Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Highs
1. Slug stories 2. Home vacuum cleaner repair 3. Gym night
I have this really disturbing children's (?) book about slugs...Sami has to do a report on slugs for her Ag class, so I shared it with her, and she was reading it aloud after leadership core. Maybe I'll post some of it on my blog. It's horrible but fascinating.
And, yes, I liked Edward Tulane a lot! I actually read it all Fri night, after leadership core (maybe to get the slugs out of my head?). Edward is a really interesting Christ type - you don't see that type of imagery too often in children's lit. Unless you're reading fairy tales, I suppose.
Leta sent me Edward Tulane, and I read it almost all of it in one sitting. I absolutely love the quote at the beginning: "The heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking. It is necessary to go through dark and deeper dark and not to turn."
3 comments:
Slug stories?
P.S. I just finished reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane! Amazing book, no?
I have this really disturbing children's (?) book about slugs...Sami has to do a report on slugs for her Ag class, so I shared it with her, and she was reading it aloud after leadership core. Maybe I'll post some of it on my blog. It's horrible but fascinating.
And, yes, I liked Edward Tulane a lot! I actually read it all Fri night, after leadership core (maybe to get the slugs out of my head?). Edward is a really interesting Christ type - you don't see that type of imagery too often in children's lit. Unless you're reading fairy tales, I suppose.
I saw your slug post! Mmmm..
Leta sent me Edward Tulane, and I read it almost all of it in one sitting. I absolutely love the quote at the beginning: "The heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking. It is necessary to go through dark and deeper dark and not to turn."
Such a beautiful story of redemption!
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