Whisper1 fifth Thread of 2022
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Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2022
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1Whisper1
The artistry of Pamela Zagarenski continues to amaze me!!! When I found this image I thought of all the friends I've made here on Library Thing 75 challenge group! What a wonderful meeting of hearts and minds. I am so very glad I discovered Librarything.
Thank you to those of you who have shared your readings and followed what I read, as well as personal travels though life. I appreciate the many friends I've made! Thank you to all.
2Whisper1
BOOK #70 OF 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt A Person and Public Life by J. William T. Youngs
I continue to learn more about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a strong woman who faced much adversity and dealt with a tough childhood, loss of those she loved, and many obstacles throughout her life. This book was a fascinating study of a woman who looked at the sun during periods of darkness.
Highly recommended
Four Stars
Eleanor Roosevelt A Person and Public Life by J. William T. Youngs
I continue to learn more about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a strong woman who faced much adversity and dealt with a tough childhood, loss of those she loved, and many obstacles throughout her life. This book was a fascinating study of a woman who looked at the sun during periods of darkness.
Highly recommended
Four Stars
4PaulCranswick
Happy new thread, dear lady.
I was sorry to read on your last thread that the latest treatment has still not solved your pain issues.
Hani is coping to an extent with the loss of her mother mainly by visiting the graveyard daily.
I was sorry to read on your last thread that the latest treatment has still not solved your pain issues.
Hani is coping to an extent with the loss of her mother mainly by visiting the graveyard daily.
5figsfromthistle
Happy new thread!
6alcottacre
Getting in on the new thread while the getting is good, lovey!
7laytonwoman3rd
Just saving my spot.
10LizzieD
New thread! Good for you, Linda!!!! I need to do that for myself, but I can't bring myself to use time that I could be on threads in just that way.
Keep reading! Stay cool! Know that we love you!!!!!
Keep reading! Stay cool! Know that we love you!!!!!
12SirThomas
Happy new thread, Linda!
And thank you for the wonderful topper - you have not only found many friends here, but you are also an inspiration and enrichment for us - thank you.
And thank you for the wonderful topper - you have not only found many friends here, but you are also an inspiration and enrichment for us - thank you.
13FAMeulstee
Happy new thread, Linda!
>1 Whisper1: Agreed on our lucky find of LibraryThing so many years ago.
>1 Whisper1: Agreed on our lucky find of LibraryThing so many years ago.
17cyderry
I totally understand when you say when the pain gets too much that you just sit and read. A book can take me to a place where the pain doesn't register and I can find a little solace in a new place.
Hoping that those peaceful moments are frequent for you my friend.
Hoping that those peaceful moments are frequent for you my friend.
18Oregonreader
Hi, Linda, it has been much too long since I’ve visited. I’m glad that reading offers you some pain relief. My prayers are with you.
20Whisper1
WOW!!! I am so very happy to go to my thread and find all these warm, lovely messages! Thank you to all. And, speaking of warm, it is another 95 degree day. The rain we experienced yesterday afternoon was sporadic, but appreciated. At one point, the rain was coming down so hard that as it hit my deck, it bounced back into the air. I thought I could avoid watering the plants today, but no such luck because the high temps sucked the water right out of the ground.
21curioussquared
Happy new thread, Linda! Sorry you are still having pain, and I hope the issues are resolved soon.
22Whisper1
While looking through my photos, I found this one. Will was looking up at the sky light to see the rain coming down. In particular, I love this image of Lilly. It is a month since she crossed the rainbow bridge. I still look for her when I enter the house. I automatically save some of the food from my plate for her, then realize she is not here to share. The house seems empty without her, and without a dog.
By chance, when I was in Lowe's a few days ago, I saw a lovely brown dog with soulful eyes. The woman and man who owned her engaged in a conversation regarding the rescue place where they obtained her. She was in a cage for over a year, and as a result still has a difficult time learning to walk. The woman who owns the rescue place, specifically takes dogs who came from difficult situations. The beautiful dog stayed by their side, but also let me pet her.
I miss the presence of a dog in the house. I miss Lilly in the house.
By chance, when I was in Lowe's a few days ago, I saw a lovely brown dog with soulful eyes. The woman and man who owned her engaged in a conversation regarding the rescue place where they obtained her. She was in a cage for over a year, and as a result still has a difficult time learning to walk. The woman who owns the rescue place, specifically takes dogs who came from difficult situations. The beautiful dog stayed by their side, but also let me pet her.
I miss the presence of a dog in the house. I miss Lilly in the house.
23quondame
>22 Whisper1: Such loses leave huge holes.
25PaulCranswick
>22 Whisper1: (((((((HUGS)))))))
27foggidawn
>22 Whisper1: *hugs* For quite some time after Sophie died, I could barely come in the front door without crying. They do leave a big hole when they go.
28thornton37814
>2 Whisper1: I want to eventually read a biography of Eleanor. She certainly accomplished much as a first lady.
29cyderry
Great photo with wonderful memories attached. Hope it helps you get through the tough times.
31Whisper1
>23 quondame: Your statement is so very true. There is a hole in my heart, simply remembering Lilly brings joy, but such pain when there are the moments of remembrance.
>24 Berly: Right back at you Kim! This is an incredible group. One of my previous co-workers who taught social media, told me that Librarything.com is a VERY healthy group. He used our group as an example of a group that works very well. I am so glad I found this group! I found the 75 challenge group because I knew I read more than 50 books, but at the time there wasn't a 100 book group.
The rest is history. More than Good Reads where, I believe there is limited interaction, and more of a means to keep track of your books, Librarything is so much more. Though, I am a member of Good Reads, and I have found many great books to read, my energy is with this group.
I hope this is a good day and that you have energy to do the things that you need to do, and occasions that make you happy and able to participate. Thanks for visiting here!
>25 PaulCranswick: Hugs sent your way as well! You are an incredible person, and I am so very happy you are a member. I like the books you note, learning about your family, and then, of course, your beautiful opening images of places you've been.
>26 SirThomas: Hi Tom. Nice to see you here, as always!
>27 foggidawn: Hi Misti! I totally understand what you went through. I thing for many who have lost a beloved pet, the first inclination is to open the door, and automatically look for our pet. When I lost Simon, my previous Shetland Sheep dog, it was a long time before I opened the doo and knew he would not be there. It took a lot of time to get accosted to the fact that he would not be barking when the door opened. Now, I do the same regarding Lilly, but before opening the door, I remind myself that Lilly will not be there. Still it is so sad.
How long ago did your lose Sophie?
>28 thornton37814: Lori, the thing I take away from books read about Eleanor is her fortitude. She had a very sad childhood. Every book I read about her tells the story of how she went with her dog to walk with her father. He stopped at the club where he drank. This time, he forgot Eleanor and her dog. They were in the cold for a long time, until someone from the club found them and pulled her father away from his alcohol consumption and led him to Eleanor.
This event led to her family refusing him to be with Elenor. It broke her heart. She was loyal to him until is death. Her mother did at an early age as well. Her mother was exceedingly cruel to her. Her teeth, too large for her mouth, defined her. No one bothered to have the teeth fixed.
>29 cyderry: Hello Cheli. I am glad you were able to meet Will, as well as my meeting Tim! We had such a lovely time together. Will was always open to meeting my Librarything friends. I hope you are healing from your knee surgery.
>30 jessibud2: Thanks Shelley. I can look at photos of our times together, but I cannot listen to the music that we shared. On one of our first dates, we realized that we shared many of the same cds. There is a little know cd of Jennifer Warren singing the poetry of Leonard Cohen. He had that cd as well as many others that we shared.
Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
by Jennifer Warnes and Leonard Cohen
4.9 out of 5 stars 34
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$119.86
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>24 Berly: Right back at you Kim! This is an incredible group. One of my previous co-workers who taught social media, told me that Librarything.com is a VERY healthy group. He used our group as an example of a group that works very well. I am so glad I found this group! I found the 75 challenge group because I knew I read more than 50 books, but at the time there wasn't a 100 book group.
The rest is history. More than Good Reads where, I believe there is limited interaction, and more of a means to keep track of your books, Librarything is so much more. Though, I am a member of Good Reads, and I have found many great books to read, my energy is with this group.
I hope this is a good day and that you have energy to do the things that you need to do, and occasions that make you happy and able to participate. Thanks for visiting here!
>25 PaulCranswick: Hugs sent your way as well! You are an incredible person, and I am so very happy you are a member. I like the books you note, learning about your family, and then, of course, your beautiful opening images of places you've been.
>26 SirThomas: Hi Tom. Nice to see you here, as always!
>27 foggidawn: Hi Misti! I totally understand what you went through. I thing for many who have lost a beloved pet, the first inclination is to open the door, and automatically look for our pet. When I lost Simon, my previous Shetland Sheep dog, it was a long time before I opened the doo and knew he would not be there. It took a lot of time to get accosted to the fact that he would not be barking when the door opened. Now, I do the same regarding Lilly, but before opening the door, I remind myself that Lilly will not be there. Still it is so sad.
How long ago did your lose Sophie?
>28 thornton37814: Lori, the thing I take away from books read about Eleanor is her fortitude. She had a very sad childhood. Every book I read about her tells the story of how she went with her dog to walk with her father. He stopped at the club where he drank. This time, he forgot Eleanor and her dog. They were in the cold for a long time, until someone from the club found them and pulled her father away from his alcohol consumption and led him to Eleanor.
This event led to her family refusing him to be with Elenor. It broke her heart. She was loyal to him until is death. Her mother did at an early age as well. Her mother was exceedingly cruel to her. Her teeth, too large for her mouth, defined her. No one bothered to have the teeth fixed.
>29 cyderry: Hello Cheli. I am glad you were able to meet Will, as well as my meeting Tim! We had such a lovely time together. Will was always open to meeting my Librarything friends. I hope you are healing from your knee surgery.
>30 jessibud2: Thanks Shelley. I can look at photos of our times together, but I cannot listen to the music that we shared. On one of our first dates, we realized that we shared many of the same cds. There is a little know cd of Jennifer Warren singing the poetry of Leonard Cohen. He had that cd as well as many others that we shared.
Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
by Jennifer Warnes and Leonard Cohen
4.9 out of 5 stars 34
Audio CD
$119.86
Get it Fri, Jul 29 - Fri, Aug 5
$3.99 shipping
Only 3 left in stock - order soon.
More Buying Choices
$21.98(9 used & new offers)
Vinyl
32Whisper1
BOOK #71 OF 2022
Elizabeth & Margaret The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters by Andrew Morton
This is an in- depth portrait of two sisters, both close in age, one (Margaret) was an extrovert who loved to over drink at parties and dress in a scandalous manner. With both her behavior and non ability to fit in to all the rules, she spun out of control. The other Elizabeth) was less extroverted, and had a lot to overcome when she inherited the throne of England which occurred when she and her husband Philip were in Africa for a royal tour. A few days after she left for the tour, her father died.
Their Uncle, Edward VIII was not fit for the throne -- he hated the role. He fell dramatically fell in love with American Wallis Simpson who had two divorces to her name, and furthermore was a non- royal woman. Edward chose a life with Wallis, and he abdicated the throne, which then placed Elizabeth the Queen of England.
While they were close as children, Elizabeth and Margaret's relationship was forever changed when the crown was placed on Elizabeth's head. Now, Margaret had to curtsey to her not -too -much older sister. In her childhood, it was their father who called Elizabeth "Lilibet." When she became queen, that name was no longer used, and this was but one of the changes in both their lives.
Margaret forever struggled to find her way in life as the position of her sister was elevated and she would forever be forced in the tumultuous path of "not as good, not as powerful, not as important." In childhood, Margaret became jealous when noticing Elizabeth's dress train was much longer than hers. She was promptly put in her place by her mother who reminded her she would always need to adjust to the possibility that her sister might one day be in charge. Margaret was in many ways, reminded she was, and always would be, the second best, As the family, in childhood, prepared Elizabeth for the possibility of life of the Crown, should that occur one day, both Elizabeth and Margaret had to adjust when that did become reality.
Not only was Elizabeth suddenly the keeper of the history of, and the ruler of the country of as she inherited the role of queen, she also was placed in charge of representing the church. Fraught with tension, their relationship was forever changed, not only because of Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, but the fact that two very different personalities who loved each other, but when that love was tested, Margaret lost.
