Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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thoughts of a shieldmaiden
Thoughts of a Shieldmaiden
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Changes
The classes are now Mon, Wed and Friday, two separate open classes at 8:30 am and now 10 am instead of 11 am. I am also available for private classes. The price for the group classes is $10 and $20 for the privates. My number is 787.539.5662.
Now you know.
Thank you, no one else needs to let me know I was on the news on PR television (the day of
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Loveliness Fair- Children's Books !!!!!!!

My most wonderful Mummy is hosting this Loveliness Fair on Children's books. Here is my contribution
I can hardly remember a time when I did not read . I remember Mummy teaching me and the difficulty I had pronouncing "th" and not"f" . A problem which now I am older I have done my best to remedy but, it still occurs occasionally.
I also remember the pleasure and joy I found reading a book to myself without help for the first time. It was a little kids book about a puppy playing with his ball unfortunately it was a library book and therefore I do not know its title.
I remember then reading Asterix and Tin-Tin comic books and gobbling them up and wanting more. I read the Little House books, The American girls books and lots more.
Books are part of who I am I love many kinds not just a certain type but, many types.
Below are some of my all time favourite authors and books.
*Gene Stratton Porter. I am not yet allowed to read all her books but only some.
*Louisa May Alcott. I am a BIG fan. I especially love her short story" The Quiet Little Woman."
*Lucy Maud Montgomery. Is there any of her books I don't like? Hmmm, let me think.....No! I adore the Storygirl as you might already know.
*The Spiderwick Chronicles-Holly Black. These are great .
*My Heart Lies South-Elizabeth Borton de trivino. Have you read this? What's that you haven't! That's awful! I personally think it would make a great movie.
*The American Girls Collection. My favorites are Kit,Samantha, Josephina,Felicity and Molly.
*Mark Twain. Is there a single kid in the world that has not dreamt of floating down a river on a raft and having adventures with all kinds of people and situations?
*E. Nesbit. Oh crumbs! I forget her first name partly the fact for me she is "E" Nesbit. Her books show such a wonderful imagination LOVE them.
*Nancy Drew-Carolyn Keene. I love Nancy Drew books they are so fast paced and action filled.
*The Hardy Boys- Franklin w. Dixon. I like them for the same reasons I do Nancy Drew.
*Margruite De Anglei. She tells such heart warming stories and her illustrations are just magical.
*The Royal Diaries. This is a series by various authors about royal girls from different time periods, Elizabeth the first, Mary queen of Scots etc.
*The Swallows And Amazons- Arthur Ransome. A great healthy adventure series about some kids who have adventures sailing.
*The Belgariad Series - David Eddings. This series is for mature readers, teenagers and adults not little kids. He writes very well indeed and his characters are just superb.
*The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S.Lewis. Am I the only person who has dreamt of going through a wardrobe ?
*The All of a Kind Family Series- Sydney Taylor. I love this series because I can see how very similar the girls in the book are to my sisters and I . You've got to love Ella.
*The Penderwicks-Jeanne Birdsall . This series is still being written! Yes!!! The author intends to write six books in total about the Penderwick sisters, Rosalind, Skye , Jane and Batty and their father a professor who speaks Latin all the time .
*The Shadow of the Bear series- Regina Domain. I love 'em ! I love 'em! Bear ! Fish! Blanche! Rose! Ahhh! These are fantastic! Need I say more?
*The Betsey Tacey and Tib Series-Maud Hart Lovelace. These three girls are hilarious to read about. together they try all sorts of things from trying to hypnotise a friend as seven year olds to setting up a sorority as young women in high school.
*Hilda Van Stockholm. Her books are wonderful. They show the love , bravery , courage and friendship even in difficult situations.
*The Liechtenstein Chronicles- Mariol Trevor. A young English girl who lives with her grandmother is told when she is a young teenager that she is heir to the throne of Liechtenstein. This series is about herself and her friends and their remarkable adventures.
*The Happy Little Family- Rebecca Cauldill. An absolutely charming series about a little girl called Bonnie and her family. They remind me very much of Hilda Van Stockholm's books.
*The flying Dutchmen Series - Brian Jacques . Pirates, Gypsies , a boy and a dog who are commanded by an angel to roam the world and live for centuries.
*The William Series- Richmal Crompton . This series is a classic set in England in the 1930's or 1940's William Brown and his friends play all kinds of pranks and have many humerus adventures.
*The Inheritence Cicle- Christopher Poalini. The first book in this series was written when the author was young teenager of 15 or 16 . It is set in a fantasy world called Alegaesia where an evil king Galbatorix rules over the people. A 16 year old boy finds a mysterious blue stone while out hunting and the adventures begin . This series is still being written and anxious fans are awaiting the release of the 4th book.
*The Billabong Series- Mary Grant Bruce. I love these books . Sadly though we do not own all of them only number 1 to 7 or 8 and then the other books further on in the series . I hate not owning a whole series of books.
*Saint books by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. Mary write with lots of skill. Combining the major events in the saints lives in story form. They are very delightful.
*G. A. Henty's!!!! I am still working my way through our massive collection. I thoroughly recommend these as very good historical stories about very interesting characters.
*Mardie- Astrid Lindgreen . Mardie is soooooo funny. One of my all time favorite books that where read aloud to me as a little kid,
*The Melendy Quartet- Elizabeth Enright. These are once again a very remarkable series which I totally love. I think my favorite character is Mona.
*The Moffats- Eleanor Eastes. Again a series about family working , loving and playing together. Isn't Rufus sweet?
*Patricia Polacco. Patricia's books are mostly taken from real live circumstances. They are humerus, charming , witty and funny.
*Enid Blyton. All of her books show remarkable characters whom we can all relate too in their various trials and their happiness.
*Noel Streatfield. Noel's books cover many topics. War, dance , family and many other things. She writes very well with hardly a flaw at all in her writing.
*Kate Seredy. Kate writes very well. with a lot of humerus incidences in her books to keep you on your toes.
*Linnettes and Valariens- Elizabeth Goudge. This book is about four children who run away from their Grandmother and the adventures that befall them after they do so.
*Robert Louis Stevenson . I own quiet a few of his books which are very well written. I also love reading and memorising his poetry.
*Charles Dickens. I love Dickens and am his number one fan.
*Cecily Mary Barker. Cecily's illustrations are very whimsical and sweet . The fairies are so well drawn they look as if they could fly right out of the book.
*Beatrix Potter. I love her illustrations and her life story. I think Jeremy Fisher is my favorite story and character and then Mrs. Tiggy-Wingle.
*The Glad Books- Harriet Smith. Pollyanna is such a happy person determined to be glad all the time because of a game her father invented. These books are about Pollyanna and then her daughter.
*The Inkheart Series- Cornelia Funke. Wonderful books! These should be sat on the shelf beside The Chronicles of Narnia , and The Lord of The Rings a modern classic that will be treasured forever.

