Here is a view of the uncovered sofa. Yeah, I’m backing up a little to make sure my meandering alphabet gets covered. Here’s to future naps and overnight guests!🤗
So this is our new pet. Gump the sofa beast from the Land of Oz. Sorry no picture of the Gump. But research brings a lot up.
The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection: All 22 Stories by L. Frank Baum
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Whew! That took a month to get through. And though I might have said it was repetitive and boring at first. I gradually felt pulled into the many implications of history and how foward thinking this author was for his time.
I listened on Audible . Eric Vincent (Narrator) did a fantastic job with his many voices of the population of Oz. At first, I was a little put off with his female voices but soon saw that even within the group of young women he had to bring to life somehow.
I wish I could have found the illustrations that were in the paper books I read to my children so long ago. That was the only thing missing.
Interesting things found in these books written in the early 1900s:
The first transgender person I can remember being presented. (Tip/Ozma)
Women at war to reseat the throne, ejecting the wizard.
Clever ways to help people talk through problems and find peaceful solutions.
When I read a few of these to my kids I felt the language rather boring, but we all loved them anyway. Now hearing someone else read the books, I fell into the rhythm and enjoyed all the adventures. I’m rather missing it. Oh, yeah! I’m reading Wicked soon. Now I will have a deeper understanding of the world that story is based in. I don’t know about Wicked yet. But I know the main lessons of Oz were kindness and helping others. Not a bad set of mottos and goals to aim for.
“‘S’up?”
“Sap?”
“Nah, it’s winter. How’s the soup?”
‘SIP’ “Sipped”
“And the bread?”
‘SLURP’ “Sopped.”
“The tab?”
Diner leaves the cafe quickly and shouts, “SEP!”
Waiter shouts back, “What’s that mean?”
Teen on a cell nearby mumbles, “Somebody Else’s Problem.”
You can find others using this theme once you check in on Linda G. Hill’s site. Some are far more clever than mine.
How about a few knitted projects to add some visual interest?
Loomed mostly flat-wrap knit with e-wrapped portions.
Needle knitted
Both sets loom knitted. I think this was a Loom a Hat pattern. It was so easy and I loved these slippers so much I almost kept them. They were SO soft. I think someone will love them as much as I did.
I love making these tiny comfort dolls. It is one of Loom a Hat’s patterns I have memorized so that I don’t have to read a pattern or watch YouTube.
My ADD Saturday Stream is taking me to the next binge. UnReal on Hulu. I hate reality shows. First of all, you know they aren’t, right? Real, I mean. This show gives ideas as to how unreal these shows are. Yet this show has interesting writing. I like how the topics are current and addressed in creative, if not, horrible ways. Have you watched it? What did you think?
Oh, and yesterday I started on the Better Call Saul. Funny, mostly.
I watch UnReal with my husband as we seek something interesting while TV goes on hiatus. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, I watch in the living room during the day and my brother and son join me. Shows I really like, the guys don’t, so when I need alone time I’ll pull out a feminist movie and watch them all seek out their own entertainment. If I need more bodies in the living room to keep it warm put on a guy show. Crazy how that works! 😉
The wind is blowing in a storm. We are expecting snow tomorrow. The noise outside is crazy! I expect to see a witch riding a bicycle by the window at any moment. I took poor Kali out a while ago and she nearly crashed into the door as I tried to hold it open against the gale. Hey. Have you noticed that? Dorothy Gale got taken in the tornado!
Okay, it’s late enough that the stream of consciousness is overpowering me. Flood of consciousness more like.
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