The most damaging event occurred when Margaret fell deeply in love with a divorced man. Group Captain Peter Townsend returned her love, but alas in her role of overseeing the rules of the church, Elizabeth would/could never bless this marriage. It was one of the final blows to their relationship. Elizabeth would not approve the marriage, and made Margaret chose either marriage to someone she loved, or loss of status and her financial source of income, thus losing her titles and monetary support.
Their divergent paths were severe as Margaret became quite known in the social set of famous actors, and people unknown to the crown. Taking a close look at the two sisters, the author does quite a good job of portraying the conflict in personalities, and the love they shared.
Four Stars
Elizabeth & Margaret The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters by Andrew Morton
This is an in- depth portrait of two sisters, both close in age, one (Margaret) was an extrovert who loved to over drink at parties and dress in a scandalous manner. With both her behavior and non ability to fit in to all the rules, she spun out of control. The other Elizabeth) was less extroverted, and had a lot to overcome when she inherited the throne of England which occurred when she and her husband Philip were in Africa for a royal tour. A few days after she left for the tour, her father died.
Their Uncle, Edward VIII was not fit for the throne -- he hated the role. He fell dramatically fell in love with American Wallis Simpson who had two divorces to her name, and furthermore was a non- royal woman. Edward chose a life with Wallis, and he abdicated the throne, which then placed Elizabeth the Queen of England.
While they were close as children, Elizabeth and Margaret's relationship was forever changed when the crown was placed on Elizabeth's head. Now, Margaret had to curtsey to her not -too -much older sister. In her childhood, it was their father who called Elizabeth "Lilibet." When she became queen, that name was no longer used, and this was but one of the changes in both their lives.
Margaret forever struggled to find her way in life as the position of her sister was elevated and she would forever be forced in the tumultuous path of "not as good, not as powerful, not as important." In childhood, Margaret became jealous when noticing Elizabeth's dress train was much longer than hers. She was promptly put in her place by her mother who reminded her she would always need to adjust to the possibility that her sister might one day be in charge. Margaret was in many ways, reminded she was, and always would be, the second best, As the family, in childhood, prepared Elizabeth for the possibility of life of the Crown, should that occur one day, both Elizabeth and Margaret had to adjust when that did become reality.
Not only was Elizabeth suddenly the keeper of the history of, and the ruler of the country of as she inherited the role of queen, she also was placed in charge of representing the church. Fraught with tension, their relationship was forever changed, not only because of Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, but the fact that two very different personalities who loved each other, but when that love was tested, Margaret lost.
The most damaging event occurred when Margaret fell deeply in love with a divorced man. Group Captain Peter Townsend returned her love, but alas in her role of overseeing the rules of the church, Elizabeth would/could never bless this marriage. It was one of the final blows to their relationship. Elizabeth would not approve the marriage, and made Margaret chose either marriage to someone she loved, or loss of status and her financial source of income, thus losing her titles and monetary support.
Their divergent paths were severe as Margaret became quite known in the social set of famous actors, and people unknown to the crown. Taking a close look at the two sisters, the author does quite a good job of portraying the conflict in personalities, and the love they shared.
Four Stars
33foggidawn
>31 Whisper1: Sophie passed away in the spring of 2019, and I got Lottie that fall. I still miss Sophie, but having Lottie is a great comfort to me.
34Caroline_McElwee
>22 Whisper1: Lovely photo Linda. Loss is such a process. Glad you made a new furry friend fleetingly.
35Familyhistorian
Happy new thread, Linda. Good to know that LT is healthy for a social media group - but then we in the 75ers knew that!
36LizzieD
Dear Linda, you have had a major role in making the 75ers the best group on LT. I'm more than grateful to have found you all and to have been accepted here!
We miss our May in the same way that you miss Lilly. We would likely be looking for a dog to fill the void except that I'm with my mom the 13 hours a day, and i couldn't bond with a new dog and my DH couldn't take care of one more critter. He is, however, getting closer and closer to a tiny and wild black kitten who showed up in our yard and doesn't go far afield now. Oh my.
Happy Reading this weekend! I cherish that wonderful picture of you and Will and Lilly!
We miss our May in the same way that you miss Lilly. We would likely be looking for a dog to fill the void except that I'm with my mom the 13 hours a day, and i couldn't bond with a new dog and my DH couldn't take care of one more critter. He is, however, getting closer and closer to a tiny and wild black kitten who showed up in our yard and doesn't go far afield now. Oh my.
Happy Reading this weekend! I cherish that wonderful picture of you and Will and Lilly!
37thornton37814
>32 Whisper1: I think that book sounds very interesting!
39figsfromthistle
>22 Whisper1: What a beautiful picture. It is always tough to bear such loss. ((hugs))
40Whisper1
>35 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg. Thanks for stopping by!
>36 LizzieD: Peggy, You are one of the nicest people in this group -- always kind, sincere and caring. Yes, the loss of a beloved pet in long lasting. I still look for Lilly when I enter the house. Though truly, there was no choice. Her kidneys were failing and she was in a lot of pain.
Regarding that little black kitten, I think if knows a good home!
>37 thornton37814: It was a good read. Elizabeth seems like a very rigid person when compared to her devil may care sister.
>38 bell7: Hi Mary! It's been very hot. We had a rain storm that lasted an hour. Because we haven't had a lot of rain this summer, it was lovely to watch the rain pouring on the ground.
>39 figsfromthistle: Hi Anita. I appreciate your kind comment!
>36 LizzieD: Peggy, You are one of the nicest people in this group -- always kind, sincere and caring. Yes, the loss of a beloved pet in long lasting. I still look for Lilly when I enter the house. Though truly, there was no choice. Her kidneys were failing and she was in a lot of pain.
Regarding that little black kitten, I think if knows a good home!
>37 thornton37814: It was a good read. Elizabeth seems like a very rigid person when compared to her devil may care sister.
>38 bell7: Hi Mary! It's been very hot. We had a rain storm that lasted an hour. Because we haven't had a lot of rain this summer, it was lovely to watch the rain pouring on the ground.
>39 figsfromthistle: Hi Anita. I appreciate your kind comment!
41Whisper1
BOOK #72 OF 2022
Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein And the Culture of Silence by Ken Auletta
I feel strongly that this creep should receive what he gave the women he raped -- fear, a sense of helplessness, the terror that stays long after the terrible event occurred. I'm glad Harvey Weinstein received a long sentence in jail. May he rot in jail the rest of his life.
This book clearly outlines how Harvey Weinstein brought back the old Hollywood days when the infamous couch was in place where producers stalked and raped women in order to dangle the hope of a choice role in a movie. He truly was a creep who knew no boundaries.
Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein And the Culture of Silence by Ken Auletta
I feel strongly that this creep should receive what he gave the women he raped -- fear, a sense of helplessness, the terror that stays long after the terrible event occurred. I'm glad Harvey Weinstein received a long sentence in jail. May he rot in jail the rest of his life.
This book clearly outlines how Harvey Weinstein brought back the old Hollywood days when the infamous couch was in place where producers stalked and raped women in order to dangle the hope of a choice role in a movie. He truly was a creep who knew no boundaries.
42karenmarie
Hi Linda, and a very belated happy new thread.
>22 Whisper1: I love this picture of you, Will, and Lilly. Interesting about the lovely brown dog with soulful eyes. I am so sad to hear about her and others like her being confined to cages.
>22 Whisper1: I love this picture of you, Will, and Lilly. Interesting about the lovely brown dog with soulful eyes. I am so sad to hear about her and others like her being confined to cages.
43alcottacre
>22 Whisper1: Oh, I am so sorry that Lilly has left such a hole in your life, lovey. I cannot imagine my life now without Chalfont and Mallory.
>32 Whisper1: Adding that one to the BlackHole. Thank you for the recommendation!
>32 Whisper1: Adding that one to the BlackHole. Thank you for the recommendation!
44Whisper1
BOOK #73
Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig
This is a story of young lovely girls who were mainly 13 or 15 years old pretending they are 18. In order to stay alive in the Czech concentration, prison camps, they pretend to be 18 in order to be prostitutes who spent time in small little cells where they met German high rank men who met the girls who provide any pleasure they demand.
This is the story of the girls who survived. The girl who tells the story was, like all others who were forced to live a life of servitude, or be ordered to the gas chambers.
The story ends with one of the survivors telling her tale to a Rabbi. As she point by point tells the Rabbi what it was like to give your soul to a man who has the power to kill you. As many stories of all impacted by the Holocaust, The world was left with the question of WHY? Why did the finger point one way where death occurs, and the other where a life of servitude and pain occurs. As the young girl, now a grown woman tells her story, all who hear it are left wounded.
Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig
This is a story of young lovely girls who were mainly 13 or 15 years old pretending they are 18. In order to stay alive in the Czech concentration, prison camps, they pretend to be 18 in order to be prostitutes who spent time in small little cells where they met German high rank men who met the girls who provide any pleasure they demand.
This is the story of the girls who survived. The girl who tells the story was, like all others who were forced to live a life of servitude, or be ordered to the gas chambers.
The story ends with one of the survivors telling her tale to a Rabbi. As she point by point tells the Rabbi what it was like to give your soul to a man who has the power to kill you. As many stories of all impacted by the Holocaust, The world was left with the question of WHY? Why did the finger point one way where death occurs, and the other where a life of servitude and pain occurs. As the young girl, now a grown woman tells her story, all who hear it are left wounded.
45Whisper1
BOOK #74
Martin's BIG words The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport with illustrations of Bryan Collier
When Martin Luther King attended church listening to his father's preaching, he vowed that he too would use big words when he grew up, and he also longed to be a preacher just like his father, and to fight for what was right!
This book begins with December 1955 when a dressmaker named Rosa Parks said NO! NO to the nasty treatment by white people who demanded they could take her seat and she could stand. This lead to a major 381 day fight for the freedom to be treated just like everyone else. Through rain, snow, cold, sleet and heat, thousands of black people marched until they had the right to sit on the bus!
This book follows Martin's marches for the right to ride the bus, the right to vote, and the right to learn how to use big words.
In 1964 Martin won the Nobel Peace Prize with his wife proudly by his side.
Sadly, tragically, when Martin fought with the Memphis, Tennessee garbage workers who were on strike for better treatment and larger payment. While there, he called to a friend who was below in the balcony. A shot was heard. This shot killed a brave, caring and sincere man!
He, and many others fought for their well-deserved rights!
Beautifully illustrated, and lovingly told, this is a book for all!
Martin's BIG words The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport with illustrations of Bryan Collier
When Martin Luther King attended church listening to his father's preaching, he vowed that he too would use big words when he grew up, and he also longed to be a preacher just like his father, and to fight for what was right!
This book begins with December 1955 when a dressmaker named Rosa Parks said NO! NO to the nasty treatment by white people who demanded they could take her seat and she could stand. This lead to a major 381 day fight for the freedom to be treated just like everyone else. Through rain, snow, cold, sleet and heat, thousands of black people marched until they had the right to sit on the bus!
This book follows Martin's marches for the right to ride the bus, the right to vote, and the right to learn how to use big words.
In 1964 Martin won the Nobel Peace Prize with his wife proudly by his side.
Sadly, tragically, when Martin fought with the Memphis, Tennessee garbage workers who were on strike for better treatment and larger payment. While there, he called to a friend who was below in the balcony. A shot was heard. This shot killed a brave, caring and sincere man!
He, and many others fought for their well-deserved rights!
Beautifully illustrated, and lovingly told, this is a book for all!
46Whisper1
BOOK #75
Miss Little's Gift by Douglas Wood illustrations by Jim Burke
The newest student in grade two of Mill Little's class. Douglas is the smallest, and the most challenged. He struggles with ADHD. When his teacher agrees to teach him after class, Douglas is very surprised at what he can accomplish with Miss Little's tutoring. He provides a book titled The Little Island. His mind is opened to the many things that occur on the island. She picked books she thought he would like to learn and proved to him how much fun reading could be.
And, then when Miss Little continues to teach him how to read. And, when he is an adult, her gift to him is recognized, and he sent a book to her to thank her for helping him.
Miss Little's Gift by Douglas Wood illustrations by Jim Burke
The newest student in grade two of Mill Little's class. Douglas is the smallest, and the most challenged. He struggles with ADHD. When his teacher agrees to teach him after class, Douglas is very surprised at what he can accomplish with Miss Little's tutoring. He provides a book titled The Little Island. His mind is opened to the many things that occur on the island. She picked books she thought he would like to learn and proved to him how much fun reading could be.
