Each new year is a baptism of sorts, a release of one thing, a grasp for another. Whether one toasts champagne or simply turns the paper page...

Thank you, thank you for all of your patience while this space has been down the last couple of weeks. The re-organization here certainly took longer...

Around this point in every semester, my children and I tend to hit a lull in our learning together. The enthusiasm of fresh beginnings is...

These last several weeks have been quiet here, I know. The grey days have kept us tucked inside more than usual, where we’ve enjoyed one...

Happy New Year and welcome to Cloistered Away‘s new space–the best way to begin 2014! First, thank you to Corina and Theodore for their impeccable...