Mister God, This is Anna- Mister God, This Is Anna is a book by Sydney Hopkins under the pseudonym "Fynn" describing the adventures of Anna, a mischievous yet wise four year-old who Fynn finds as a runaway. Nineteen-year-old Fynn takes Anna home to his mother who takes her in, though Fynn becomes Anna's main caretaker and closest friend. Fynn recounts his time spent with Anna, and gives a very personal account of her outpourings on life, mathematics, science and her mentor, Mister God.
The story begins on the streets of East End London in the mid-1930s. While roaming the docks at night, the author comes across a small girl sitting on the grating below a shop window. He sits down next to her, and from that moment on, his life is never the same. Unable to find out where she came from, Fynn takes the child home, only to discover she is an abused runaway. She spends her next three years as Fynn's inseparable companion.
The book gives an account of their friendship. Anna by nature is the inquisitor, the forever probing creature who likes to find a rhyme and reason for everything. Fynn being the student, has the task of having to follow her hard-to-understand, yet simple logic.
I am blessed to have a mother who loves to read, she gave me this book. I fell in love with Anna and Fynn. It was books like this and others, Dibs: In Search of Self, that led me to studying elementary education in college (my AA/AS are in education).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_God,_This_Is_Anna
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
so disappointed
high expectations always lead to terrible hard crashes...i thought someone was over the disaster he created of his life but no, he's right back in it again. he's a lost cause and does not deserve any bright and shiny moments ever again. whatever happens is his own fault, he doesn't want good things he wants to be an asswiping douchwaffle....
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Random Acts of Kindness
"Random acts of kindness are those little sweet or grand lovely things we so for no reason except that, momentarily, the best of our humanity has sprung, exquisitely, into full bloom."
This book is filled with wonderful stories and sayings that inspire you to do just that, a random act of kindness...
If we could all do one random act of kindess a day what a wonderous world we would live in...
This book is filled with wonderful stories and sayings that inspire you to do just that, a random act of kindness...
If we could all do one random act of kindess a day what a wonderous world we would live in...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Yorkie Doodle Dandy
Love this book soooo much, so in honor of my Button’s birthday on August 17, I present a wonderful non fiction book about a truly remarkable Yorkshire Terrier named Smoky
I love yorkies and know first hand how smart they are, I read about Smoky when I got my first Yorkie, Jip, but didn’t know about the book until many years later. It is a wonderful story during a tense time in our countrys history. In February 1944, a Yorkshire Terrier soon to be named Smoky was found by an American soldier in an abandoned foxhole in the New Guinea jungle. She was already a young adult Yorkie (fully grown). The soldiers initially thought the small dog belonged to the Japanese, but after taking her to a nearby prisoner-of-war camp they realized she did not understand commands in Japanese or English. Another GI then sold Smoky to Corporal William A. Wynne of Cleveland, Ohio, for two Australian pounds (equal to $6.44 at that time)—the price paid to the seller so he could return to his poker game. For the next two years, Smoky back-packed through the rest of the war and accompanied Wynne on combat flights in the Pacific. She faced adverse circumstances, living in the New Guinea jungle and Rock Islands, suffering the primitive conditions of tents in equatorial heat and humidity. Throughout her service, Smoky slept in Wynne's tent on a blanket made from a green felt card table cover; she shared Wynne's C-rations and an occasional can of Spam.
Smoky Served in the South Pacific with the 5th Air Force, 26th Photo Recon Squadron flew 12 air/sea rescue and photo reconnaissance missions. Wynne credited Smoky with saving his life by warning him of incoming shells on an LST (transport ship), calling her an "angel from a foxhole." As the ship deck was booming and vibrating from anti-aircraft gunnery, Smoky guided Wynne to duck the fire that hit 8 men standing next to them.
This is a wonderful read for anyone who loves animals! Ok, I'm a bit prejudiced as I type, my dear Button is snoring by my side!
side notes:
On February 21, 1957, "Corporal" Smoky died unexpectedly at the approximate age of 14.
Wynne and his family buried Smoky in a World War II .30 Caliber Ammo Box in the Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Reservation in Lakewood, Ohio.