And, then when Miss Little continues to teach him how to read. And, when he is an adult, her gift to him is recognized, and he sent a book to her to thank her for helping him.
49LizzieD
>44 Whisper1: Thank you for the reminder, Linda. I have this book because I wanted to read it!!!
Hope you are doing well physically and emotionally! How I wish we were all closer in place!
Hope you are doing well physically and emotionally! How I wish we were all closer in place!
51thornton37814
Congrats on reaching 75!
52magicians_nephew
Good on you, Linda!
The book about the girls in the Czech concentration camp i would like to read.
We have so few people left who stand witness to what happened then. We MUST remember and honor them for their survival and their testimony
The book about the girls in the Czech concentration camp i would like to read.
We have so few people left who stand witness to what happened then. We MUST remember and honor them for their survival and their testimony
53jessibud2
Way to go, Linda! I doubt I will get to 75 this year. It's been a bad reading year for me so far.
54FAMeulstee
>46 Whisper1: Congratulations on reaching 75, Linda!
55Carmenere
Congratulations! Woo hoo! 75! You're churning them out, Linda!
Lovely photo of you, Will and Lilly and the memories attached to it.
I think of you often. 🤗
Lovely photo of you, Will and Lilly and the memories attached to it.
I think of you often. 🤗
58curioussquared
Congrats on 75, Linda!
59johnsimpson
I have been missing for awhile Linda due to the heatwave we had and then we went on holiday and i forgot to take the laptop with us and we only got back late yesterday. Happy new thread and congrats on reaching 75 books read for the year so far. We both send love and hugs to you dear friend.
60Whisper1
>48 cyderry: Thanks for stopping by Cheli. I hope you are recovering well from your knee surgery.
>49 LizzieD: Hi Peggy.. Lovely Green Eyes is not an easy read. I imagine it is but one of the books regarding the holocaust when people had to do whatever they could to survive. I send all good wishes to you!! And, yes, it would be wonderful for more of us to be closer to each other.
>50 quondame: >51 thornton37814: Susan and Lori. Many thanks for acknowledge that I arrived at 75 books. I found a lot of good books this year, including some stellar illustrated books from my own collection. I'm trying to read illustrated, young adult, historical fiction, and historical books.
>52 magicians_nephew: Hi Jim. It is always nice to see you here. I agree, less and less people are able to tell the stories of what occurred during that terrible time. This was a difficult book to read. And, as noted to Peggy in message 49, everyone that went through that and lived through it did whatever was necessary to live!!
>53 jessibud2: Hi Shelley, I agree that it is getting more and more difficult to obtain the 75 goal. I can do this because I am retired, and days when the pain takes over, a book is the cure.
>54 FAMeulstee: HI Anita..Thanks for your kind message!
>55 Carmenere: Hi Lynda. I imagine you have many photos that bring endearment. And poignant memories. When visiting your home page and your photos, I note those of your old and new kitchen. I also will be remodeling the kitchen, but most likely not until after I've replaced three bathroom cabinets. I very much like the color of the upper part of the wall. In fact, I started painting one of the upstairs bedrooms that deep blue color. It is too hot to continue with the second coat right now, but toward the fall, I will either finish the job, or pay of neighbor
>56 drneutron: Thanks Jim!
>57 SirThomas: Thanks Tom. Like most states, Pennsylvania is added to the severe heatwave. It is just too darn hot!!!
>58 curioussquared: Hi Natalie. How are your dogs faring during this heat wave that seems to never end?
>59 johnsimpson: Hi John. I hope you had a lovely holiday. I send all good wishes to you and Karen.
>49 LizzieD: Hi Peggy.. Lovely Green Eyes is not an easy read. I imagine it is but one of the books regarding the holocaust when people had to do whatever they could to survive. I send all good wishes to you!! And, yes, it would be wonderful for more of us to be closer to each other.
>50 quondame: >51 thornton37814: Susan and Lori. Many thanks for acknowledge that I arrived at 75 books. I found a lot of good books this year, including some stellar illustrated books from my own collection. I'm trying to read illustrated, young adult, historical fiction, and historical books.
>52 magicians_nephew: Hi Jim. It is always nice to see you here. I agree, less and less people are able to tell the stories of what occurred during that terrible time. This was a difficult book to read. And, as noted to Peggy in message 49, everyone that went through that and lived through it did whatever was necessary to live!!
>53 jessibud2: Hi Shelley, I agree that it is getting more and more difficult to obtain the 75 goal. I can do this because I am retired, and days when the pain takes over, a book is the cure.
>54 FAMeulstee: HI Anita..Thanks for your kind message!
>55 Carmenere: Hi Lynda. I imagine you have many photos that bring endearment. And poignant memories. When visiting your home page and your photos, I note those of your old and new kitchen. I also will be remodeling the kitchen, but most likely not until after I've replaced three bathroom cabinets. I very much like the color of the upper part of the wall. In fact, I started painting one of the upstairs bedrooms that deep blue color. It is too hot to continue with the second coat right now, but toward the fall, I will either finish the job, or pay of neighbor
>56 drneutron: Thanks Jim!
>57 SirThomas: Thanks Tom. Like most states, Pennsylvania is added to the severe heatwave. It is just too darn hot!!!
>58 curioussquared: Hi Natalie. How are your dogs faring during this heat wave that seems to never end?
>59 johnsimpson: Hi John. I hope you had a lovely holiday. I send all good wishes to you and Karen.
61Whisper1
Another very hot day today. My little buddy, Andres, who is now seven, is here one hour a day during the month of August. I watch him when his mother leaves for work, and his father comes home. He is a joy! Today we went to Michael's craft shop to look at things that would keep him busy.
He would look at things and say "No, Linda, I do not want to you spend all your money! That _____ is too much. We found many items at 75% off. He is a very special, kind and sensitive little young man! When I asked if he was thirsty, he also told me Panera Bread has the great mint, strawberry lemonade, but they are too expensive. I think he is an example of parents who teach him the cost of things. He mentions the cost of things often.
I've missed Lilly a lot recently. I still wait for her bark when I enter the house, or, when I am reading and she would have been lying by my feet.
Kayla asked first, then brought home a little six week kitten. I swear we now have an upstairs zoo. One room with a ferret, another with the kitten jumping around, biting her toys. Since Kayla has an eight hour job, I am in charge of checking on them frequently. The ferret listens for the sound of footsteps, and as I climb the last step, he already has his paws on the bottom of the door, waiting for me to greet him as I gently enter.
I've discovered Thriftbook.com. They have used books at a great price, and excellent condition. I ordered $40 of books this week. I probably should be more like little Andres, but when it comes to books, and a sale, I am always willing to spend money for books.
I notice a lot of great books that are listed on the threads this year. I enjoy the excellent recommendations!!!
Thanks to all who visit here! Your messages mean a lot to me!!
CURRENTLY READING
He would look at things and say "No, Linda, I do not want to you spend all your money! That _____ is too much. We found many items at 75% off. He is a very special, kind and sensitive little young man! When I asked if he was thirsty, he also told me Panera Bread has the great mint, strawberry lemonade, but they are too expensive. I think he is an example of parents who teach him the cost of things. He mentions the cost of things often.
I've missed Lilly a lot recently. I still wait for her bark when I enter the house, or, when I am reading and she would have been lying by my feet.
Kayla asked first, then brought home a little six week kitten. I swear we now have an upstairs zoo. One room with a ferret, another with the kitten jumping around, biting her toys. Since Kayla has an eight hour job, I am in charge of checking on them frequently. The ferret listens for the sound of footsteps, and as I climb the last step, he already has his paws on the bottom of the door, waiting for me to greet him as I gently enter.
I've discovered Thriftbook.com. They have used books at a great price, and excellent condition. I ordered $40 of books this week. I probably should be more like little Andres, but when it comes to books, and a sale, I am always willing to spend money for books.
I notice a lot of great books that are listed on the threads this year. I enjoy the excellent recommendations!!!
Thanks to all who visit here! Your messages mean a lot to me!!
CURRENTLY READING
62Whisper1
BOOKS PURCHASED IN 2022 THUS FAR- JANUARY - END OF JULY
1) A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Neil Sheehan
2) Narrative of Sojourner Truth BY Sojourner Truth
3) Day of Tears by Julius Lester
4) A History of Space Exploration: And its future by Tim Furniss
5) Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly
6) FDR and Lucy: Lovers and Friends by Resa Willis
7) Before This Decade Is Out?: Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program by Glen E. Swanson
8) The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories by Cathy Byrd
9) American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley
10) Wonder Boys: A Novel by Michael Chabon
11) The Fall of Light by Niall Williams
12) Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
13) The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy) by Michael Shaara
14) The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
15) Caldecott Award: The Winners and the Honor Books by Bertha Woolman
16) Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America byJay Parini
17) Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
18) I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkinson
19) If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
20) Nothing Ever Happens to the Brave: The Story of Martha Gellhorn by Carl E. Rollyson
21) No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
22) Pompeii...Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt
23) Disappointment With God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud by Phillip Yancey
24) Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
25) Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley by
Geoffrey C. Ward
26) Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel by Arnošt Lustig
27) Run by Ann Patchett
28) Royal Sisters: Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret by Anne Edwards
29) The Second Deadly Sin by Asa Larrson
30) A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
31) The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron
32) The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
33) The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
34) You're Here for a Reason by Nancy Tillman
35) Coyote Moon by John Vanholt
36) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
37) The Book Charmer, by Karen Hawkins
38) Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson
39) Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe
40) The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
41) A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier
42) The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
43) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
44) The Way We Are by Robert Wright
45) Jar City: A Reykjavi¬k Thriller by Arnaldur Indridason
46) The Last Jews in Berlin by Leonard Gross
47) Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt
48) Jackaby by William Ritter
49) Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
50) Improvement by Joan Silber
51) The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely
52) Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
1) A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Neil Sheehan
2) Narrative of Sojourner Truth BY Sojourner Truth
3) Day of Tears by Julius Lester
4) A History of Space Exploration: And its future by Tim Furniss
5) Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly
6) FDR and Lucy: Lovers and Friends by Resa Willis
7) Before This Decade Is Out?: Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program by Glen E. Swanson
8) The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories by Cathy Byrd
9) American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley
10) Wonder Boys: A Novel by Michael Chabon
11) The Fall of Light by Niall Williams
12) Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
13) The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy) by Michael Shaara
14) The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
15) Caldecott Award: The Winners and the Honor Books by Bertha Woolman
16) Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America byJay Parini
17) Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
18) I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkinson
19) If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
20) Nothing Ever Happens to the Brave: The Story of Martha Gellhorn by Carl E. Rollyson
21) No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
22) Pompeii...Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt
23) Disappointment With God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud by Phillip Yancey
24) Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
25) Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley by
Geoffrey C. Ward
26) Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel by Arnošt Lustig
27) Run by Ann Patchett
28) Royal Sisters: Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret by Anne Edwards
29) The Second Deadly Sin by Asa Larrson
30) A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
31) The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron
32) The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
33) The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
34) You're Here for a Reason by Nancy Tillman
35) Coyote Moon by John Vanholt
36) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
37) The Book Charmer, by Karen Hawkins
38) Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson
39) Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe
40) The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
41) A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier
42) The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
43) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
44) The Way We Are by Robert Wright
45) Jar City: A Reykjavi¬k Thriller by Arnaldur Indridason
46) The Last Jews in Berlin by Leonard Gross
47) Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt
48) Jackaby by William Ritter
49) Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
50) Improvement by Joan Silber
51) The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely
52) Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
63figsfromthistle
>45 Whisper1: This would be a great book for my niece. I shall put it on the list to buy for Christmas.
>62 Whisper1: What great purchases! I see you have two by Benedict. I quite enjoyed both of them but favoured The other Einstein.
Happy mid week!
>62 Whisper1: What great purchases! I see you have two by Benedict. I quite enjoyed both of them but favoured The other Einstein.
Happy mid week!
64Whisper1
>63 figsfromthistle: Anita, it is a great book to teach children the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his Civil Rights committment.
I haven't read The Other Einstein yet. I started it and lost interest. I will pick it up again and finish it.
Thanks for stopping by !
I haven't read The Other Einstein yet. I started it and lost interest. I will pick it up again and finish it.
Thanks for stopping by !
65alcottacre
>44 Whisper1: If that book was not already in the BlackHole, I would be adding it again!
>46 Whisper1: Congratulations on hitting 75!
>62 Whisper1: Nice!
>46 Whisper1: Congratulations on hitting 75!
