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Thursday, July 30, 2009

The shots that set off a war

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On July 28th, 1914 several young Serbian patriots put an operation into motion that would have terrible consequences in the years to come. B...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Beatrix Potter - Giving thanks on her birthday

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When I was a little girl growing up on the island of Cyprus, I had a record that I listened to over and over again. It was a recording of Vi...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Amelia Earhart - Lady of the skies

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Before I moved to the U.S some eighteen years ago, (was it really that long ago?) I did not know much about Amelia Earhart. Then I worked in...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Men on the Moon - Forty years ago

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Forty years ago today, human beings walked on the moon for the first time. As millions of people watched, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lan...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

An Interview with Eileen Spinelli

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Earlier this week I reviewed Heatwave, a picture book by Eileen Spinelli. As I enjoyed the book so much, I decided to interview the author...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Hot, Hot, Hot

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We have had some very hot days here in Ashland this summer. The Fourth of July was blistering, and during the day I frequently found myself ...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

The joys of summer camp

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When many children think of summer, they think of vacations, eating ice cream, sleeping late, and summer camp. My daughter is going to a wid...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A Visit from an old friend bearing gifts

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Last week I had a very special visitor, my pen pal of thirty years came to stay with me here in Oregon. Ute and I began writing to each othe...
Thursday, July 2, 2009

A review of In 1776

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As a follow up to my last blog entry, I have a review for you of In 1776. This splendid book uses very simple yet rich language to tell the...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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In a few days time my whole town will shift into celebration mode. The Fourth of July is a big thing here, and it begins very early when pe...
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Marya Jansen-Gruber
Ashland, Oregon, United States
I have always loved books and cannot remember a time when I could not read. For me reading, and having books in my life, is a necessity, not a luxury. I live in a lovely college town called Ashland, in Oregon. I share my home with my husband, three dachshunds, and two cats. We live on a farm where we raise grapes for winemaking, so there is always outdoor work to be done. In addition to reading, collecting books, reorganizing books, and reading about books, I love to hike, knit, cook, play music, and travel.
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