anthemsweet

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About me

Gender Female
Location Upper Midwest , United States
Introduction Anthemsweet is a mother and daughter blog team. Melissa is a wife and homeschooling mom of four and an artist when she makes it happen. Lucy, age 14, is a creative homeschool kid. They are inspired by lovely art and craft blogs and are happy to share their own work and thoughts.
Interests MELISSA'S: looking at pretty things, making pretty things, old children's books and other great literature, gardening, real food--especially butter from grass eating cows. Go butter! LUCY'S: Books, writing, art, nature, acting, singing, playing board and card games.
Favorite Movies MELISSA'S: Rivers and Tides, A New Leaf, Big Fish, Mary Poppins, Babette's Feast, My Father's Glory, It's a Wonderful Life, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Lady in the Water, Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog, Much Ado About Nothing, Les Miserables, The Gods Must be Crazy. LUCY'S: The Princess Bride, The Sound of Music, The Hobbit, Tintin, Up, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the one with Gene Wilder.)
Favorite Music MELISSA'S: Glenn Gould playing Bach, Yo Yo Ma playing Bach, Fernando Ortega, Mark Harmer on celtic harp, anything by Steve Williamson. LUCY'S: Bach, Hillsong music, anything by Steve Williamson.
Favorite Books MELISSA'S: Essays of E.B. White, David Copperfield, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Dean's Watch, Pilgrim's Inn, Huckleberry Finn, Sealed Orders, The Hiding Place, Sir Gibby, Perelandra. LUCY'S: Anything by C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Elizabeth Enright, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Sydney Taylor, Barbara Robinson, George MacDonald, Eleanor Estes, Marguerite de Angeli, Elizabeth Goudge, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, Patricia St. John, Kate Seredy, Maud Hart Lovelace.