So THAT is what is happening in off hours..I adore this!
(inconsequential note; I have and love those felt pens…)
Category Archives: books
A Children's Book Every Child AND adult Should Read
This book is a whimsical and beautiful story about friendship..between a river rat and a mole.
Their adventures in the English countryside are a
humourous and a delightful homage to a bygone age.
ALL children and most adults are instantly entranced from the very first sentence..
“The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Grahame
Inspired by My Favourite book, "Love in a Cold Climate" by Nancy Mitford
The family was important to Maman but she had a very loose hold on the important goings on, much to her own chagrin.
Children were not the centre of attention as they are in today’s society, We led our lives, the adults led theirs.
Sometimes we unwillingly were obliged to interact with relatives, but these times were usually of a brief duration and we were then released to pursue our own interests.
We were wild things, spending most of our free time out of doors, building tree forts and concocting vast imaginative worlds in which we played out long involved dramas.
We held court in our own way, amongst ourselves, and decided upon behaviour, all without a nay or yea from the parental unit(and that was NOT just because they had no idea what was going on)
As an example of our rather mature lives,
When she was 4, my sister felt that she was totally capable of independent life, and indeed, why WERE the parents fussing…(!)
library sale
Last Sunday I was fortunate enough to REMEMBER to attend our city’s library sale.
Usually I am out of town or else simply forget about it so hastened over to the regional branch at which it was being held.
I had seen the ad in the bi weekely local paper we get and thought that I was in lots of time but when I walked in, one of the library, “officials”, was buzzing about in a very bossy manner(amazing how a little power will affect some people) saying that there were only 5 more minutes left!?
Huh?
I checked with the newspaper ad I had providentially brought with me and showed it to the individual who VERY snippily said,”oh that ad is wrong”.
Then I was told that I could buy a $5 “ticket” to participate (in what turned out to be a real free for all) in a “all you can carry for five dollars”.
The stipulation was that we had to buy the ticket, exit, wait five minutes, then would allowed back in (not little by little but ALL at once)
I remained calm, but SOME did not, and mooed around outside the door for the five minutes, reminding me, once again, that I prefer animals to(most) people.
However, I did come away with 17 books of various genres and felt that the venture was worth my while.
Great for a late autumn evening
I love being read to, and have always loved audio books.
They are so terrific for car trips or plane travel or simply on those days when it feels right to relax and enjoy a story read by someone who is quite often a famous actor.
I came across an audio book by one of my favourite authors, Alexander McCall Smith, called, “The Dog Who came in From the Cold”; an Corduroy Mansions novel.
Here is the link from The Telegraph(an estimable online verison of the brit newspaper)
The Dog who came in from the Cold
As you can see, they are well into the book but if you look on the right side at the top, you can start with chapter one(either to read yourself or preferably to have Andrew Sachs read it to you)
(Manuel of Fawlty Towers!)
