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First of all, I want to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas. I hope you are enjoying your holiday as best you can during this pandemic. So, what did you get for Christmas this year? Did you go out and buy it yourself? Did someone else buy it for you? I’ve gotten “A Tale…
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We all have fond memories of waking up on Christmas morning and finding our Christmas presents under the tree. Here are 11 reasons why literature can be better than Christmas morning…. Surprise: You get a surprise when you reach the ending every time you open up a new book. Much like the surprise you experience…
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I had some dolls given to me. They originally belonged to a great aunt who passed it on to my grandmother (her sister) and it’s now been passed down to me. They are the Wizard of Oz dolls from the Madame Alexander collection and they were made exclusively to go in a McDonald’s Happy Meal.…
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First of all, let me wish everyone a Happy Halloween. I hope you are staying safe out there regardless of what your Halloween plans are. Anyway, I thought I’d do something fun this year and share some Halloween type music to listen to. Here are my top 3 favorite songs to listen to for Halloween….
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I found the article below talking about some pretty old books from 12 different libraries (you’ll find the link at the bottom). I thought it was an interesting article but I didn’t know there were so many different old books. I’d be afraid to touch them for fear of damaging them (they probably don’t let…
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There is a site called Feedspot that has a list of the top 100 literary blogs that are on the internet (see the link at the bottom of this article). The Fireside Chats is currently #10 on that list. I thought that was pretty cool. I figured if I even made the list that I…
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My husband and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary today. I woke up this morning to find that my hubby had gotten me a 3D puzzle from Wrebbit. It’s of Hagrid’s Hut from the wizarding world of Harry Potter. I’m going to have a lot of fun putting this together. Of course, I always have…
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I’ve gathered some of my favorite literature quotes together. My favorite is obviously the quote from Gustave Flaubert that is on the main page of my blog directly underneath the title. However, here are a few more for you to enjoy…. “Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by…
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The bookstore that is near my house, it usually has a “buy 2 and get the 3rd free” on the Harry Potter books (paperback version only). They usually do this in July and I figured it had to do with the fact that Harry’s birthday is in July. Those of you who are a fan…
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