Nearly 50 years later, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2005, a bronze life-size sculpture of Smoky sitting in a GI helmet, atop a two-ton blue granite base, was unveiled there. It is placed above the very spot that Smoky was laid at her final resting place
I love yorkies and know first hand how smart they are, I read about Smoky when I got my first Yorkie, Jip, but didn’t know about the book until many years later. It is a wonderful story during a tense time in our countrys history. In February 1944, a Yorkshire Terrier soon to be named Smoky was found by an American soldier in an abandoned foxhole in the New Guinea jungle. She was already a young adult Yorkie (fully grown). The soldiers initially thought the small dog belonged to the Japanese, but after taking her to a nearby prisoner-of-war camp they realized she did not understand commands in Japanese or English. Another GI then sold Smoky to Corporal William A. Wynne of Cleveland, Ohio, for two Australian pounds (equal to $6.44 at that time)—the price paid to the seller so he could return to his poker game. For the next two years, Smoky back-packed through the rest of the war and accompanied Wynne on combat flights in the Pacific. She faced adverse circumstances, living in the New Guinea jungle and Rock Islands, suffering the primitive conditions of tents in equatorial heat and humidity. Throughout her service, Smoky slept in Wynne's tent on a blanket made from a green felt card table cover; she shared Wynne's C-rations and an occasional can of Spam.
Smoky Served in the South Pacific with the 5th Air Force, 26th Photo Recon Squadron flew 12 air/sea rescue and photo reconnaissance missions. Wynne credited Smoky with saving his life by warning him of incoming shells on an LST (transport ship), calling her an "angel from a foxhole." As the ship deck was booming and vibrating from anti-aircraft gunnery, Smoky guided Wynne to duck the fire that hit 8 men standing next to them.
This is a wonderful read for anyone who loves animals! Ok, I'm a bit prejudiced as I type, my dear Button is snoring by my side!
side notes:
On February 21, 1957, "Corporal" Smoky died unexpectedly at the approximate age of 14.
Wynne and his family buried Smoky in a World War II .30 Caliber Ammo Box in the Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Reservation in Lakewood, Ohio.
Nearly 50 years later, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2005, a bronze life-size sculpture of Smoky sitting in a GI helmet, atop a two-ton blue granite base, was unveiled there. It is placed above the very spot that Smoky was laid at her final resting place
Sunday, August 7, 2011
A Thief of Time
I've been introduced to so many wonderful authors by my mother. Tony Hillerman was an award-winning American author of detective novels and non-fiction works best known for his Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels. Several of his works have been adapted as big-screen and television movies.
The first one of his books I read was A Thief of Time, The plot involves the Anasazi, a missing archeologist, a stolen backhoe, and people who are termed "pot hunters". The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police.
This book and his others are worth the read.
The Blessing Way (1970)
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
Listening Woman (1978)
People Of Darkness (1980)
The Dark Wind (1982)
The Ghostway (1984)
Skinwalkers (1986)
A Thief of Time (1988)
Talking God (1989)
Coyote Waits (1990)
Sacred Clowns (1993)
The Fallen Man (1996)
The First Eagle (1998)
Hunting Badger (1999)
The Wailing Wind (2002)
The Sinister Pig (2003)
Skeleton Man (2004)
The Shape Shifter (2006)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hillerman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thief_of_Time
The first one of his books I read was A Thief of Time, The plot involves the Anasazi, a missing archeologist, a stolen backhoe, and people who are termed "pot hunters". The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police.
This book and his others are worth the read.
The Blessing Way (1970)
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
Listening Woman (1978)
People Of Darkness (1980)
The Dark Wind (1982)
The Ghostway (1984)
Skinwalkers (1986)
A Thief of Time (1988)
Talking God (1989)
Coyote Waits (1990)
Sacred Clowns (1993)
The Fallen Man (1996)
The First Eagle (1998)
Hunting Badger (1999)
The Wailing Wind (2002)
The Sinister Pig (2003)
Skeleton Man (2004)
The Shape Shifter (2006)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hillerman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thief_of_Time
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Already planning ahead
I don't know about you but I hate when I get an idea and can't rest until I do the research! I've enjoyed blogging on my favorite books and I've only missed a few weeks, so far! I was thinking what could I do next year and it hit me, movies! So, starting with the first Sunday of 2012 I'll blog about my favorite movies!! Right now I'm making lists of the different types of movies I enjoy: Disney, Romance, Musicals, Thriller/Adventure, Comedies, Oldies but Goodies...
This will be so much fun because my first job in television was as the associate producer of an afternoon movie show! Granted those were almost all Oldies but what a good time I had!
Stay tuned...
update 8/5/2011-wow, so many movies and not enough weeks!! I'm thinking I may do types of movies and favorite actor and actresses, one of each per month!
This will be so much fun because my first job in television was as the associate producer of an afternoon movie show! Granted those were almost all Oldies but what a good time I had!
Stay tuned...
update 8/5/2011-wow, so many movies and not enough weeks!! I'm thinking I may do types of movies and favorite actor and actresses, one of each per month!
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