Mr C. has gone to Wales to ride with friends...... he always manages to get up early for that one. I don't blame him. A focus is a good thing.
I love 'reclaiming' things from the past. I have just acquired a rag doll. Before you say anything I am not in the habit of 'acquiring' teddies or dolls but they said something to me!
Very much a country doll, I would like to know more about her but don't know where to start.
I have just finished rereading Emily Bronte by Katherine Frank. It is a very sobering account of life for a family, seemingly pursued by death and tragedy, yet having the ability to leave behind seminal literature & accounts of their lives. Having visited Howorth, first as a child & being transfixed by the tiny books, desolate setting & hard lives the Brontes led & later on several occasions, I find the experience both sad & uplifting. To me, it is amazing that from such humble beginnings a whole other world of Gondal and subsequent stories should emerge. What would become of them if they lived in today's world?
As Katherine Franks (1990) says "But three of Patrick Bronte's children left hostages of fortune in the form of books that would endure beyond generations of descendants; especially his strangest, bravest and most gifted daughter, Emily - that 'chainless soul' who survives, 'through life and dreath', showing us that even the most meagre and solitary of lives may yield awe and beauty and sustenance for those who come long after".
On another note. I have been looking at an old copy of The Adventures of Pinocchio
Have a lovely week.
C
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I must find and read that book on the Brontes! I think I have read most of them- thank you for pointing the way to another. Jane xx
ReplyDeleteI've just come home and found the Katherine Frank Bronte book posted through my letter box! Thank you so much! I shall read it and return it to you at the Artisan Fair on the 18th. What a cheerful surprise. Jane x
ReplyDeleteHi Jane,
DeleteYou are welcome & can keep the book. I am in the process of 'trying' to reduce the number of books and rereading some before giving them a new home. Do you sell your books via the internet. If so, what is the contact address?
See you on the 18th
Anne
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hi- many thanks for following my blog, just poped over to say hi and was greeted by a cheerful Tedwina!
ReplyDeleteI always find even Disney Pinnochio rather scary; I don't think he's a very benevolent character.
Hope you're having a good week
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Hi Ted & Bunny,
DeleteThank you for your friendly email. I am taking my time to get used to blogging. I replied, or so I thought to your message, but answered as my 11 year old son. Not cool for him! I am trying again.
Hope that you had a good day & the sun shone.
Anne