It’s three weeks until we move into our new house (not that I’m counting down!), and I’ve been trying to stay busy with my various “projects”.
One, I mentioned below, and Margaret commented on, is Latin. I haven’t learned a new language in about seven years, so this is an exciting project for me. While my memory isn’t as good as it used to be (seems to exponentially decline with the birth of each child), I’m having a lot of fun tackling the translations. In case you didn’t understand my reply to Margaret in the post below, let me fill you in on what it means to be a “Bowditcher”.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch is one of my favorite children’s books. I read it first when I was a teen visiting my Aunt Margaret. In the book, Nathaniel Bowditch accomplishes great things in the midst of daunting circumstances, by sheer perseverence. He teaches himself several languages, and his work in navigation is still used today. Bowditch “sailed by ash breeze” - i.e. “rowing” instead of sailing. After reading the book, my aunt and I decided to become “Bowditchers” and teach ourselves various things. My first project, was studying architecture. I then progressed to filling Bowditch books (composition books given to me by my aunt) with my next Bowditch project - drawing. I still have those notebooks!
A couple of years ago, my aunt published one of her Bowditch projects, aptly named The Bowditchers. The story follows a family with five children who also form a Bowditch club and strive to accomplish various things over the course of a year. I’m still anxiously awaiting a sequal (hint, hint)! The Bowditchers is next on my list of chapter books to read to Éva. We’ve been reading through the All-of-a-Kind Family books together. Great fun!
So this post is in a way, a thank-you to my Aunt Margaret, who inspired me to try new things, and still inspires me to “Carry On”.
MargaretG
How delightful, my BD friend! I foresee many little
Bowditch-ettes running around before too long! By the
way, there are two projects of mine coming out this
fall (probably later than sooner - you know how
that goes!), and one of them is a re-release of
The BD-ers. Here’s the thing: it has some pretty
significant editing done to it, mostly since my
perspective has been tweaked since having boys! (The
original was written some time ago!) So, we’ll
have to see how you like the update! Also by the way,
I could give you a peek inside one of MY bowditcher
notebooks, which contains the notes for what happens
to the Graham family as they grow up!
Well, as we always say, carry on, my dear, carry
on!
Marie
Illoved it!. I had to write a report on it for school, and it was so easy!
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