![]() ![]() ![]() We honestly could not thank Sarah and Katie enough. We are deeply saddened to leave and the development of our daughter for the four months she has been here will never be forgotten.Do not hesitate to have your children join this centre. My wife and I though, in a heartbeat, would recommend The Guardian. It is clean and well maintained.Food is freshly prepared each by Chef Mia and is a wonderful varied mix of nutritional meals.We are unfortunately leaving the area so won’t be able to continue daycare here. The centre also keeps parents updated each day through Storypark.Through the nervousness of the pandemic, the centre has remained a safe and secure place. She is now thriving and this is without a doubt down to love, care and play Katie and the entire Guardian team have for the kids, the centre and for the industry.The team also take the time to answer questions and support us during the nervy few weeks of starting daycare. ![]() ![]() Every child there looks happy, cared for and supported and you feel part of a community rather than just paying for a service.Our educator for our one year old daughter was Katie who took time to build a relationship with our nervous little girl. Sarah has built a simply fantastic centre. My wife and I would not hesitate to recommend the Guardian Freshwater. Parenting Advice – the Learning Exchange.Changes to The Child Care Subsidy (CCS). ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Heidi by johanna spyri 1925![]() ![]() It’s hard to account for the extraordinary popularity of Heidi. One of the most faithful adaptations is the 2015 German language film, with an accurately dark-haired Heidi - like she was described in the book. One of the most famous adaptations is the 1937 Shirley Temple film, which plays up on sentimentality, charming though it is. Heidi has also been adapted numerous times to the stage, including an opera, plus several movies and television series. It’s not only the bestselling Swiss book ever published, but one of the bestselling books in the world. None of her subsequent books - and there were many - achieved the level of success as did Heidi. Originally written in German, Heidi was Spyri’s first published novel. ![]() Johanna Spyri(1827 – 1901), the author of Heidi, has been called the “Swiss Louisa May Alcott.” Tens of millions of copies of this classic children’s novel (first published in 1881) have sold worldwide in translations of more than forty languages. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments A Shiny New Toy by M.J. O'Shea![]() ![]() A broken-down, past-his-prime Troy Tulowitzki doesn't count. For Yankees fans who grew up in the Steinbrenner era, that became the expectation: an expensive new toy under the Christmas tree every offseason. If he made one lasting impact on baseball, it was this: There was never a name too big or a salary too large that it couldn't be shoehorned onto the Yankees' roster. The Boss, of course, is the late George Steinbrenner, and he loved his shiny new toys. The subhead read, "Yanks introduce another good player, but with big names out there, it's hardly a crew The Boss would brag about." Indeed, that's M.M.'s general reaction, even if he's ignoring that Paxton is arguably the best pitcher to change teams this offseason. sent me the cover of the New York Daily News with the headline "The Snore 4," referring to LeMahieu, James Paxton, Troy Tulowitzki and Zach Britton. I mean, I think he's happy about trading Sonny Gray, but after the club recently signed DJ LeMahieu, M.M. isn't completely happy about the Yankees' offseason. It's not Mickey Mantle, but if you want to believe it's Mickey Mantle speaking to me from baseball heaven, that's fine. I have a friend who roots for the New York Yankees. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Reveal me book![]() Told from Kenji’s point of view, we see how this will play out. ![]() ![]() A place that no one knew existed because no one knew she existed and it’s a sanctuary to recoup and figure out what the next move will be. Warner is caught in the middle again as are everyone else and it’s a mess.Īs you’ll remember, they had safely made it across the country to Castle’s daughters complex. Adam and James are pawns just like Ella and Emmaline are. Whatever it was that they thought they knew about each other, about the Resistance, about what it was that Anderson had tried to do, well the story is far more complex. The summary here doesn’t do anything for the story – you really have no idea what it is that we’re going to walk into, especially knowing that we were left with some INSANE revelations in the last book. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020. The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto! ![]() Publisher/Year: HarperCollins Publishing 10/8/19 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he’s doomed once he turns eighteen. His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. There’s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending…right? But much to Jaya’s annoyance, Grey’s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Summary: Will the princess save the beast?