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The Little White Horse ~ Elizabeth Goudge
“She stood still and looked up at them, and she found herself rejoicing in their beauty. After all, though pink was not her favourite colour, it was a colour and, as Sir Benjamin had said, all colour...
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Show & Tell ~ Russian Heritage
Both of my parents were born in Russia in the 1920’s. They escaped into Iran and then met each other, were married, and immigrated to the U.S. shortly after WWII. I have a collection of Russian lacquer...
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ABC Wednesday ~ G is for…
G is for Gulls that we see in abundance on our Saturday walks at the beach in Ventura, California. G is also for Anne of Green Gables that I just read for the first time. What a delightful book. I had...
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Spring Reading Thing ~ 2008
Welcome to Spring and the Spring Reading Thing! I participated last year in the Spring Reading Thing. It was my first blog carnival venture because I had just started my blog in March of 2007. Time...
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Litera Tea ~ Anne of Green Gables
I just recently read Anne of Green Gables for the first time. I had seen and enjoyed the movies. This is a great quote from the book during a conversation with Anne and Marilla as Anne anticipates...
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The Wind in the Willows ~ Grahame
I read this the first night in Washington from California and in a way it spoke to my situation in life right now… From the Wind in the Willows ~ by Kenneth Grahame “The weary Mole also was glad to...
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ABC Wednesday ~ K is for
K is for Katie K is for our Katie. Katherine on her birth certificate. Our Katie has an amazing amount of knowledge stored in her brain and I will show you some photos that might explain where some...
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One Misty Moisty Morning ~ Ладушки, Ладушки
On mornings like today this old Mother Goose nursery rhyme pops into my head and I say it again and say it again and say it again and again… One misty moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather,...
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A Book Meme
I was tagged by Mog to do a book meme. The deal is that you pick a book you are reading and turn to page 123. Then copy out the 6th, 7th and 8th sentence down from the top. I’m reading Before Green...
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Before Green Gables ~ Review
Before Green Gables The Prequel to Anne of Green Gables by Budge Wilson I finished this wonderful book this week. If you are an Anne fan and have been skeptical of this book put your skepticism aside....
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