Tag: Travel
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The Power of School Songs: Why Children Benefit From Folk Music
Every September, that’s the same old bell a-ringing in the little red schoolhouse. I hear a discordant note when grade school children sing songs about redemption or wasted years or being lost. There is an inharmonious feeling between what I hear and what I see. Innocent children but words for adults. Childish voices with the…
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The Remains of the Day
This lovely, short book is listed in a recent post about great summer books. I would like to tell you more about it. I happened across a description of The Remains of the Day where the reviewer said it was about “an English butler reflecting on his life of service.” As it happens, my word…
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So She Reads Collection: The Black Hills Edition
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online version of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. Be inspired to live with…
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So She Reads Collection: Take the Scenic Route
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. Be inspired to live with…
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Everyday Romance: Tips and Stories
The words above are the lyrics to my grandparent’s song. On their 70th wedding anniversary, they still wanted to hear a song that had been special to them in bygone years. How romantic! ‘Romantic’ can be used as an adjective or a noun and has several meanings. As an adjective, it relates to love or…
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A Fall of Marigolds
By Susan Meissner, 2014, 400 pages, historical fiction A Fall of Marigolds is a dual time-line story of two women touched by tragedy and connected by a silk scarf with marigolds woven across it. The majority of the story follows Clara Wood, who saw the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in 1911. There she lost a person…
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A Quick Case for LONG Books
I’m not a fan of long books. Anything that feels like a door stop is too cumbersome to hold much less to carry with me. My attention span isn’t that disciplined. And they are usually slow moving classics filled with detailed description. They’re just so long! But I’m excited to tell you I’ve found a…
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50 Books with Mature Protagonists
Children typically like to read books with protagonists a couple years older than they are. This hopefully teaches them something about what life will be like as they grow older. I have been a typical reader most of my life, until one day I noticed that the heroines had gotten stuck somewhere under forty, while…
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A couple book reviews (and what to do on trips)
When Mischief Came to Town Katrina Nannestad, 2015 Children’s fiction The year is 1911. Orphaned 10 year old Inge Marie is sent to live with her grandmother on a remote island in the village of Bornholm, Denmark. Her enthusiasm and sweet outlook ends up changing the climate of the town. She bring joy and laughter…
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Home
Penny Parkes, 2021 Fiction Anna Wilson is a professional housesitter. She steps into people’s lives watching their houses, pets and occasionally their neighbors. All she really wants is a home of her own. One filled with love and laughter and happy memories. She grew up in foster care so she doesn’t have a baseline to…
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