įor Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. Publisher: Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster)Ĭontains: brief mentions of suicidal ideation, emotional abuse and parental neglect, explicit language, references to underaged drinking, product placement Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Retellings, Fairy Tales ![]() ![]() ![]() Her little brother jumped up and down with excitement. Her father held her hand,Īnd her mother held her brother’s. ![]() Red? The pipers wore a tartan of multiple grays. Marilyn remembers the pipers marchingĪround the little square of her hometown – or was it really hers? “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.” The voiceĮchoing down the yellow-green corridors sounds like bagpipes. Here is the reader’s introduction to Marilyn’s world: In that world events unfold which may or may not be her memories, but they are certainly bizarre and powerful. She neither speaks nor acts instead she projects an hallucinatory world into the crack in the wall opposite her bed. Marilyn is a catatonic schizophrenic that is a very rare diagnosis in these days of psychotropic medications. Who is your most unusual/most likeable character? For years I had intended to write a book about the meaning of his suicide. When I was a young adult, which is many years ago, my cousin, who had also been my best friend when we were growing up, committed suicide. What inspired you to write this particular story? It is about the choices that every person must make to assert personal freedom. Set in a psychiatric hospital Memoirs From the Asylum is about the fears that keep us locked-up and locked-in and the courage that sets us free. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Blurred lines by lauren layne![]() ![]() It’s my kind of book, sexy and witty, and the banter between the characters is off the charts. ![]() “I devoured Blurred Lines in one sitting. “I just finished Blurred Lines and I absolutely adored this outstanding story.” - New York Times bestselling author Sandi Lynn And maybe, deep down, they never want to. With their friendship on the rocks for the first time, Parker and Ben face an alarming truth: Maybe they can’t go back. ![]() And when Ben starts seeing a girl from work, Parker finds herself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. But when Parker’s ex decides he wants her back, Ben is shocked by a fierce stab of possessiveness. The sex is mind-blowing, and their friendship remains as solid as ever, without any of the usual messy romantic entanglements. The trouble is, even with Ben as her wingman, Parker can’t seem to get the hang of casual sex-until she tries it with him. But when Parker’s boyfriend dumps her out of the blue, she starts to wonder about Ben’s no-strings-attached approach to dating. Six years later, they’re still best friends, sharing an apartment in Portland’s trendy Northwest District as they happily settle into adult life. When Parker Blanton meets Ben Olsen during her freshman year of college, the connection is immediate-and platonic. ![]() ![]() I went through a gamut of emotions reading this book, but most of all, I am in awe of Amy Harmon’s ability to weave all-consuming and beautiful stories - and Wander is just the latest example. My heart was in my throat for most of the book, and I couldn’t read it fast enough. ![]() It sets the tone and stirs the anticipation for the rest of the story. ![]() Wander has one of the most harrowing prologues I’ve ever read. The emigrants’ journey, heading west over plains and prairies and through mountains and wilderness in search of a better life, is filled with bravery and endurance, suffering and tragedy. Where the Lost Wander is such a beautifully detailed and mesmerizing story of American Pioneers in the 1850s. From Making Faces to The Bird and the Sword to From Sand and Ash, she has proven time and again to be a master of any genre she chooses to write, whether it’s contemporary, fantasy, or historical. ![]() It’s not hyperbole by any stretch of the imagination to say that Amy Harmon is a stunningly gifted writer. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Poetics by Aristotle![]() ![]() ![]() of higher morals), as true to life, or as 'worse' than they are in life (i.e. In order to imitate men, art must either present man as 'better' than they are in life (i.e. This is more pronounced in music or dance, but even verse poetry can accomplish imitation through language aloneĪrt seeks to imitate men in action - hence the term 'drama' (dramitas, in Greek). ![]() In general, poetry imitates life through rhythm, language, and harmony. What differentiates these kinds of poetry is the nature of their 'imitation.' He notes three differences. Poetry, as Aristotle defines it, includes epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and music (specifically of flute, and lyre). Poetry can imitate life in a number of ways, by representing character, emotion, action, or even everyday objects. Poetry, as Aristotle defines it, is first and foremost a 'medium of imitation,' meaning a form of art that seeks to duplicate or represent life. anything else that might tangentially comes up in his address of the above topics.īut before he begins tackling these topics, Aristotle first seeks to define poetry. the method in which a poem is divided into partsĭ. the structure necessary for a 'good poem'Ĭ. the different kinds of poetry and the 'essential quality' of eachī. Aristotle begins with a loose outline of what he will address in The Poetics:Ī. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Backman anxious![]() ![]() The former hostages mostly evade Jim and Jack’s questions, and it eventually becomes clear that they’re hiding something. After their release, the bank robber essentially vanished. The story begins with two cops, father and son duo Jim and Jack, interrogating the various hostages recently released from a faux-hostage situation. However, towards the end of the story the narrator reveals that the bank robber is a woman. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator refers to the bank robber without attaching gender, and the cops assume that the bank robber is a man. ![]() The bank robber exemplifies this narrative technique. Backman achieves this through an opinionated, omniscient narrator who hides strategic details from the reader to make a point or enhance the plot. The novel also continually uses the element of surprise to slowly reveal key facts regarding the secrets and details of the characters and the plot. Anxious People is a character driven novel that uses the plot of a failed bank robbery and hostage situation as the catalyst that brings the various characters together. ![]() |