>62 Whisper1: Nice!
66thornton37814
Nice book haul thus far!
67msf59
Congrats on hitting 75, Linda. I am about a month away. Sighs...I bet a ferret would be an interesting pet.
68mdoris
Wonderful that you have 75 books done and dusted. Well done! I just sent my daughter a Nikki McClure book recently published Old Wood Boat. Do you know her books? She is an amazing illustrator, so very talented.
69BLBera
Congrats on reaching 75, Linda. And you have picked up some great books this year. Happy reading.
70magicians_nephew
the Neil Sheehan book A Bright and Shining Lie is a masterpiece but it takes a while to really get going. I'd be curious to know what you make of it.
I've been avoiding buying the Bill O'Reilly book on general principles, but he does work with serious historians as collaborators and his book on the death of Lincoln was pretty good.
I've been avoiding buying the Bill O'Reilly book on general principles, but he does work with serious historians as collaborators and his book on the death of Lincoln was pretty good.
71Donna828
Hi Linda, please forgive me for my absence. I’ve been MIA quite a lot this summer.
>22 Whisper1: What a soulful picture. I know you miss Will and Lilly very much. Have you considered fostering dogs? There are many out there that need to learn to love again before they go to permanent homes. I think you have the option of keeping them. It’s called Foster Fail! The hard part, though, would be giving them up. Who knows, you might end up with another soulmate…
>61 Whisper1: It looks like your house might be too full to accept another animal. Enjoy Kayla’s new kitten!
Congratulations on reading 75 books. I’m not there yet. Perhaps I am playing too much duplicate bridge this summer. It gets me out of the house and around other people which is the best thing about it. The second best is that it is expanding the math part of my brain which was almost dead.
Have a wonderful weekend!
>22 Whisper1: What a soulful picture. I know you miss Will and Lilly very much. Have you considered fostering dogs? There are many out there that need to learn to love again before they go to permanent homes. I think you have the option of keeping them. It’s called Foster Fail! The hard part, though, would be giving them up. Who knows, you might end up with another soulmate…
>61 Whisper1: It looks like your house might be too full to accept another animal. Enjoy Kayla’s new kitten!
Congratulations on reading 75 books. I’m not there yet. Perhaps I am playing too much duplicate bridge this summer. It gets me out of the house and around other people which is the best thing about it. The second best is that it is expanding the math part of my brain which was almost dead.
Have a wonderful weekend!
72bell7
A belated congrats on reaching 75 books, Linda. Andres sounds like an awfully special kid, and I'm glad you've both had the chance to impact each other's lives.
73Caroline_McElwee
Congratulations on 75 reads Linda.
>61 Whisper1: Your little charge sounds a delight.
And what have you named your kitten?
We can, and do, always find excuses for new books ha.
How are the levels at the moment? I hope they are getting to the promised point of comfort.
>61 Whisper1: Your little charge sounds a delight.
And what have you named your kitten?
We can, and do, always find excuses for new books ha.
How are the levels at the moment? I hope they are getting to the promised point of comfort.
74Whisper1
The kitten's name is biscuit. She is tiny, but purrs very loudly.
I've been absent for a bit. I haven't felt well. I am very weary of it all, but my outlook is good.
It is so darn hot that it takes the stuffing out of all who experience it. My beautiful flowers are dying because of the heat. I've yet to find a happy medium between watering too much, or not enough.
Thanks to all who visit here! I appreciate your comments and support.
I've been absent for a bit. I haven't felt well. I am very weary of it all, but my outlook is good.
It is so darn hot that it takes the stuffing out of all who experience it. My beautiful flowers are dying because of the heat. I've yet to find a happy medium between watering too much, or not enough.
Thanks to all who visit here! I appreciate your comments and support.
75quondame
Biscuit is such a cute name. Lots of ways to go with nicknames too. I'm sorry to hear that you're down, and the heat is not what you need at all.
76Whisper1
>75 quondame: Thanks Susan! My pain is commensurate with the fact that I need to slow down. I am on a mission to give away books I know I won't read. In the meantime, I am also spending part of the day getting all books in order and also working in the gardens. I need to rest, and take it easy, even if only for one day.
I've read some books that I haven't reviewed as yet, they are:
The Blessing of the Beasts
Free At Last "A Juneteenth Poem
A Ladder T0 The Sky by John Boyne
I've read some books that I haven't reviewed as yet, they are:
The Blessing of the Beasts
Free At Last "A Juneteenth Poem
A Ladder T0 The Sky by John Boyne
77Whisper1
While looking through photos, I found this one of Lilly. I took this on a beautiful fall day when she was a young puppy. I was fortunate to catch the sun reflected on the lake, and the circular water as Lilly walked through. I miss her so very much.
78karenmarie
Hi Linda.
>46 Whisper1: Belated congrats on reading 75!
>61 Whisper1: A new kitten! A ferret! Having animals is a joy. I know they’re not Lilly, but they are sweet and affectionate and probably highly entertaining. I know our three kitties are.
>62 Whisper1: Excellent book acquisitions. I can especially recommend Killer Angels. I’m stingy with 5 stars, but it earned all 5 for me. And I read Lily and the Octopus last July and gave it 4.5 stars.
>74 Whisper1: Biscuit is a Very Good Name for a kitten.
>76 Whisper1: My pain is commensurate with the fact that I need to slow down. I am on a mission to give away books I know I won't read. In the meantime, I am also spending part of the day getting all books in order and also working in the gardens. I need to rest, and take it easy, even if only for one day. Knowing one needs to do something is the start, and I know you will soon take the next step of letting go of needing to do something every day. I know I have. Please take care of your dear self.
>46 Whisper1: Belated congrats on reading 75!
>61 Whisper1: A new kitten! A ferret! Having animals is a joy. I know they’re not Lilly, but they are sweet and affectionate and probably highly entertaining. I know our three kitties are.
>62 Whisper1: Excellent book acquisitions. I can especially recommend Killer Angels. I’m stingy with 5 stars, but it earned all 5 for me. And I read Lily and the Octopus last July and gave it 4.5 stars.
>74 Whisper1: Biscuit is a Very Good Name for a kitten.
>76 Whisper1: My pain is commensurate with the fact that I need to slow down. I am on a mission to give away books I know I won't read. In the meantime, I am also spending part of the day getting all books in order and also working in the gardens. I need to rest, and take it easy, even if only for one day. Knowing one needs to do something is the start, and I know you will soon take the next step of letting go of needing to do something every day. I know I have. Please take care of your dear self.
79mdoris
>77 Whisper1: Beautiful photo!
80BLBera
>77 Whisper1: Lovely photo.
81Whisper1
>78 karenmarie: Thanks Karen. I know you've been through a lot. I will follow your suggestion.
>79 mdoris: >80 BLBera: Thanks for stopping by. Lilly was very easy to photograph. Often those who walk nightly in the neighborhood ask about Lilly. It helps to say that she is in a pain-free place running free.
>79 mdoris: >80 BLBera: Thanks for stopping by. Lilly was very easy to photograph. Often those who walk nightly in the neighborhood ask about Lilly. It helps to say that she is in a pain-free place running free.
82Whisper1
BOOK NUMBER 76
Free At Last A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle with illustrations of Alex Bostic
A beautifully illustrated book that focuses on the news received that for so very many, freedom has occurred. Now, the issue is where to go, what to do when all your life you worked for a master in his property. Those who wanted freedom had to decide what to do without a looming figure to boss and enslave.
Lincoln's emancipation proclamation declared "All Who Live in Bondage Here Shall From Now Until Be Free."
As the author notes, "after 300 years of forced bondage, hands bound, descendants of Africa picked up their souls -- all that they owned -- leaving shackles where they fell on the ground, headed for the nearest resting place to be found."
Some stayed closed for the place they knew all they knew, others went to a nearby land and did what they did before freedom.
There were celebrations at the nearest church to camp in the brush while thanking Jesus for freedom. And most moved forward step by step along the river leading northward.
Free At Last A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle with illustrations of Alex Bostic
A beautifully illustrated book that focuses on the news received that for so very many, freedom has occurred. Now, the issue is where to go, what to do when all your life you worked for a master in his property. Those who wanted freedom had to decide what to do without a looming figure to boss and enslave.
Lincoln's emancipation proclamation declared "All Who Live in Bondage Here Shall From Now Until Be Free."
As the author notes, "after 300 years of forced bondage, hands bound, descendants of Africa picked up their souls -- all that they owned -- leaving shackles where they fell on the ground, headed for the nearest resting place to be found."
Some stayed closed for the place they knew all they knew, others went to a nearby land and did what they did before freedom.
There were celebrations at the nearest church to camp in the brush while thanking Jesus for freedom. And most moved forward step by step along the river leading northward.
83Whisper1
BOOK #77 OF 2022
A Ladder To The Sky by John Boyne
Normally, I very much like the books of John Boyne, but this one fell flat. One dimensional characters with a story line that somehow never delivered the story of Maurice Swift, a con who develops relationships with authors, and then not only copies the story line, but outlines secrets in the life of the author. In one case, leading to the tragedy of a well-known author when his life is splayed and copied.
Moving on, Swift finds another author to copy and ruin.
Only two stars for this one.
A Ladder To The Sky by John Boyne
Normally, I very much like the books of John Boyne, but this one fell flat. One dimensional characters with a story line that somehow never delivered the story of Maurice Swift, a con who develops relationships with authors, and then not only copies the story line, but outlines secrets in the life of the author. In one case, leading to the tragedy of a well-known author when his life is splayed and copied.
Moving on, Swift finds another author to copy and ruin.
Only two stars for this one.
84curioussquared
Happy weekend, Linda. Sorry the latest read fell flat -- I hope the next book is better!
85Whisper1
BOOK #78
The Blessing of the Beasts by Ethel Pochocki with beautiful wood engravings of illustrations by Barry Moser
Awhile ago, I attended the blessing of the beasts at the St. John the Divine cathedral in New York City. This is held on St. Francis of Assisi day of blessing animals. Beginning with a large glass jar of alge and ending with the majestic elephant who slowly walks down the aisle after the very large doors are open to allow the entrance.
As the animals are processing, the beautiful music of Missa Gaia (Earth Mass) by (Paul Winter) playing as soaring notes of a soprano sax float throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBgQ2NCBhs
This book is beautifully illustrated and tells a story of the lowest of the animals, a group of cockroaches who fear they will not be welcomed at the blessing.
And, as St. Francis of Assisi celebrated all animals, in this story, the cockroaches travel from lower Manhattan up to the cathedral where they were indeed blessed.
These are images from the book:
Five Stars
The Blessing of the Beasts by Ethel Pochocki with beautiful wood engravings of illustrations by Barry Moser
Awhile ago, I attended the blessing of the beasts at the St. John the Divine cathedral in New York City. This is held on St. Francis of Assisi day of blessing animals. Beginning with a large glass jar of alge and ending with the majestic elephant who slowly walks down the aisle after the very large doors are open to allow the entrance.
As the animals are processing, the beautiful music of Missa Gaia (Earth Mass) by (Paul Winter) playing as soaring notes of a soprano sax float throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBgQ2NCBhs
This book is beautifully illustrated and tells a story of the lowest of the animals, a group of cockroaches who fear they will not be welcomed at the blessing.
And, as St. Francis of Assisi celebrated all animals, in this story, the cockroaches travel from lower Manhattan up to the cathedral where they were indeed blessed.
These are images from the book:
Five Stars
86Whisper1
Books purchased, continued from message #62
BOOKS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2022
53. The Way We are by Margaret Visser
54. The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis -- one of my favorite YA authors.
55. Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
56. Above and Beyond NASA's Journey to Tomorrow by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
57. Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
58. Jesus Journey by Trent Sheppard
59. Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetus
60. Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman
61. Killing Crazy Horse by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
62. Walking with the Wind A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis
63. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
BOOKS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2022
53. The Way We are by Margaret Visser
54. The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis -- one of my favorite YA authors.
55. Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
56. Above and Beyond NASA's Journey to Tomorrow by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
57. Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
58. Jesus Journey by Trent Sheppard
59. Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetus
60. Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman
61. Killing Crazy Horse by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
62. Walking with the Wind A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis
63. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
87Whisper1
BOOK #79 OF 2022
Watercress by Andrea Wang with illustrations of Jasoon Chin
Highly recommended, this book won both a Newbery honor book and a Caldecott Honor.