*Alfred Lord Tennyson. His poem cover many topics, historical , flowers , and great battles. He is my favorite poet.
*Elsa Beskow . Another charming illustrator who surprisingly was Swedish!
*The Orphelines- Natalie Savage Carlson . The orphelines are a very jolly bunch who do not want to be adopted.
*Genevieve Foster. Her books "Columbus's World " and the others like them teach you things without trying hard at all! Very good.
*The Book of Esther. This is my favorite old testament book.
*The Holy Bible. I don't need to tell you much about this do I? Just that it is God inspired and entirely true.
I have many more favorite books and authors but to type them all up would be a nightmare.
All these books have inspired my own writing in many many ways.
TTFN
Sunday... Its been so long...
This Sunday i want to write something special for my esposo...
My Dear Husband,

When I was a little girl, I played make believe.
I pretended to cook and clean and to be a Mom to my baby dolls.
It was a dream.
And some might call this a silly fairy tale or the immature longings of a girl who loved romance.
But I call it my life.
Because you are the man of my dreams.
You are the first to hold me when I am afraid.
You are my encourager when I doubt myself.
You are the one who made me a loved WIFE.
You are also the one who still leaves his towel on the bed and snores in the nights. (Just keeping it real, jajaja, te amo).
I am not a little girl anymore. I am a woman and you are a man.
But I can't help but think of the things I didn't dream about....
I didn't dream that I would hear my husband praying over me as I dozed off to sleep.
I didn't dream that my husband would write books about us, so our kids and grandchildre will keep these beautiful books and know more about us.
I didn't dream that my husband would face his own personal battle and show me what a victor looks like.
I didn't dream that my man would be all the time with me in my moments of need.
Today we are in different countries. And more than anything, I want you to know that I love you more than I ever dreamed. TE AMO!
You are a man among men. You are my heart, my life, my best friend, my soul mate.
You are unique and beautiful.
And you are mine!!!
Your are really the best and for that and many other things that makes you a hero in my world; I am so proud of you.
Thank you for making my dreams come true.
P.S. I have a lil gift to show u and give u, u havent realize about it, so i want to show it to you in person...