( envelope style) for books; with subcategories for treasures/ collectibles.
I love this. You have to plan for it!
This is my second time through this video! ❤❤❤ Thanks for sharing!
Woo! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Loved this video. Also my TBR list just grew exponentially.
The danger of a library tour.
I enjoyed this video so much!! Also, I am always inspired how you use your limited space in beautiful ways!
Thank you! I really appreciate that.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Can I ask a practical questions? What does your re-shelving process look like in your home? I'm thinking mainly books kids have taken out. Do they know how to put all the books back and where? Do you have a "to be re-shelved" location in your home where they put books and you re-shelve? Thanks!
YAy! been waiting for this video for years haha! :-D Love this video, love you and your content and work (your loves haha) Autumn! Also had a laugh out loud at your husband's response to your Christmas book request ha! Looking forward to more in this series and the rest! Steph :-)
The "ha" was expected but still stung. ;) Doesn't he know this is GOLD?!
Very curious if the Charlotte Mason arithmetic series made the cut in your curriculum overhaul for this year! Are you and your students still loving these, or did you go with something else?
Really enjoyed your library tour video and look forward to more! 😁
Great question! We switched to Singapore Math last year and love it. We've been through two levels (and with two different students) and plan to stick with it!
Let’s make home library tours and adult read-a-louds a normal thing 😄 This video was just pure fun and I loved it. Just finished The Last Battle and Narnia for the very first time 🥹 Immediately dove into “The Narnian” Lewis biography by Alan Jacobs and I’m loving it!
I'm glad you thought it was fun, Haley! It was certainly a video for other book-lovers. It's hard to come out of that Narnia world!
Thank you so much for this tour! The stories about your acquisitions were fun to hear. Not that you need another one to chase but I was curious if you have The Book of Cowboys in your HCH collection?
Someone else asked me this but I thought they were joking about Book of Indians needing a cowboy version too. I didn’t realise HCH had one but now that you mention it, it sounds like a good one to nab for our Bookmas celebrations. (We gift 12 days of books to each child through Christmastide!)
Great video! I took notes. Does anyone know if Mason had a list of her own library?
I don't know if it's collected anywhere but I do know Karen Glass has worked on (still working on?) making a list of every book Mason mentions or alludes to (but doesn't footnote or specify) in her volumes! I think The Literary Life has an episode about it. Something like "The Literary Life of Charlotte Mason".
@@thecommonplacehomeschool I will check this out! Thanks!!
I'm still super new to Charlotte Mason. I've been following you for about 2 years, and you're my primary source for Charlotte Mason philosophy and living at this stage of my motherhood. How did you come across these books? Is there a master list somewhere? I've never heard of about 90% of them. I'd love to start looking now before my daughter reaches school age.
Well, I'm so happy to be your guide for now! There are many lists, but I would say start with John Senior's One Thousand Good Books list (just Google it) and the AO yearly reading lists (Ambleside Online, Y1-12). As you look at curricula or hear women talk about their favourite books, you'll start catching all of the overlap.
I was also looking for an older beautiful Star Lore book recently so we might be bidding against each other at some point haha.
Game on.
I was literally watching a video on how to get into the stock market and I saw this come up for recommendations. I never clicked so fast lol.
Ha! This is a different type of investing but maybe more fun?
@@thecommonplacehomeschool 100% 😂
Awesome, Autumn! 🌿
Thank you!!
I loved every minute of this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it. I look forward to the next one!
I have a question about the St. Nicholas Magazine that you mentioned and linked. I couldn't really tell from the website; what ages do you think this is best for? I have a 12-year-old, and I am wondering if it is too young for him. Many thanks!
Oh, it would be perfect for a 12 year old! Submissions come from students up through the upper years!
I knew it! I commented on another video because I knew you had to have more secrets for book buying you weren’t sharing! Hahaha
Hahaha! I have given away quite a few good ones in Common House but it is hard to share when then I have to compete....it was much easier to find some of my best books a few years ago before all my friends realised what I was doing and started doing the same....ha!
I really would love a link to the blue prayer book, I have the brown one, but I want to look at the blue one. Please please!
It's the larger one from New Rome Press: www.amazon.com/Orthodox-Christian-Prayer-Michael-Monos/dp/1939028728/ref=asc_df_1939028728/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1890506426881728489&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006808&hvtargid=pla-2281435178618&psc=1&mcid=1c04d155a9073672bbb0b913a2c2f1ea&hvocijid=1890506426881728489-1939028728-&hvexpln=73
I so enjoyed sipping my hot tea and watching your bookcase tour! I’m very interested in the book you mentioned called Morning Hour. I went to eBay looking for a copy and could not find anything. Could you tell me who the author or publisher is. Thank you for your videos!
Sounds like a perfect way to watch! Authors: Emerson, Brown, and Gay. Publisher: Ginn & Company 1891
@@thecommonplacehomeschool thank you! Adding it to my list to be looking for. It sounds lovely.
We do adult read alouds! ❤ you have a great collection.
How fantastic!
Thought I could watch this while folding laundry, but I'm having to pause every couple seconds to jot down book recommendations or look things up on eBay 😅
Sorry not sorry, Emma.
Great video! Did you check those Victorian age green books for arsenic?
No, didn't know I needed to check for arsenic!