This is a tale of young girl whose mother and uncle are from China. The family drives an old car, lives in Ohio, has furniture found along the road. The author notes this is a book about memories, ones that last a lifetime. As the family is driving, the mother quickly asks her brother to pull over because she has spotted Watercress.
Watercress is something eaten in China. They dig the plants out of the water and mud. As the mother cleans and makes the watercress using various herbs, her daughter refuses to eat what she thinks is nasty weeds. When her mother tells the story of China, she notes the great famine and how there was little if any food. Watercress was a staple of the family. As the family listens to the tales of hardship in China, the young girl understands traditions more, and respects what her mother had to endure.
It is hard living in a small Ohio town where most people are white. Because the family has limited income, their car is used, their food is recycled again and again, the clothes are usually found at a second-hand shop. While the girl listens to her mother's history of hardship, she learns that growth occurs from listening and experiencing.
This is a beautiful book, both for the illustrations, and also for the learning experience the young girl undergoes. The young girl knows that her mother never talked of the hardships because discussing it brought pain. For the girl, the tales brought understanding.
4.5 stars
Watercress by Andrea Wang with illustrations of Jasoon Chin
Highly recommended, this book won both a Newbery honor book and a Caldecott Honor.
This is a tale of young girl whose mother and uncle are from China. The family drives an old car, lives in Ohio, has furniture found along the road. The author notes this is a book about memories, ones that last a lifetime. As the family is driving, the mother quickly asks her brother to pull over because she has spotted Watercress.
Watercress is something eaten in China. They dig the plants out of the water and mud. As the mother cleans and makes the watercress using various herbs, her daughter refuses to eat what she thinks is nasty weeds. When her mother tells the story of China, she notes the great famine and how there was little if any food. Watercress was a staple of the family. As the family listens to the tales of hardship in China, the young girl understands traditions more, and respects what her mother had to endure.
It is hard living in a small Ohio town where most people are white. Because the family has limited income, their car is used, their food is recycled again and again, the clothes are usually found at a second-hand shop. While the girl listens to her mother's history of hardship, she learns that growth occurs from listening and experiencing.
This is a beautiful book, both for the illustrations, and also for the learning experience the young girl undergoes. The young girl knows that her mother never talked of the hardships because discussing it brought pain. For the girl, the tales brought understanding.
4.5 stars
89quondame
>87 Whisper1: I enjoyed that one. I don't know if the watercress I grew up with is the same, but it is peppery and fresh and I always found it delightful.
91msf59
Happy Sunday, Linda. Congrats on hitting #75. I am one away. Sorry, you didn't care for A Ladder to the Sky. I really liked that one. Good review of Watercress. I will add that one to the list.
92magicians_nephew
>74 Whisper1: The kitten's name is biscuit
But is she an American biscuit (buttermilk) or a British biscuit (cookie)?
Thank you for posting the photo of Lily - breathtakingly beautiful.
Historians study the post Civil War era I think more critically now.
Yes the slaves were free, but they did not own land to farm and had few marketable skills.
A lot of them went back to work at the same jobs for "Wages" that often were stolen from them in various nasty ways. And living under "Black Codes" that limited their freedom in other cruel ways.
Juneteenth was the first step in a long road to freedom
But is she an American biscuit (buttermilk) or a British biscuit (cookie)?
Thank you for posting the photo of Lily - breathtakingly beautiful.
Historians study the post Civil War era I think more critically now.
Yes the slaves were free, but they did not own land to farm and had few marketable skills.
A lot of them went back to work at the same jobs for "Wages" that often were stolen from them in various nasty ways. And living under "Black Codes" that limited their freedom in other cruel ways.
Juneteenth was the first step in a long road to freedom
93jnwelch
Hi, Linda. A Belated Happy New Thread!
Lovely photo of you, Will and Lilly.
That’s an impressive list of book acquisitions. I think you’ll get a kick out of Lillian Boxfish when you grt to it.
I’ve had Watercress on my radar. With your endorsement and a look at those beautiful illustrations, I’ll move it to the top of my WL.
Lovely photo of you, Will and Lilly.
That’s an impressive list of book acquisitions. I think you’ll get a kick out of Lillian Boxfish when you grt to it.
I’ve had Watercress on my radar. With your endorsement and a look at those beautiful illustrations, I’ll move it to the top of my WL.
94alcottacre
>74 Whisper1: I love the name Biscuit for a kitten! I remember when my two were very tiny. *sigh*
>77 Whisper1: What a lovely picture - and a wonderful memory for you.
>82 Whisper1: I have put that one on hold at the local library. Thank you for the recommendation, lovey.
>83 Whisper1: Sorry you did not enjoy that one more. Glad to see that your follow up reads were better for you.
>85 Whisper1: Adding that one to the BlackHole!
>87 Whisper1: Dodging that BB as I have already read the book.
Have a terrific Tuesday, Linda!
>77 Whisper1: What a lovely picture - and a wonderful memory for you.
>82 Whisper1: I have put that one on hold at the local library. Thank you for the recommendation, lovey.
>83 Whisper1: Sorry you did not enjoy that one more. Glad to see that your follow up reads were better for you.
>85 Whisper1: Adding that one to the BlackHole!
>87 Whisper1: Dodging that BB as I have already read the book.
Have a terrific Tuesday, Linda!
95thornton37814
>87 Whisper1: Looks like that one was worthy of the award!
96Oregonreader
I’m sorry to hear how much you are missing Lilly. A long time pet leaves such an emptiness in a home. My cairn terrier, Bobby, died in July. I still keep looking for him as I move around the house.
Happy reading and take it easy!
Happy reading and take it easy!
97Whisper1
>88 BLBera: Beth, the Illustrations in the book Watercress are beautiful, and the story is so very encompassing, addressing the feelings of loss of a homeland, trying to embrace a new culture, bullying of the young girl who struggles to understand her mother and uncle's traditions, while wanting to fit in with others in America. When, the young girl understands her mother's sorrow, and their attempts to belong, the importance of finding Watercress by the side of the road is very important.
>89 quondame: Susan, yes, the book addresses the peppery taste of the Watercress the young girl is consuming. At first, she didn't like the taste, then realized the importance of it in her mother's culture and tried harder to eat the Watercress. This is a very important book.
>90 figsfromthistle: Hi Anita, It was a special day. The Pocono mountains are about an hour and 1/2 from where I live. That particular day was a lovely fall event with a nip in the air, and a slight breeze on the water. Lilly bravely walked in. It is one of my favorite photos of her. This is a neighborhood wherein many people walk in the early evening. Many, who I do not know that Lilly is no longer with me, stop and ask where my beautiful dog is. So far, I've fought the urge to get another Shetland Sheepdog. Though, today when I went to a bookstore and opened a book regarding dogs, the page opened to Shelties. I'm trying to avoid taking that as a sign to get another. Though, the mere fact that I gave power to the opening to that page a lot if credibility.
>91 msf59: Mark, I very much like the writing of John Boyne, but for whatever reason, this one didn't connect with me. I'm glad you liked it!
>92 magicians_nephew: I'm not sure why Kayla called her kitten biscuit. Her first choice was not as fitting. Biscuit is little and has a round tummy. I think she thought he was soft as a biscuit. Thanks, as always, for adding information regarding the books I read. I enjoy your comments and the huge knowledge base you have!!!
>93 jnwelch: Hi Joe. I am currently reading Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. I was hooked immediately!!
>94 alcottacre: Hi Stasia, Thanks for stopping by. Free at Last is a wonderfully illustrated book that in a few pages addressed the impact that freedom had on those oppressed for so very long.
>95 thornton37814: Hi Lori, yes, I agree, this book is well worth the awards. Thinking of you and your concern for the wife of your deceased cousin. I admire your intentional reaching out and the fact that you are trying to help her. I'm not surprised though. You are a caring, kind and sensitive person!!!
>96 Oregonreader: Jan, a mere month is a short period of time. I imagine your grief is very present. And, like me, you wait to hear a bark when you enter the house.
>89 quondame: Susan, yes, the book addresses the peppery taste of the Watercress the young girl is consuming. At first, she didn't like the taste, then realized the importance of it in her mother's culture and tried harder to eat the Watercress. This is a very important book.
>90 figsfromthistle: Hi Anita, It was a special day. The Pocono mountains are about an hour and 1/2 from where I live. That particular day was a lovely fall event with a nip in the air, and a slight breeze on the water. Lilly bravely walked in. It is one of my favorite photos of her. This is a neighborhood wherein many people walk in the early evening. Many, who I do not know that Lilly is no longer with me, stop and ask where my beautiful dog is. So far, I've fought the urge to get another Shetland Sheepdog. Though, today when I went to a bookstore and opened a book regarding dogs, the page opened to Shelties. I'm trying to avoid taking that as a sign to get another. Though, the mere fact that I gave power to the opening to that page a lot if credibility.
>91 msf59: Mark, I very much like the writing of John Boyne, but for whatever reason, this one didn't connect with me. I'm glad you liked it!
>92 magicians_nephew: I'm not sure why Kayla called her kitten biscuit. Her first choice was not as fitting. Biscuit is little and has a round tummy. I think she thought he was soft as a biscuit. Thanks, as always, for adding information regarding the books I read. I enjoy your comments and the huge knowledge base you have!!!
>93 jnwelch: Hi Joe. I am currently reading Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. I was hooked immediately!!
>94 alcottacre: Hi Stasia, Thanks for stopping by. Free at Last is a wonderfully illustrated book that in a few pages addressed the impact that freedom had on those oppressed for so very long.
>95 thornton37814: Hi Lori, yes, I agree, this book is well worth the awards. Thinking of you and your concern for the wife of your deceased cousin. I admire your intentional reaching out and the fact that you are trying to help her. I'm not surprised though. You are a caring, kind and sensitive person!!!
>96 Oregonreader: Jan, a mere month is a short period of time. I imagine your grief is very present. And, like me, you wait to hear a bark when you enter the house.
98Whisper1
BOOK #80
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Charlie lives in Possum Creek, South Carolina. Poor, sensitive and one who witnessed way too much nastiness in his twelve years. his choices are limited. The story begins with the death of his father. Christopher Paul Curtis is one of my favorite young adult authors. He clearly writes about American history, and the overwhelming travesty of slavery.
In this story, Charlie's father's body is delivered to him by Captain Buck, the most cruel slave catcher and fearsome, ugly, nasty man in Possum Creek. He brings the body telling Charlie and his mother that a debt is due. The amount is way beyond any means they have of paying.
Charlie agrees to go with Captain Buck on a journey to Canada to retrieve money due, from others who tried to make a new life, and to track down people who also owe the Captain and his boss, the owner of many slaves and lots of property to farm.
Charlie sees much more than he imagined. As a white young man, he knows poverty and slavery, and when he travels with Captain Buck, he learns the sheer wrongness of slavery and the way in which it holds a family their entire life.
Incredibly well written, the author depicts a young sad man who has no idea what he will experience. Seeing the nastiness and evil in Buck's heart, he has a decision to make. And, what he witnesses and experiences at the hands of a white man who feels superior in every way and treats those of a different color in the most vile ways possible frames the decision he choses to make.
Charlie meets those Captain Buck accused of stealing, and attempting to flee. His life is forever changed by the decision he must make to help others and himself.
This is the third book written by the author using the community of Buxton, Canada as the backdrop of hope and salvation.
If interested, here is information regarding Buxton, which became a safe haven for those slaves daring to escape and change the yoke they were born into.
Excellent!!!! Five Stars
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North Buxton
From Wikipedia
North Buxton is a dispersed rural community located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1849 as a community for and by former African-American slaves who escaped to Canada to gain freedom. Rev. William King, a Scots-Irish/American Presbyterian minister and abolitionist, had organized the Elgin Association to buy 9,000 acres of land for resettlement of the refugees, to give them a start in Canada. Within a few years, numerous families were living here, having cleared land, built houses, and developed crops. They established schools and churches, and were thriving before the American Civil War.
There was great interest in the settlement among Americans. Buxton was visited by a reporter from the New York Herald Tribune in 1857, and by the head of the American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission in the summer of 1863, established after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had freed many slaves in the American South during the Civil War. The resultant reports praised the achievements of the people of Buxton and other African Americans in Canada.
