pickBeautifully illustrated story of Claudia (Lady Bird) Johnson, First Lady of the US from 1963-68. She wanted to beautify the roadways and fields of Texas and that was her mission until her death in 2007.
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Today‘s Prompt: FLOWER SHOP
After sleeping in the woods for some time, hunger and cold made her walk boldly into a “flower shop” and ask to help the florist.
To me this book stood for unconditional love, for hardship, for talent, for disappointment, and for working for what you really want.
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“The language of flowers is a reminder that there is meaning in every small detail of life.”
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“Alice imagined a library must be a quiet garden of books, where stories grew like flowers.”
1. I was out and about on Main Street Saturday and saw some lovely peonies in front of a church.
2. That afternoon I went to a community band concert that wasn‘t only free but also included refreshments at intermission.
3. I became a patron of my favorite podcast and got a nice personal message from one of the cohosts.
4. Everyone I voted for in the primary won. Now the real fun starts!
5. New stickers for my BuJo.
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I wasn‘t expecting the miniature version of 100 Flowers to be quite this miniature, but ever since I discovered miniature versions of coffee table art books I‘ve been looking for (used if possible) ones to look at in bed when I‘m too sick to read or watch TV, so maybe a truly tiny one is actually just what I needed. I can keep it by my bed right within reach. #theuniversealwaysknowsbest
bailedThe main character‘s (Victoria Jones) anger problems made me dislike her. She is a selfish snob. She almost made her bus driver crash by throwing her backpack at him over her rudely chewing gum for one thing. I read spoilers which say that she becomes a mother, and I was angry about it to the point where I bailed on this book because I predicted she will be an abusive mother. Flowers had symbolism, but I hated Victoria so much I didn‘t care.
pickWhen I started reading this one, I didn‘t think I was going to like it. I was wrong. I ended up not being able to put it down! The story was a little bit predictable and too neatly wrapped up at times but I still enjoyed it. The domestic violence aspect was quite confronting. The language of flowers is interesting and the Australian settings were great to read about.
