Books for Christmas?
skibby (zone 4 Vermont)
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Comments (9)I visited the Antique Rose Emporium in early November and got one for myself and a rose loving friend for Christmas. As tired as I was after all the Christmas hoopla last night, I had to read it for a bit before I passed out from exhaustion. Now that all the Christmas rush is over...I can start thinking about gardening again! This book is a delight for anyone who loves roses. There are others too by Wm. Welch - Roses for a Southern Garden, and a few more that are similiar to this. I loved seeing a chapter on the Pioneer roses. I adore these and hope that they will become better known. The little Noisette book by the Charlestown society is wonderful too. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Judith...See Moreout of the mouth of babes 'I hate books for Christmas'
Comments (40)When I was little, I remember getting a big book of stories that I just loved. And I hated reading. What I loved about it was, it was a big book, probably 8" x 12" and an inch thick and filled with about 100 short stories. I didn't have to read it cover to cover. I could pick and choose which stories I wanted to read. I ended up reading the whole book many times. But to read a book with one story cover to cover took me until grade nine. "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton. I read it a dozen times over the years and watched the movie several times. It wasn't until I was in my 20's that I read another book and then became a bookworm with V. C. Andrews "Flowers In The Attic". Since the internet though, I've only read one book cover to cover. In TEN years! I'm working on book #2 right now. "The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer" by Philip Carlo. It's a true story. Right now he's 26 and has killed about 65 people. Only 2 were for the mafia so far. The guy had some serious mental problems. But with a father like he had, it's no wonder. You have to read it. It's good. LOL I didn't watch the video posted. But I can well imagine what his reaction was. I was disappointed in my storybook too. But I did eventually read it all....See MoreAnyone else making photo books for Christmas?
Comments (14)I just have a few finishing touch ups to do for my grandsons book and will send it to the printer. It's not a Christmas gift. His parents are fully aware of the book as they've been 'ordered' to send me the vast majority of the pictures. They're just so happy it's over. LOL I added the last of his birthday party pictures to the book and am waiting for the other grandma to give me one thing to add to it. Then my son and his girlfriend will go through the book picture by picture and add anything they want to it. I'll pay for their book and a copy for me. Anyone else in the family who wants one can pay for their own. They're not cheap...... I'm using Blurb to put it together. They also did the maternity book I did last year. They did a fantastic job. :)...See MorePhilomena: Book and Film
Comments (14)Martin, I don't know if you caught the documentary on BBC TV last week where Martin Sixsmith tried to help a few of the many women and some men who had contacted him since the release of Philomena. The prog travelled between Ireland and the US interviewing the unhappy victims of this child trafficking. It appears that upward of 2000 children were 'sold' to US parents. The only criteria was that the couples should be Catholic and wealthy. Many prospective parents didn't visit Ireland and either used an intermediary or just chose a child from a mail-order catalogue. One woman described how a photographer arrived, toys were produced, best clothes were put on and nuns posed with kiddies sitting on their laps; everyone smiling. Unfortunately an important 'middle-man' was a very high-ranking LA priest later found to be a serial paedophile who arranged for boys to go to the homes of his like-minded friends. One woman was chosen to act as a companion to a slightly older girl. After a happy few years the 'real' daughter left home for college and the adopted one was told to leave the house. Now in her 60's her life became wild. All the victims had similar stories to that of Philomena, so when they tried to find out about their real Mothers, or Mothers tried to find their children, they were stone-walled by the different groups of nuns who lied and lied again. An interesting piece which I heard on RTE (Irish radio which I somehow can pick up while I do the ironing!) explained that the nuns in these institutions were often from very poor, ill educated families glad to give a daughter to the 'Church', who in some contradictory way were jealous of these 'fallen' girls and therefore glad to give them a really bad time and to continually point out to them how worthless they were in the sight of God. Everyone in that radio prog and writer John Banville in the Sixsmith piece said it had been fine for Irish men to carry-on with girls, but not the other way round . . .twas ever thus. This post was edited by veer on Mon, Sep 22, 14 at 9:05...See Moreskibby (zone 4 Vermont)
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