The Lovely Bone by Alice Sebold is one of those books that the English department love to recommend to the Int2 girls. ”It’s really sad”, they say, “you’ll love it”. They are right is is sad, though not in as depressing a way as might be expected given the narrator is a murdered 14 year …
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Aug
30
Shrink Plastic fun
For a Senior Section craft I was making a charm bracelet using Shrink Plastic. I had some spare so I decided to make myself a pair of jigsaw earrings to wear at Capital Jig in October. I used 2mm link chain. I picture makes them look much darker than they really are – I used …
Aug
19
Kateri Tekahkwitha
There was exciting news recently that Kateri Tekahkwitha could be on the verge of becoming a Saint. See here for news report In the meantime I treated my namesake, Goddaughter and self to a felt version of her from Saintly Silver on etsy. Genius!
Aug
14
Holiday Reading
A week off work so I set myself a book a day challenge – and I nearly managed. Monday and Tuesday – Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death by Giles Brandreth I rather liked this. I’ve no idea if it is historically accurate but it was fun and used lot’s of Wilde quotes in …
Aug
08
Oscar Wilde
I love Oscar Wilde and I’m on a bit of a Wilde streak. I can’t wait to see the new ‘Dorian Gray‘ movie with Ben Barnes as Gray himself. I’ve added ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ and ‘The Ideal Husband’ to my Love Film wish list and I’ve just read ‘Nothing…except my genius’ a collection …
Aug
08
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
My Aunt Teri gave me a copy of ‘Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry’ by Mildred D. Taylor years ago. I trusted her that it was an excellent book and worth reading but it never made it into the read pile. Well that changed this week and I read it – she was right it …
Aug
06
Books with Bite
First display of the year is books beyond Twilight. Vampire theme they include Dracula and The Historian. There are some of the recent reprints of past girly vampire books but there is also ‘Parliament of blood’ by Justin Richards , Vampirates Series by Justin Somper, Piggies by Nick Gifford (this one is all about what …
Aug
05
“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine"
At least according to St. Thomas Aquinas.I am saddened when I must leave my adoring minions.However I will take St Thomas’s advice andhave a good soak,some sleep and a box of chocolate (I’m King and I don’t do wine).
Aug
05
Project Idea
Now I love myths and legends, especially mythic creatures. I think this might be my new favourite. It’s a Grave Guardian Beast (Zhenmu Shou) from China (480-221BC) and is made of wood with polychrome pigments and lacquer horns. As you’d expect with any archaeological item such as this they don’t really know what they were …
Aug
05
I spy with my little eye…
…a Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo! We saw them at Milwaukee zoo. I love these. I think they may be my new favourite animal. They come from the rain forests in New Guinea and they are marsupials.
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- "Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life."“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.” - Christopher Paolini (via magiquotes) […]
- “Since the introduction of printing there has been a tendency in...“Since the introduction of printing there has been a tendency in literature to appeal more and more to the eye, and less and less to the ear which is really the sense which, from the standpoint of pure art, it should seek to please, and by whose canons of pleasure it should abide always.” - Oscar Wilde Books on CD are available for you to borrow from the lib […]
- Everyone Should Read - The Chronicles of NarniaEveryone Should Read - The Chronicles of Narnia […]
- "Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” - Mark Twain (via thelifeguardlibrarian) […]
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“A True Story of Discrimination”mwentworth: “A True Story of Discrimination” […]
