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Happy birthday to Jacques
Dear readers, today is the 5th birthday of my favorite pup Jacques! He has been on of the best things that has happened to me in life. Unfortunately, we are separated on his birthday, but I look forward to seeing him tomorrow.
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The Fellowship of the Ring book club
Dear readers, today my friend Molly and I had a Fellowship of the Ring book club. We had already done a significant amount of discussion both in person and via text and phone. The main event today was watching the movie, and giving running commentaries as it played. Luke joined us and got out the…
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The Silver Chair Review
“Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things – trees and grass and sun and moon sand stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of…
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The Return of the King Interview – Book & Movie
Dear readers, our family recently finished The Return of The King! Read on to see what we thought. THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! Book Who is your favorite character and why? Luke: Imrahil. No explanation needed. Father: Legolas because he does cool tricks with oliphants. Lydia: Faramir. He is the definition of noble humility. He did what was…
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The Last Battle review
“Listen, Peter. When Aslan said you could never go back to Narnia, he meant the Narnia you were thinking of. But that was not the real Narnia. That had a beginning and an end. It was only a shadow or a copy of the real Narnia which has always been here and always will be…
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Happy Leap Day!
Dear readers, today is February 29 2024, in other words Leap day! It is also my great grandpa Quentin Swan’s birthday! If he was still alive he would have turned 100 today, although if you only count years with a February 29th he would only be 25. From left to right: Louise Swan (my great…
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The Annotated Hobbit Review
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” “Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck for your sole…
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Phantastes Review
“Then first I knew the delight of being lowly: of saying to myself, “I am what I am, and nothing more.” “I have failed,” I said, “I have lost myself — would it have been my shadow.” I looked round: the shadow was nowhere to be seen. Ere long, I learned that it was not…
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Christmas festivities with Grandpa and Loretta
Dear readers, this weekend Grandpa and Loretta came to visit for Christmas. It’s our tradition to do stockings. We don’t have a fireplace, so we have to hang them on the sofa. I will display a collage of each person opening their stocking. Golf clap. Because why not? Luke and I each got a set…
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Trip to Chicago
Dear readers, earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go to the Operation Christmas Child processing center in the Chicago area. It was amazing to see God at work through this ministry! Operation Christmas Child is a ministry that sends gift filled shoeboxes to children around the world. The boxes are used as an…
Life of Lydia 