What step of TJEd are YOU up to?
I’m not sure I’m ever going to get to real scholar phase! Finding the time is just so hard. But I might make it to Slow Scholar Right now (still) I’m at Love of Learning for poetry - absolutely enjoying reading poetry, which I never have before. Time constraints are probably what prevent me from digging in deeper, but I feel my confidence with it rising by the week, so maybe it’s a good thing to take your time. With art, I’m in a Love of Learning stage too and tipping into scholar-ish with the reading I’m doing about it all - but really need to be doing more practising. Actually, to be honest, I’m still probably in a getting-over-a-school-teacher-telling-me-I-needed-more-confidence-stage. Definitely lacking. Time issues again too. Actually, I feel like I’m dipping into lots of things and not giving any of them the attention they deserve (although my learn-to-knit year was pretty intense and has continued to prove to be highly productive knowledge!!!!) 

How are you finding it? 
I struggle between do I read my Bible OR a classic OR knit OR sew - and when on earth am I going to get to embroider? 

What classics have you read?
Anne Of Green Gables, Little Britches, Laddie, The Chosen and I’m on The Lonesome Gods. Plus the books we give five stars to I count as classics (and obviously must have read). 

Have you found yourself a mentor? 
No. And I’m very aware that we’re about to go away for a year so I’m not too worried about it.

A group to discuss the books with?
If we weren’t taking off I’d be asking R*** if she would like to, and another friend has registered interest.
I’ve got ar eady-made group at home - in fact, I’ve put up on the calendar four “book discussion nights” that I intend to do with at least my older two this year. Just to get going with it. To be that little bit formalish perhaps. Though I imagine we’ll sit round with hot chocolates and just chat! And ideally I would love for it to involve other people too.
I wonder if it would be possible to *chat* online….even on this here blog…..or if it would be too tiresome. Talking beats typing! What do you (you, whoever might be reading this) think?