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So Why Did The Economist….
write an article about a book that was written twenty-five years ago? Because it, and other books by the same author, were so successful. The article is behind a paywall, but it starts with, When Julia Donaldson set out to … Continue reading
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Now This My Idea of a Great Children’s Book
It’s for a younger age group than Katherine Rundell was thinking of, but it describes a brave, clever mouse successfully navigating a dangerous world and enjoying life. I had never heard of it until I read about it in The … Continue reading
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This Title Tickles Me
Why You Should Read Children’s Books Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. I read some reviews of the book but decided not to buy it. Instead I found an excerpt of it in a BBC article by her. … Continue reading
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Not-So-Pretty Pictures
Blowing snow isn’t as good for pictures as sunshine is. If the weather report is correct it won’t start melting again until next Sunday. Andy is thinking of staying down here until then. The half-hour walk up the road to … Continue reading
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The Poky Little Puppy
I was reading an article about Dr. Seuss and they said his Green Eggs and Ham was his most popular book, but it wasn’t the best-selling children’s book ever. The Poky Little Puppy was. I had never heard of it, … Continue reading
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More Updates
About our Covid shots — our arms were slightly sore, but that was all, thank goodness. And I tried to change that 10 o’clock appointment in July to a 1 o’clock, but none was available. I asked the fellow about … Continue reading
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One Advantage of Being Old
(I try to keep up with some of the issues, but I skip the nastiness.) March 22, 2024
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Updates
We now have the title and registration for the Jeep in both of our names, and Andy finally got a second key for the Jeep. He had to get it made through Lithia Motors and he could finally get it … Continue reading
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Mostly Melted
The snow has mostly melted down here. Up in the mountains is a different story. Andy could drive only to the bottom of Woodcutters Road Monday. He’ll check again later this week. In the old days he would have put … Continue reading
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Scottish Weather
I’ve been following Angus for many years now. He moved from Scotland to Italy to France and then back to Scotland. This is what he wrote Sunday: There comes a point in the year when the switched is turned and … Continue reading
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