Claire's Calico Corner

 It's been so long since I last saw my sweet friend Amanda!  Dear Readers,  It's been so long since I last blogged, I kno...

                    Hello, sweet readers! We are home from Walt Disney World! We truly had a great time. But let me start at the beginning...

Dear Readers, Yesterday was a very exciting day for the Shraders! Mom and I got up early and went to the beauty shop to get our hair cut. (A...

Dear Readers, Yesterday a very exciting thing happened! I had my very first piano lesson and my first violin lesson in a long time. My mom...

     Nikolai Khamara      U.S.S.R.      1970s                             " "What kind of men are these?" wondered Nikola...

 Dear Readers, As all of you know, I'm sure, this world has many many problems. Some days, it's so easy for me to focus on all the ...

  Dear Mom,  Thank you so much for the great weekend! I really enjoyed going to the homeschool conference with you on Friday just the two ...

Dear Readers, I apologize for not blogging for some time. But now I'm back with lots of news to share! And C o l o r f u l news at th...

Dear Readers, The Shrader Family has been doing all sorts of fun stuff lately...(Do you see those pictures?) We have been playing gam...

A cheerful heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 NIV Dear Readers, My brother, Mason, had surgery on May 21. He is home and recovering, but...

Dumbo the Flying Elephant! He is my Mom and my favorite character and there forth we love his ride! Of all the characters Dumbo deserves hi...

Dear Readers, We are home from our California vacation! A lot happened and I'm excited to share with you some of the funniest corners of...

Dear readers, Being home schooled is a lot of fun! We have so much fun doing it that I would like to share a few of our adventures with you....

Hi and Welcome! As you know, I'm Claire and this is my Calico Corner! The name for this blog came about because I love old fashioned thi...