The community is within the Chatham-Kent municipality, at the junction of Chatham-Kent Roads 6 and 14.35 Its population in the early 21st century is approximately 250, over half of whom are Black Canadians. North Buxton's historic population peaked at more than 2000, almost exclusively descendants of free blacks and fugitive slaves who had escaped the United States via the Underground Railroad. Upper Canada (now known as the province of Ontario, after the Dominion of Canada was confederated in 1867) was the first British colony to abolish slavery, in 1793. Though slavery had never been widespread in Canada, Great Britain abolished slavery in its colonies in 1838. The related community is South Buxton.
History
The North Buxton community was established in 1849 by Rev. William King, a Scots-Irish/American abolitionist. He had immigrated from Scotland to the United States as a young man, worked as a teacher and tutor to planters' families for years in Louisiana, and married into a planter family. After his wife died, he inherited her estate, including 15 slaves.6 He initially allowed the slaves to keep fees earned after being hired out. After becoming a Presbyterian minister and missionary in Canada, King decided to free his slaves and relocate them to that free country.
He worked with the Governor General, Lord Elgin, to create the Elgin Association, to manage development of a 9,000-acre parcel near Lake Erie for a community where freedmen and fugitive slaves, known as Negro refugees in Canada, might settle. The Elgin Settlement eventually was organized as the communities of North and South Buxton. The Association provided land at low cost, and financing for those who would build a house and develop the land, to aid the African Americans.78
In the years before the American Civil War, these refugee slaves usually reached Canada via the Underground Railroad from the United States. Thousands had been settling in southwest Ontario, as it was easily reached from a number of midwestern states and western New York. Among the notable residents was William Parker, a leader of the Christiana Resistance in 1851 in the free state of Pennsylvania, where he and his neighbors fought off a party trying to capture four fugitive slaves from Maryland. From Buxton, he became a correspondent of Frederick Douglass' newspaper, The North Star. He was active in the community and was elected to local office for many years.
The growing population was visited by Americans, in addition to Canadians interested in its progress. A reporter from the New York Herald Tribune wrote admiringly about it in 1857.7 During the late years of the American Civil War, after the Emancipation Proclamation in early 1863 freed many slaves in the South, a Freedmen's Inquiry Commission was established by the Secretary of War to gather information about the "condition and capacity" of the "population just set free."9 On its behalf, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and J.M.W. Yerrinton, as secretary and reporter, visited numerous communities in Canada West (present-day Ontario) during the summer of 1863 to gather information about the many former American slaves who had gained freedom and settled there. Among those communities was Buxton.
He wrote,
Buxton is certainly a very interesting place. Sixteen years ago it was a wilderness ... Twenty years ago most of them inhabitants were slaves, who owned nothing, not even their children. Now they own themselves; they own their houses and farms; they have their wives and children about them. They are the enfranchised citizens of a government that protects their rights ... The present condition of all these colonists as compared with their former one is remarkable ... This settlement is a perfect success ...107
In the 1860s, there was a fire at their local pearlash factory. As the bell rang to warn the citizens, many men gathered to stop the fire, but the factory could not be saved. Thus, a source of income was lost from the community. However, Buxton was doing well in other aspects and managed to stick through the situation.
In the nineteenth century, the community operated three schools; the former slaves placed emphasis on education and literacy for adults and children as the key to progress. Its education was considered so superior that nearby whites sent their children to attend these schools. Over time, descendants have moved from these rural communities to cities for urban opportunities, and the population has declined.
Legacy
The Buxton National Historic Site and Museum is dedicated to the African Americans and their Black Canadian descendants, who found freedom in Canada via the Underground Railroad. The museum complex includes an historic schoolhouse, residence and barn.
American writer Christopher Paul Curtis wrote three children's novels known as the Buxton Chronicles and set in Buxton. Elijah of Buxton. (2007) is set there just before the American Civil War.
Curtis's The Madman of Piney Woods (2014), is set in Buxton and nearby Chatham in 1901. It features Benji, a Black Canadian boy from Buxton, and Red, an ethnic Irish boy from nearby Chatham.
Curtis's The Journey of Little Charlie (2018) also extends to Buxton. Twelve-year-old Charlie helps an overseer recapture some slaves who escaped from a South Carolina plantation. They go to Canada as part of their search and almost succeed in capturing a black boy named Sylvanus, but when the train stops in Buxton, an angry mob of African Americans prevents them from taking Sylvanus.
The North Star: Finding Black Mecca (2021), a film about Chatham-Kent's black communities and history is partly filmed in North Buxton.1314
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Charlie lives in Possum Creek, South Carolina. Poor, sensitive and one who witnessed way too much nastiness in his twelve years. his choices are limited. The story begins with the death of his father. Christopher Paul Curtis is one of my favorite young adult authors. He clearly writes about American history, and the overwhelming travesty of slavery.
In this story, Charlie's father's body is delivered to him by Captain Buck, the most cruel slave catcher and fearsome, ugly, nasty man in Possum Creek. He brings the body telling Charlie and his mother that a debt is due. The amount is way beyond any means they have of paying.
Charlie agrees to go with Captain Buck on a journey to Canada to retrieve money due, from others who tried to make a new life, and to track down people who also owe the Captain and his boss, the owner of many slaves and lots of property to farm.
Charlie sees much more than he imagined. As a white young man, he knows poverty and slavery, and when he travels with Captain Buck, he learns the sheer wrongness of slavery and the way in which it holds a family their entire life.
Incredibly well written, the author depicts a young sad man who has no idea what he will experience. Seeing the nastiness and evil in Buck's heart, he has a decision to make. And, what he witnesses and experiences at the hands of a white man who feels superior in every way and treats those of a different color in the most vile ways possible frames the decision he choses to make.
Charlie meets those Captain Buck accused of stealing, and attempting to flee. His life is forever changed by the decision he must make to help others and himself.
This is the third book written by the author using the community of Buxton, Canada as the backdrop of hope and salvation.
If interested, here is information regarding Buxton, which became a safe haven for those slaves daring to escape and change the yoke they were born into.
Excellent!!!! Five Stars
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North Buxton
From Wikipedia
North Buxton is a dispersed rural community located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1849 as a community for and by former African-American slaves who escaped to Canada to gain freedom. Rev. William King, a Scots-Irish/American Presbyterian minister and abolitionist, had organized the Elgin Association to buy 9,000 acres of land for resettlement of the refugees, to give them a start in Canada. Within a few years, numerous families were living here, having cleared land, built houses, and developed crops. They established schools and churches, and were thriving before the American Civil War.
There was great interest in the settlement among Americans. Buxton was visited by a reporter from the New York Herald Tribune in 1857, and by the head of the American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission in the summer of 1863, established after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had freed many slaves in the American South during the Civil War. The resultant reports praised the achievements of the people of Buxton and other African Americans in Canada.
The community is within the Chatham-Kent municipality, at the junction of Chatham-Kent Roads 6 and 14.35 Its population in the early 21st century is approximately 250, over half of whom are Black Canadians. North Buxton's historic population peaked at more than 2000, almost exclusively descendants of free blacks and fugitive slaves who had escaped the United States via the Underground Railroad. Upper Canada (now known as the province of Ontario, after the Dominion of Canada was confederated in 1867) was the first British colony to abolish slavery, in 1793. Though slavery had never been widespread in Canada, Great Britain abolished slavery in its colonies in 1838. The related community is South Buxton.
History
The North Buxton community was established in 1849 by Rev. William King, a Scots-Irish/American abolitionist. He had immigrated from Scotland to the United States as a young man, worked as a teacher and tutor to planters' families for years in Louisiana, and married into a planter family. After his wife died, he inherited her estate, including 15 slaves.6 He initially allowed the slaves to keep fees earned after being hired out. After becoming a Presbyterian minister and missionary in Canada, King decided to free his slaves and relocate them to that free country.
He worked with the Governor General, Lord Elgin, to create the Elgin Association, to manage development of a 9,000-acre parcel near Lake Erie for a community where freedmen and fugitive slaves, known as Negro refugees in Canada, might settle. The Elgin Settlement eventually was organized as the communities of North and South Buxton. The Association provided land at low cost, and financing for those who would build a house and develop the land, to aid the African Americans.78
In the years before the American Civil War, these refugee slaves usually reached Canada via the Underground Railroad from the United States. Thousands had been settling in southwest Ontario, as it was easily reached from a number of midwestern states and western New York. Among the notable residents was William Parker, a leader of the Christiana Resistance in 1851 in the free state of Pennsylvania, where he and his neighbors fought off a party trying to capture four fugitive slaves from Maryland. From Buxton, he became a correspondent of Frederick Douglass' newspaper, The North Star. He was active in the community and was elected to local office for many years.
The growing population was visited by Americans, in addition to Canadians interested in its progress. A reporter from the New York Herald Tribune wrote admiringly about it in 1857.7 During the late years of the American Civil War, after the Emancipation Proclamation in early 1863 freed many slaves in the South, a Freedmen's Inquiry Commission was established by the Secretary of War to gather information about the "condition and capacity" of the "population just set free."9 On its behalf, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and J.M.W. Yerrinton, as secretary and reporter, visited numerous communities in Canada West (present-day Ontario) during the summer of 1863 to gather information about the many former American slaves who had gained freedom and settled there. Among those communities was Buxton.
He wrote,
Buxton is certainly a very interesting place. Sixteen years ago it was a wilderness ... Twenty years ago most of them inhabitants were slaves, who owned nothing, not even their children. Now they own themselves; they own their houses and farms; they have their wives and children about them. They are the enfranchised citizens of a government that protects their rights ... The present condition of all these colonists as compared with their former one is remarkable ... This settlement is a perfect success ...107
In the 1860s, there was a fire at their local pearlash factory. As the bell rang to warn the citizens, many men gathered to stop the fire, but the factory could not be saved. Thus, a source of income was lost from the community. However, Buxton was doing well in other aspects and managed to stick through the situation.
In the nineteenth century, the community operated three schools; the former slaves placed emphasis on education and literacy for adults and children as the key to progress. Its education was considered so superior that nearby whites sent their children to attend these schools. Over time, descendants have moved from these rural communities to cities for urban opportunities, and the population has declined.
Legacy
The Buxton National Historic Site and Museum is dedicated to the African Americans and their Black Canadian descendants, who found freedom in Canada via the Underground Railroad. The museum complex includes an historic schoolhouse, residence and barn.
American writer Christopher Paul Curtis wrote three children's novels known as the Buxton Chronicles and set in Buxton. Elijah of Buxton. (2007) is set there just before the American Civil War.
Curtis's The Madman of Piney Woods (2014), is set in Buxton and nearby Chatham in 1901. It features Benji, a Black Canadian boy from Buxton, and Red, an ethnic Irish boy from nearby Chatham.
Curtis's The Journey of Little Charlie (2018) also extends to Buxton. Twelve-year-old Charlie helps an overseer recapture some slaves who escaped from a South Carolina plantation. They go to Canada as part of their search and almost succeed in capturing a black boy named Sylvanus, but when the train stops in Buxton, an angry mob of African Americans prevents them from taking Sylvanus.
The North Star: Finding Black Mecca (2021), a film about Chatham-Kent's black communities and history is partly filmed in North Buxton.1314
99magicians_nephew
Thank you for posting the information about Buxton.
100Whisper1
You are welcome Jim. Christopher Paul Curtis is an amazing author. I've read all his books but one.
I hope it isn't too hot in NYC!
I hope it isn't too hot in NYC!
101Whisper1
BOOK #81
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Patti Callahan
C.S. Lewis was a theologian who taught at two prestigious English colleges. Famous for his Chronicles of Narnia series, he also wrote many scholarly books regarding religion.
When Joy Davidman, an American married Jewish woman who was transformed when becoming a Christian, she wrote to Lewis about her new-found commitment to God. She did not expect C.S. Lewis to return a response. When he did, it led to many letters back and forth from both of them. As her marriage was crumbling apart and her husband continued with his many indiscretions, she tried to hold it all together for the sake of their two young sons. She wondered what God's purpose was for her life.
When invited to visit the famous C.S. Lewis and his brother Warnie, she went to England. Changed by both the stunning beauty of the countryside, and the many intense conversations she shared with him, they developed an intense friendship, and she found that she loved him deeply.
This is the story of how that love, and their shared intelligence, had a life-changing impact on both.
I very much enjoyed this book that I randomly found on a sale rack for $4.99. Already, reading a different book, I switched gears to this one. It is a book that I recommend for anyone who is familiar with C.S. Lewis and his thoughts and writings.
Excellent!!! 4.5 Stars
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Patti Callahan
C.S. Lewis was a theologian who taught at two prestigious English colleges. Famous for his Chronicles of Narnia series, he also wrote many scholarly books regarding religion.
