(click on photos for larger view)Oh, the joys of summer reading! Literature is an important component of life here at Thornwell, and the children are encouraged to read at least 30 minutes every day (whether school is in session or not!). Hank and I decided to begin a Summer Book Club for the boys. We'd let them choose their subject (we're beginning with biographies) and then treat them to an outing to our local coffee shop where we could discuss our books. A couple of Fridays ago found us at the Harmony House in downtown Clinton, where the owners kindly provided a beautiful table and chairs and served us delicious coffee, hot chocolate and the biggest cinnamon rolls we'd ever seen! Our first discussion centered around Thomas Alva Edison. We loved learning that he was an "outstanding failure," remarking that he had simply found 10,000 ways that didn't work when inventing the light bulb! All the Family Teachers and the boys posed outside the coffee shop in their customized golf cart! Now we're reading about Christopher Columbus! I think we could compete with the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table!
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