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Month: November 2013

By Clanmother Posted on November 17, 2013

Thank you, Doris Lessing

“Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”   Doris Lessing (October 22, 1919 – November 17, 2013) Today, Doris Lessing, the novelist who waged a … Continue reading Thank you, Doris Lessing

Categories: Doris LessingTags: Doris Lessing
By Clanmother Posted on November 11, 2013November 10, 2013

Lest We Forget

THE EXHORTATION They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun … Continue reading Lest We Forget

Categories: Remembrance Day, TributesTags: Remembrance Day
By Clanmother Posted on November 10, 2013

A Soldier’s Voice

Anthem for Doomed Youth By Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter … Continue reading A Soldier’s Voice

Categories: J.R.R. Tolkien, Poetry, Poets, Remembrance Day, Wilfred OwenTags: J.R.R. Tolkien, Remembrance Day, Wilfred Owen
By Clanmother Posted on November 7, 2013

Albert Camus – Celebrating the 100th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Albert Camus.  Your life was a testament to courage.  Your devotion to  the cause of human rights continues to inspire us all.   Thank you. “The only way to … Continue reading Albert Camus – Celebrating the 100th Birthday

Categories: Albert Camus, BirthdaysTags: Albert Camus, Birthdays
By Clanmother Posted on November 4, 2013December 11, 2016

Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen

“She walked down the palace steps toward a horse-drawn carriage.  Four footmen in white knee breeches carried the train of her lavender silk gown.  She was fifty-four years old and … Continue reading Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen

Categories: Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, Reading Program 2013Tags: Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen

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The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Bloch-Bauer

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