pickI read a lot of memoirs last year, and this was the final one. I‘d read Running with Scissors years ago—this memoir was very different than that one. It took courage for Augusten to write this one, but his childhood was worse.
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pickI read a lot of memoirs last year, and this was the final one. I‘d read Running with Scissors years ago—this memoir was very different than that one. It took courage for Augusten to write this one, but his childhood was worse.
A clinical explanation for one of the most memorable parts in the book: the severed leg in the bed.
I began violin lessons with a private instructor. Once a week, I was taught how to tuck the instrument under my chin, curling my thumb against the underside of the neck. Over and over, I raked the bow across the strings, trying to achieve a sound and not a screech. I learned the names of its various components: the frog, the bridge, the tailpiece, and the pegs. And while I was proud to be able to name the parts of its anatomy, it was the smell⬇️
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Continuing this weeks series of days of the week for my daily haikus & finally… we are at Friday! Tried to tie in the joy, I‘ll be sharing my #5JoysFriday post later.😉 I still have work hours to get through but the promise of the weekend is there.
Friday‘s here at last!
Weekend‘s promise in the wind
Fills me with much joy
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I miss you every day… happy Father‘s Day in heaven dad! #father #junespecials @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Wyrmling‘s first official library haul!! He picked out Tickle because we have Potty by the same author. He recognized the artwork immediately. 🥰
He chose all but the Eric Carle book (tagged because pic cut off title), that was a nostalgic mama pick. 😅
pickBeautifully illustrated, this whimsical and existential picture book is a treasure to spark hope and the human imagination!
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pick#AboutABook Day 17: #SetInFuture this book has comforted me and given me joy. It envisions a future that is out there that can be built ever-so-gradually with whimsy and hope. Jeffers has this uncanny ability to disarm me. His sentiments are never maudlin, but clear-voiced and genuine. This is a beautiful book. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-n6y
pickThis book grew on me. After reading it outloud 18 times to K-5, the points kids took from it were: it's true, they could relate to feeling invisible, and they wanted to know more about homeroom. But what they seemed to really enjoy was designing their own landscapes.
