Tag: Monica Edwards

NEW Desert Island Books!

March 6, 2017

Okay!  It’s not a new idea. In fact it’s been done everywhere. But I find I like reading what people would take to an island to sustain them…

I like listening to Desert Island Discs too – wondering whether, if the island is truly a desert island, they dance to the music, conduct a symphony orchestra, play air guitar truly fortissimo – and all without being embarrassed! And I wonder if the music would be a solace, soothing ebbing spirits as passing days get notched into the trunk of the obligatory palm tree.

But back to the books…

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SpReAd The Love – the Book Challenge.

March 2, 2014

 Last month an enormous challenge arrived in my PM box on Facebook from funkybluedandelion.blogspot.com

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It read ‘On March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, we’re inviting bloggers and others to choose a book they dearly loved in childhood, write a post about it and then donate a copy of it to a school, library or literacy program or give as a gift to a young friend or family member. Each post and donation counts toward our “kindness totals” as part of our larger SpReAd The Love campaign. We have an anonymous donor who is willing to donate a $1 for each act of kindness to RA’s JustGiving charities up to $200 so we’re hoping to max his/her generosity out.

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