Recently, just in case you didn't already know, there's been a rather large amount of exciting things happening at my end of the blog. Firstly (and best of all) my dad came home from a seven-month deployment on a Canadian navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea (or perhaps it should be "the Canadian navy ship"!). I missed him a lot and its great to have him home again! As well as this excitement though, I'm teaching a drama class for 5 to twelve year-olds. I've got about twenty kids to keep busy, plus I'm planning all the lessons and writing all the scripts myself. As I've never done anything remotely like it before, it's quite the job! As if that were not enough, I'm currently working on several short stories and a novel of my own. Hopefully I'll actually end up finishing the novel, as earlier attempts have tended to peter out.
Now a word as to my next post (currently a post-in-progress), which will be on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea. It is the first book in a long time that I have really wanted to put down, or better yet, throw away. It was, however, a library book and against all better judgement, I finished it. From what other people have said about it, I think I may be missing something, especially as I find Hemingway's style very stunted and difficult to read. So, please allow a few more days for a re-reading and perhaps I will discover why so many people like The Old Man And The Sea and why it won a prize before I expound my views about it in a Boni Libri post.
~Alice
P.S. Please note the addition of my wonderful cousin Luke's blog (A Blog Fondue) in the sidebar. I'm very much enjoying it, and if you're reading this Luke - Well done and Bravo Zulu (as they say in the navy)!
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