I wish I was one of those people that could remember exactly how old I was when I read key books of my childhood. I’ve been slowly reading Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book by Anita Silvey, and there are lots and lots of essays that include something like “I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Anne Shirley’
Trying to remember the first time. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Little Princess, Anne Shirley, Frances Hodgson Burnett on February 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Isn’t that romantic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Little House, All-of-a-Knd Family, L. M. Montgomery, Maud Hart Lovelace, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Betsy Ray, Anne Shirley, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Sydney Taylor, The Secret Garden on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Minnesota Post recently made a list of best Dynamic Duos–in movies, literature, history, etc. And on it, much to the pleasure of the Betsy-Tacy Society and other BT fans is Betsy and Joe as “Literary Romantic Couples”–alongside some couples that are definitely not found in children’s literature. And though I certainly adore the fact [...]
To be pretty. And grown up.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, Betsy Ray, Heaven to Betsy, Melendy Family, The Saturdays on January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
For me, it was dangly earrings, curly hair and contacts. For Anne Shirley, it was upswept hair and long skirts. For Betsy Ray, it was no freckles and curly hair. And for Mona, it was a bob and red nail polish. Those beacons to girls of what it might be to be grown up. And [...]
Happy New Year!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Anne Shirley on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They spent the old year’s last hour quietly around the fire. A few minutes before twelve, Captain Jim rose and opened the door. “We must let the New Year in,” he said. Outside was a fine blue night. A sparkling ribbon of moonlight garlanded in the gulf. Inside the bar the harbor shone like a [...]
The sparest of spare rooms
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 19th century houses, Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, L. M. Montgomery on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For the first time in my adult life, overnight guests can sleep somewhere besides the couch. As a fairly new homeowner, I have a spare room! With an extra bed! However, as a fairly new homeowner, the bed is a hand-me-down and the mattress has certainly seen better days. Buying a new mattress has been [...]
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