I’ve lived in my house for just over two years now, but in a way it just became mine. You see, my roommate moved out a couple of weeks ago. So, now, only my stuff is in the house. It’s not that I had anything against her stuff, but it is awfully nice to have [...]
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A space to call your own
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Head and Heart
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary, Maud Hart Lovelace, women's history on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
College was never really a question for me. I was one of the “smart” kids, and my parents had gone to college. Somehow, it wasn’t until I got to college and was knee deep in a women’s history class that I realized that this whole higher education for women was all relatively recent. Again, I [...]
Movies vs. books, round 1
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary, movies, Ramona Quimby on July 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s probably more than a coincidence that I’m revisiting Klickitat Street just before the latest movie version of Ramona comes out. Back in the day, I really liked the tv version with Sarah Polley (also know for being in Avonlea, who’s source material is another favorite author). And the previews for the movie look pretty [...]
From Contemporary to Historical
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, Klickitat Street, technology on July 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last week, I decided to revisit Klickitat Street for the first time in years. Quite early in Henry and Ribsy’s adventures, I ran across this passage in which Henry calls his mom to ask if he can bring home a dog. The dog trotted after the boy to the telephone booth in the corner of [...]
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