When Joy Davidman, an American married Jewish woman who was transformed when becoming a Christian, she wrote to Lewis about her new-found commitment to God. She did not expect C.S. Lewis to return a response. When he did, it led to many letters back and forth from both of them. As her marriage was crumbling apart and her husband continued with his many indiscretions, she tried to hold it all together for the sake of their two young sons. She wondered what God's purpose was for her life.
When invited to visit the famous C.S. Lewis and his brother Warnie, she went to England. Changed by both the stunning beauty of the countryside, and the many intense conversations she shared with him, they developed an intense friendship, and she found that she loved him deeply.
This is the story of how that love, and their shared intelligence, had a life-changing impact on both.
I very much enjoyed this book that I randomly found on a sale rack for $4.99. Already, reading a different book, I switched gears to this one. It is a book that I recommend for anyone who is familiar with C.S. Lewis and his thoughts and writings.
Excellent!!! 4.5 Stars
102alcottacre
>98 Whisper1: I have enjoyed several of Curtis' books in the past. I will see if my local library has a copy of that one.
>101 Whisper1: I am definitely going to have to try that one. Thanks for the recommendations, lovey.
>101 Whisper1: I am definitely going to have to try that one. Thanks for the recommendations, lovey.
103SirThomas
>77 Whisper1: What a beautiful picture of Lilly - I understand you very well, our Sam passed away in 1999 and he is still missing.
I am glad that you could read such beautiful and good books.
All the best for you and your health!
I am glad that you could read such beautiful and good books.
All the best for you and your health!
104Whisper1
>103 SirThomas: HI Tom. Thanks for your lovely message. I'm sorry that you also lost a beloved pet. I miss Lilly every day and night. she lay by me while I was reading. Her head resting on my feet.
But, I know that we did the right thing in taking her to our vet to transition Lilly. She was in terrible condition. When I miss her, I remember how ill she was and there is solace in knowing she is now at peace.
i hope summer is good to you. It is so very hot. When rain arrives, it is never enough to soak the parched land.
But, I know that we did the right thing in taking her to our vet to transition Lilly. She was in terrible condition. When I miss her, I remember how ill she was and there is solace in knowing she is now at peace.
i hope summer is good to you. It is so very hot. When rain arrives, it is never enough to soak the parched land.
105Whisper1
BOOK #82 OF 2022
Cupid and Psyche told by M. Charlotte Craft and incredibly illustrated by K.Y. Craft
I collect illustrated books, mainly because I love art and exploring the talent of the artists found in illustrated books.
The illustrations of this book were so beautiful that I opened the pages two more times after the first reading simply to soak in the beauty of the art.
This is a telling of the Greek Myth regarding Cupid and Psyche. Psyche, a moral has two sisters who are very jealous of her beauty. However, the most jealous was Venus, the goddess of love and beauty who was so exceedingly angry because previously she was the most lovely, and now Psyche's beauty if much more intense that Venus.
Venus sends her son Cupid, the God of love, and prods him to shoot an arrow into Psyche so that she will be forever banished from her family, and will be loved by the most fierce, ugly creature. When Psyche awakens and the two look at each other, compelled by her beauty, Cupid accidentally allows the arrow to prick his finger thereby deeply falling in love with Psyche.
The next day, traveling to Delphi, Psyche implores Apollo if she will forever to alone, or if it is possible for to find love. Told she needs to go to the nearest mountain and meet her fate.
There she found a world exceedingly beautiful. Food magically delivered to her while she hears the most lovely music ever experienced. However, she does not meet a fierce creature. She is visited by her two jealous sisters who instruct her to enter the chamber of the ugly creature and kill him before he kills her.
Entering with knife to kill the beast, she finds Cupid and all his beauty. She also is nicked by an arrow and falls deeply in love. Once again, the sisters interfere demanding Zephyrus to carry Psyche to the palace as Cupid's new bride. No one was there to carry them and all fell to their death to the rocks way below.
After a series of tests, including a trip to the underworld where Psyche was given a golden box and forbid to open it. Again, not paying attention, Psyche opens the box in the hope it will enhance her beauty and allow Cupid to love her more and more. Eventually, the two are wedded and produce a daughter whose name is called.
I found the beauty of the illustrations more understandable then the convoluted story of Cupid and Psyche.
I will keep this book to periodically revisit the beauty of the lush illustrations.
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Cupid and Psyche told by M. Charlotte Craft and incredibly illustrated by K.Y. Craft
I collect illustrated books, mainly because I love art and exploring the talent of the artists found in illustrated books.
The illustrations of this book were so beautiful that I opened the pages two more times after the first reading simply to soak in the beauty of the art.
This is a telling of the Greek Myth regarding Cupid and Psyche. Psyche, a moral has two sisters who are very jealous of her beauty. However, the most jealous was Venus, the goddess of love and beauty who was so exceedingly angry because previously she was the most lovely, and now Psyche's beauty if much more intense that Venus.
Venus sends her son Cupid, the God of love, and prods him to shoot an arrow into Psyche so that she will be forever banished from her family, and will be loved by the most fierce, ugly creature. When Psyche awakens and the two look at each other, compelled by her beauty, Cupid accidentally allows the arrow to prick his finger thereby deeply falling in love with Psyche.
The next day, traveling to Delphi, Psyche implores Apollo if she will forever to alone, or if it is possible for to find love. Told she needs to go to the nearest mountain and meet her fate.
There she found a world exceedingly beautiful. Food magically delivered to her while she hears the most lovely music ever experienced. However, she does not meet a fierce creature. She is visited by her two jealous sisters who instruct her to enter the chamber of the ugly creature and kill him before he kills her.
Entering with knife to kill the beast, she finds Cupid and all his beauty. She also is nicked by an arrow and falls deeply in love. Once again, the sisters interfere demanding Zephyrus to carry Psyche to the palace as Cupid's new bride. No one was there to carry them and all fell to their death to the rocks way below.
After a series of tests, including a trip to the underworld where Psyche was given a golden box and forbid to open it. Again, not paying attention, Psyche opens the box in the hope it will enhance her beauty and allow Cupid to love her more and more. Eventually, the two are wedded and produce a daughter whose name is called.
I found the beauty of the illustrations more understandable then the convoluted story of Cupid and Psyche.
I will keep this book to periodically revisit the beauty of the lush illustrations.
106SandDune
>101 Whisper1: I remember seeing the play Shadowlands about the same topic a very long time ago, probably about 30 years ago.
107Whisper1
Rhian, yes, that is the movie wherein Anthony Hopkins portrayed C.S. Lewis, and Debra Winger played Joy Davidson. The book I read noted that Joy had a three year remission after brutal treatments. Sadly, C.S. Lewis died a mere three years after her passing from a heart related situation.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
108magicians_nephew
Yes we saw "Shadowlands" on Broadway here many years ago. The Lewis and Joy Davidson story is very moving.
109Donna828
>101 Whisper1: Book Bullet! I am a big C.S. Lewis fan and very familiar with the story and his intense grief when Joy died. I took a semester-long college course at the local university almost ten years ago on the works of Lewis. I even enjoyed his sci-fi books!
110LizzieD
>101 Whisper1: >109 Donna828: Another CS Lewis fan here. He wrote such a lot! I don't know whether you would want to try A Grief Observed, which he wrote after Joy died. I just mention it in case you haven't read it ...
We also have a new kitten, Batman, named by my DH, who fed and tamed him. I don't know how we're going to introduce him to our older cats, but he's cute and sweet. They can sniff him through the screen on the porch, so we'll see.
Take very good care of yourself.
We also have a new kitten, Batman, named by my DH, who fed and tamed him. I don't know how we're going to introduce him to our older cats, but he's cute and sweet. They can sniff him through the screen on the porch, so we'll see.
Take very good care of yourself.
111Whisper1
>108 magicians_nephew: Hi Jim. The book I read seemed to portray Joy as deeply in love with C.S. Lewis, whereas he was very leary of entering a physical relationship He talked to her of love as friendship.
112Whisper1
>109 Donna828: Hi Donna. I would very much like to attend a class devoted to the works of C.S Lewis The book I read noted he was a non believer before his conversion to Christianity.
>110 LizzieD: Hi Peggy. I haven't read A Grief Observed I ordered this book through Thrift books.com I will read it as soon as I receive it. I like the name of your new kitten. Grand daughter Kayla slowly introduced the kitten to the ferret. It took awhile until the kitten stopped batting at the ferret. One night, Kayla awoke to seeing the kitten in the ferret's mouth as he gently drug her across the floor. After that, the kitten stopped her aggressive batting.
>110 LizzieD: Hi Peggy. I haven't read A Grief Observed I ordered this book through Thrift books.com I will read it as soon as I receive it. I like the name of your new kitten. Grand daughter Kayla slowly introduced the kitten to the ferret. It took awhile until the kitten stopped batting at the ferret. One night, Kayla awoke to seeing the kitten in the ferret's mouth as he gently drug her across the floor. After that, the kitten stopped her aggressive batting.
113Whisper1
BOOK #83
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
I have mixed thoughts of this book. Based on a true life story of a woman who lived in New York and was very accomplished at selling ads for Macy's, normally if I really liked a book, I will read more, especially if based on a real life story. But, the fact that I am not tempted to read more about this character shows my tepid review of the book.
On New Year's Eve Lillian Boxfish decides to leave a party and walk throughout New York. As she travels, she ruminates about her career, and life. She is spunky, brash and forward in many ways. A lover of New York, she has little understanding of those who grew weary of the crime and pace and moved out of the city.
Her judgments are quick, and at times brutal. She is not a person I would choose as a friend. I would find her interesting, but would move along to someone else to learn more about.
Well written, it simply was not a book I can recommend.
2.5 Stars
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
I have mixed thoughts of this book. Based on a true life story of a woman who lived in New York and was very accomplished at selling ads for Macy's, normally if I really liked a book, I will read more, especially if based on a real life story. But, the fact that I am not tempted to read more about this character shows my tepid review of the book.
On New Year's Eve Lillian Boxfish decides to leave a party and walk throughout New York. As she travels, she ruminates about her career, and life. She is spunky, brash and forward in many ways. A lover of New York, she has little understanding of those who grew weary of the crime and pace and moved out of the city.
Her judgments are quick, and at times brutal. She is not a person I would choose as a friend. I would find her interesting, but would move along to someone else to learn more about.
Well written, it simply was not a book I can recommend.
2.5 Stars
114Whisper1
BOOK #84
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
When finishing this book, I immediately ordered the authors other works.
At first, I thought this was too simplistic and lacking action. Then, as I continued to read, I realized the tone and pace of the book is perfect.
Set in a small town in Colorado, the characters portrayed are deep in feelings and the commitment to help others, and to put those not so nice in their place.
A high school girl with an emotionally abusive mother is pregnant. Her mother locked the door and she is left on her own. She lands on a farm with two elderly brothers who become very protective of her and incredibly helpful.
There are two boys who were abandoned by their mother and left with a father who does the best he can to provide stability. Their father is a teacher, and when he gives a well-deserved failing grade to a high-school bully, his two children, already deep in pain from the loss of their mother, become the target of the nasty student.
This is a book filled with real-life situations and people who deal with difficult situations they never expected with grace and strength.
The is a simple, truly amazing book.
Highly recommended.
Five Stars
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
When finishing this book, I immediately ordered the authors other works.
At first, I thought this was too simplistic and lacking action. Then, as I continued to read, I realized the tone and pace of the book is perfect.
Set in a small town in Colorado, the characters portrayed are deep in feelings and the commitment to help others, and to put those not so nice in their place.
A high school girl with an emotionally abusive mother is pregnant. Her mother locked the door and she is left on her own. She lands on a farm with two elderly brothers who become very protective of her and incredibly helpful.
There are two boys who were abandoned by their mother and left with a father who does the best he can to provide stability. Their father is a teacher, and when he gives a well-deserved failing grade to a high-school bully, his two children, already deep in pain from the loss of their mother, become the target of the nasty student.
This is a book filled with real-life situations and people who deal with difficult situations they never expected with grace and strength.
The is a simple, truly amazing book.
Highly recommended.
Five Stars
115cyderry
>114 Whisper1: I've only read one book by Kent Haruf but it sounds as if he seems to write kind, gentle books that touch the spirit.
116Whisper1
>115 cyderry: That's a great way to describe the author's works. Much love to you Cheli.
