Faire Day!

We spent the day at the Great Lakes Medeaval Faire. Joe bartered his chain mail for a really awesome sword! Everyone had a great time!(I don't know why the antique car was there!?!

WWCT?

What would Chesterton think? Of the times? Of today's Church? I only wish he were here to say. But I'll assume he would tell me now to read Belloc for history and economics and himself for entertainment. I will read Belloc but I'll read GK for guidance as well and first up is The Napoleon of Notting Hill. I read this book on a camping trip recently and was delighted with it. I think it perfectly sums up the two side of GKC-- the slightly cynical, mostly jovial King and the idealistic, myopic young "Napoleon" who wants to re-instate the Middle ages. I would like to, also. I believe civilization peaked in the 13th century give or take a few decades. I can't replicate a scholastic education, I haven't the know-how for one thing and these times call for something different. What that something is for my family I am trying to develop. That it will center around Latin, the liturgical year and Medieval history is my beginning premise. I've run these ideas past my son, Sam, who just finished his first year of college. I wanted his input on whether this was just hiding our collective heads in the sand and I would be making my boys incapable of moving on to the "real" world. He said he didn't think so. "Keep them innocent as long as you can, Mom." I want them to know that once the world had morals even if it always had sinners, to have an idea of what we lost so that we at least know how disordered things are now and aren't like the frog on the stove becoming inured to hot water and slowly boiling to death.