@@thecommonplacehomeschool I came across this youtube video the other day called "how to collect books on a budget" on Tom Ayling's page. If you go to about the @5:50 mark, he talks about it. Probably not an issue, as it seems rather rare, but just to be aware that some of the brighter green cover do contain arsenic from that time period, especially if you have kids handling them. I have a few of these books I put in plastic just for the time being before I get them tested. If you didn't have any skin reactions to handling them, then I'm sure you're fine.
@@billpoole8541 Oh wow. This is a really helpful tip-thank you! I will check out Tom's video as well!
Did notice on your Ikea shelves the blue Cambridge Modern History (did my eyes play me false), the one for which Geoffrey Elton wrote the Reformation to 1559 volume. Of course, you were a history major.
On my black shelves, I have the blue Oxford History of England in five or six volumes...was that it?
@@thecommonplacehomeschool Yes, on the right on the shelf about door knob high. Couldn't distinguish the Oxford from the Cambridge device. Very good video.
Hey, Autumn! Fellow PA homeschool mom, here!! What was the "Morning Hour" book you shared? Is it by Irving Emerson?
He’s one of the authors! Also Brown and Gay!
Oh this is great
Thank you!
Oh, my gosh! 🤎
Enjoy!
I wonder why Lewis stopped loving the everyman editions when he was older?
I don't think he stopped loving them. I think he stopped insisting on only having "pretty" copies.
Hi Autumn, hope you're well. I loved this video- hopefully my own bookshelves will look like this one day. I was wondering if you remember which interview you did where you discussed a year long curriculum a classical style educator used for university students who hadn't had the chance to be in the 'poetic mode' before? I've been combing through your videos but haven't managed to find it for some reason, and I'm completely blanking on the name of the educator and the university they were teaching at.
John Senior's 1000 good books?
@@susieare No, it wasn't this, but I'm pretty sure it was based off of Senior's list. Thanks still :)
The Children’s Tradition
@@simplykaley4540 Thank you so much!! I spent a week looking for this.
Yes, The Children's Tradition is the curriculum based on Senior, but it's based on his work in the IHP which was his program for university students!
I had to pause to grab something to take notes
Me too!
Ha! I hope you find some good treasure!
I love putting books in my giveway to for adults and teens also so they can read to
I love this!
@thecommonplacehomeschool would u like to see some of my giveways
@thecommonplacehomeschool i use my money or people donate money to me to get books
@thecommonplacehomeschool thank you so much for loving it
Do you have book of cowboys 🙂
Ha! I have books about cowboys but not one to match Book of Indians.
Woohoo!!!!
Book time!
I can’t watch this and the reason is I’m too jealous 😂
I respect this.
I should start practicing writing again. I used to have nice handwriting even from childhood. In high school, I learned actual calligraphy. I got good enough (as an amateur) to do church certificates and even address envelopes for a wedding of some friends. Through the years I typed more and wrote less. I can go weeks, maybe months without writing anything at all. And it shows. My handwriting now looks like trash. Even my signature, since who writes checks anymore? Sigh.
Ah, actual calligraphy! I would love to learn proper calligraphy too!
Oh hun, please list the books and authors somewhere. I can't read all of them, and you're not naming them all. 😅 You seem to be jumping around all over, I'm becoming very lost.
Ah, sorry about that! I don't have the time to add those notes (right now but maybe one day!) but I will remember to say the full title/author in the next video!
I had the time because I was keeping notes to start my collection. Here’s a list of books that were pulled out (not every book mentioned)
Maria Edgeworths
Pilgrims Progress
Nathanial Hawthornes Twice Told Tales
Plutarch
Holling Clancy Holling Books Paddle to the Sea, Seabird, Tree in the Trail
Star Lore
Field Book of the Stars
The Burgess Book Set
Arabella Buckley Pamphlets
Charlotte Mason Volumes
In Memoriam Charlotte Mason
Chronicles of Narnia
Discarded Image CS Lewis
Little Men
Poetic Knowledge James Taylor
Climbing Parnassus
Norms and Nobility
The Great Tradition Richard Gamble
Joshua Gibbs’s, something they will not forget & Love what lasts
Bio of CS Lewis Harry Lee Poe
Liberal Arts Tradition
John Senior the Restoration of Realism
Paideia
Stories of the Painters
The Book Of Indians
The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang
Plutarch for Boys and Girls
Countryside Rambles
The Morning Hour
Beacon Readers
@@cocoandhonu Thank you, you're the best hun ❤️
Ok. I'm an accountant. I would love to do your taxes... You know all these books are tax deductions??? Like my brain is just itching to deduct all there books for you. 😅 ( Ok please ignore unless you want my help )
Please tell us all how hun. Homeschooling in my state isn't tax deductible, I can't use my children's school savings accounts for it either. I'm getting extremely frustrated at the lack of any income check every year because the government says I owe them money despite me not making enough for even a minimum wage job at full time.
@@cedisario how?! I always try to write off homeschooling and apparently you can’t… at least not in my state!
Really? Please do tell me more. My email is hello(at)thecommonplacepodcast.com!
If your using it as references and putting it in videos it's all deductions. She is making money off these books.
@@simplykaley4540not for hs purposes but business purposes
Please slow down a bit
You can slow the speed of the video
Working on it. My apologies!
😂. I always slow her down a bit in settings.
Anyone else have the ugliest possible version of Home Education with the weird cow on the front? 😂 At least I don’t feel bad annotating it…
Bahahaha. A cow?! I've not seen this!
My only worry is my videos of my giveways aren't getting much views and almost no comments