117PaulCranswick
>114 Whisper1: I have to say that Plainsong is probably my favourite work of American literature, Linda. I love it!
Hope all is well, dear lady. x
Hope all is well, dear lady. x
118alcottacre
>105 Whisper1: That artwork is incredible! Thanks for sharing the illustrations with us, Linda.
>113 Whisper1: Sorry to see you did not enjoy that one more. I agree with your assessment of Lillian though.
>114 Whisper1: I absolutely love that one! I need to read more of Haruf's books.
Have a wonderful day, lovey!
>113 Whisper1: Sorry to see you did not enjoy that one more. I agree with your assessment of Lillian though.
>114 Whisper1: I absolutely love that one! I need to read more of Haruf's books.
Have a wonderful day, lovey!
119Oregonreader
>114 Whisper1: This sounds like a book I would love to read. I’m adding it to my list!
120Whisper1
BOOK #85
Artist to Artists 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art by Eric Carle Museum of Picture book Art
This is a lovely book highlighting some of children's illustrators well known works. I very much like the style of the book which highlights the artists with a description of how they create their works, then a folded flip page of their self portrait. Well written and endearing.
Highly recommended for those, like me who enjoy children's illustrated books.
Four Stars
Artist to Artists 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art by Eric Carle Museum of Picture book Art
This is a lovely book highlighting some of children's illustrators well known works. I very much like the style of the book which highlights the artists with a description of how they create their works, then a folded flip page of their self portrait. Well written and endearing.
Highly recommended for those, like me who enjoy children's illustrated books.
Four Stars
121BLBera
>120 Whisper1: I really liked this one as well, Linda.
122Whisper1
>121 BLBera: Hi Beth. It was a book to read while sipping a cup of tea. I was glad that Gennady Spirin was included in the book as he is an amazing illustrator.
This is from his personal collection of art that can be purchased. Alas, it is way out of my price range, still, I can dream.
This is from his personal collection of art that can be purchased. Alas, it is way out of my price range, still, I can dream.
123Whisper1
Last night and today brought a gentle rain. It made the flowers awaken. Rainy days are good for reading, however, most of the day was spent watching tv regarding Queen Elizabeth II's passing and the outpouring of the British people showing their respect.
I went to the library yesterday and came home with eight good books. First up is the Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley. It is a recently published novel regarding a scientist pulled from the Russia Gulug to research a radioactive accident and the impact on local animals and trees and lakes. Given what is happening currently in the Ukraine and Russia's using this facility as a weapon, the subject and reality is rather daunting.
Previously, I read a lot of books regarding Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and Russia's attempt to hide the evidence.
I went to the library yesterday and came home with eight good books. First up is the Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley. It is a recently published novel regarding a scientist pulled from the Russia Gulug to research a radioactive accident and the impact on local animals and trees and lakes. Given what is happening currently in the Ukraine and Russia's using this facility as a weapon, the subject and reality is rather daunting.
Previously, I read a lot of books regarding Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and Russia's attempt to hide the evidence.
124quondame
>123 Whisper1: I just finished that one. Good, though it won't be a favorite, and I can't decide what is the most likely aspect of the story.
125RBeffa
>114 Whisper1: Isn't that a beautiful book? You won't be disappointed with Haruf's other works.
126Whisper1
>124 quondame: Susan, I am struggling through the book. I read a lot about Chernobyl, so a fictionalized story of nuclear useage, is problematic. I think I will give it the Nancy Pearl 50 page rule, and most likely put it aside. I have many other books, both in my house and those I brought home from the library.
>125 RBeffa: Hi Ron. After finishing my first book read of this author, I went on Thirft.com and ordered more. Do you have a favorite of Haruf's works?
>125 RBeffa: Hi Ron. After finishing my first book read of this author, I went on Thirft.com and ordered more. Do you have a favorite of Haruf's works?
127msf59
I definitely enjoyed Lillian Boxfish more than you did but we are definitely in agreement with Plainsong. One of my very favorite novels. Please track down the next 2 in the Holt series. Both gems.
128RBeffa
>126 Whisper1: Plainsong was my favorite of the five Haruf novels I have read. Each is good in their own way.
129figsfromthistle
>101 Whisper1: I am glad that one was a fantastic read. I saw it at the library and wondered if it would be interesting.....I have it on my list for my next visit.
Happy week ahead!
Happy week ahead!
130Whisper1
>127 msf59: Hi Mark. I remember that Plainsong is one of your favorite books. I've ordered both sequels to that book.
132PaulCranswick
>131 Whisper1: That is a colorful collection of books, Linda.
I would probably start with Eyes that Speak to the Stars; lovely cover.
Hope all is well dear lady.
I would probably start with Eyes that Speak to the Stars; lovely cover.
Hope all is well dear lady.
133BLBera
>131 Whisper1: Nice selection, Linda.
134Berly
Hi dear Linda! Finally have the time and feel well enough to do some LT checkins. You have been doing some varied reading to be sure! Wishing you a happy Wednesday.
135SirThomas
>114 Whisper1: and again you got me - thanks for pointing out this author, I already borrowed a book, unfortunately they didn't have Plainsong.
I wish you all the best!
I wish you all the best!
136m.belljackson
Linda = today's DAILY RAY OF HOPE (free online) has a lovely quote from Eleanor Roosevelt!
137figsfromthistle
>131 Whisper1: Wow! Thats quite an interesting assortment. Have a wonderful weekend.
138LizzieD
Our very dear Linda, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I fervently hope that it marks a year that is much kinder to you than the past few have been. I also look forward to your continued presence holding up this group!
143FAMeulstee
Happy birthday to you, dear Linda!
146laytonwoman3rd
I hope you had a lovely day yesterday, Linda. Best wishes for the coming year, too.
147curioussquared
Happy belated birthday, Linda!
149Whisper1
Thank you to all who wished me well, and a happy birthday. I deeply appreciate your outreach.
I haven't been present on threads because I'm going through a rough patch of pain. I've learned to live with this degenerative disease, but admit that for the first time in twelve years, I've let the pain impact on my spirits.
So unlike me to be negative. I have another infusion in the pump on the 25th, so I have all good thoughts that the increased medication will help.
Thanks, as always for your loving, kind support.
Much Love to all.
I haven't been present on threads because I'm going through a rough patch of pain. I've learned to live with this degenerative disease, but admit that for the first time in twelve years, I've let the pain impact on my spirits.
So unlike me to be negative. I have another infusion in the pump on the 25th, so I have all good thoughts that the increased medication will help.
Thanks, as always for your loving, kind support.
Much Love to all.
150Whisper1
My birthday was very special. Grand daughter Kayla knows that I like Peddler's Village, a quaint place of special shops and, this time of year there is a scarecrow contest. There are creative scarecrows throughout the village with numbers indicating where you can vote.
We have a nice lunch and walked around in the sunshine as the weather was perfect.
When she was born, Will said that she was, and will be a very special child. He was so very right. Not only did she surprise me with a ride an hour away to the lovely village, which also has a carousel, she knew the well-used kitchen aid mixer had served me well over the years, but it was time for replacement.
Not only did she gift me with a new mixer, but chose a color to replace the white mixer I used in making thousands of cookies with family and neighborhood children.
Now, we have a new mixer to make Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cookies and cakes.
In addition, her friend Elliott who is often here with us, brought flowers, but most importantly a beautiful card on the outside noting "to a special grandmother." Inside, he said "Thank you for showing me that family is more than blood related, and thank you for your warm welcome which allows me to feel like I have a functioning family that loves me."
Of course, I cried when I read his message.
Despite the physical pain, life is good! I am blessed.
We have a nice lunch and walked around in the sunshine as the weather was perfect.
When she was born, Will said that she was, and will be a very special child. He was so very right. Not only did she surprise me with a ride an hour away to the lovely village, which also has a carousel, she knew the well-used kitchen aid mixer had served me well over the years, but it was time for replacement.
Not only did she gift me with a new mixer, but chose a color to replace the white mixer I used in making thousands of cookies with family and neighborhood children.
Now, we have a new mixer to make Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cookies and cakes.
In addition, her friend Elliott who is often here with us, brought flowers, but most importantly a beautiful card on the outside noting "to a special grandmother." Inside, he said "Thank you for showing me that family is more than blood related, and thank you for your warm welcome which allows me to feel like I have a functioning family that loves me."
Of course, I cried when I read his message.
Despite the physical pain, life is good! I am blessed.
151Whisper1
BOOKS PURCHASED AND ACQUIRED IN SEPTEMPBER 2022
(added to ongoing list of previous books purchased)
64. C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands The Story of His Life with Joy Davidman by Brian Sibley
65. Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan drawings by Brian Selznick
66. His Truth Is Marching On John Lewis And the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
67. The safest Lie by Angela Cerrito
68. Eventide by Kent Haruf
69. Martin & Mahalia His Words Her Song by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
70. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
71. Between the Tides by Patti Callahan Henry
72. Green Darkness by Anya Seton
73. Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
74. The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
75. The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis (Newbery Honor Book) and Coretta Scott King Award)
76. The Ringmaster's Daughter by Carly Schabowski
77. LA LA LA BY Kate DeCamillo
(added to ongoing list of previous books purchased)
64. C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands The Story of His Life with Joy Davidman by Brian Sibley
65. Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan drawings by Brian Selznick
66. His Truth Is Marching On John Lewis And the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
67. The safest Lie by Angela Cerrito
68. Eventide by Kent Haruf
69. Martin & Mahalia His Words Her Song by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
70. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
71. Between the Tides by Patti Callahan Henry
72. Green Darkness by Anya Seton
73. Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
74. The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
75. The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis (Newbery Honor Book) and Coretta Scott King Award)
76. The Ringmaster's Daughter by Carly Schabowski
77. LA LA LA BY Kate DeCamillo
152quondame
I'm sad to hear that the pain had depressed your spirits. I do hope the new infusion gives great relief.
It does sound that you have special people in your life, and the added bonus that they are recognized as such.
It does sound that you have special people in your life, and the added bonus that they are recognized as such.
153msf59
Glad you had a nice birthday, Linda. Hooray for Kayla! She sounds like a keeper. Nice September book haul. Great to see Eventide on that list.
154jessibud2
>150 Whisper1:- Linda, I am sorry to hear of the ongoing issues and hope the new infusion comes quickly and gives you relief.
But what a wonderful birthday provided by your granddaughter and her friend Elliot. What a heartfelt message he wrote and it doesn't surprise me at all that your warmth and kindness should touch him so.
But what a wonderful birthday provided by your granddaughter and her friend Elliot. What a heartfelt message he wrote and it doesn't surprise me at all that your warmth and kindness should touch him so.
155PaulCranswick
>150 Whisper1: Happy belated birthday, dear lady and I am pleased that your family and friends came up trumps in making your day a deserved special one.
>151 Whisper1: Some nice additions there.
>151 Whisper1: Some nice additions there.
156Berly
>150 Whisper1: Awwww! How lovely! I am glad you had some joy -- you deserve it.
157cyderry
>151 Whisper1: Lots of books there, I can't imagine that you are running out of books to read!
158LizzieD
>150 Whisper1: >151 Whisper1: Lovely! Lovely! Lovely! Elliott sounds like a keeper!
I so look forward to the 26th in hopes that you wake up in noticeably less pain, dear Linda.
I so look forward to the 26th in hopes that you wake up in noticeably less pain, dear Linda.
159Whisper1
Thanks to all for your heartfelt message. I deeply appreciate all the wonderful messages/
160Caroline_McElwee
Belated birthday Wishes Linda.
>101 Whisper1: Hit by a bullet Linda.
>114 Whisper1: I really enjoyed rereading this for Mark's shared read.
>131 Whisper1: I have The Dead Are Arising in my winter reading pile.
>149 Whisper1: So sorry you are still battling to get the pain levels under control Linda.
>150 Whisper1: That all sounds such a pick you up. What a lovely day, and what a great card to receive too. What colour is that mixer? >151 Whisper1: And a good book haul there too.
>101 Whisper1: Hit by a bullet Linda.
>114 Whisper1: I really enjoyed rereading this for Mark's shared read.
>131 Whisper1: I have The Dead Are Arising in my winter reading pile.
>149 Whisper1: So sorry you are still battling to get the pain levels under control Linda.
>150 Whisper1: That all sounds such a pick you up. What a lovely day, and what a great card to receive too. What colour is that mixer? >151 Whisper1: And a good book haul there too.
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