Hitty

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years is the latest Newbery Award winner that I have read.

The story consists of the memoirs of Mehetabel (better known as Hitty), a small doll made of sturdy "lucky" mountain ash wood.
Among her adventures: living aboard a whaler, being part of a snake charming act and being worshipped by islanders.
Overall, a slow but enjoyable read.

"Schwa"

You learn something new every day. :)

I haven't the slightest memory of learning what the "schwa" sound -upside down "e" in dictionaries- referred to. Now, I know! It is when a vowel is lightly pronounced as an "uh"/"er" sort of sound.

I learned this when mention of the "schwa" sound turned up in my sister's grade four reading lesson today. I had to teach it to her. :)



-This moment brought to you by the letter ə -

Opening the Blog

I am considering making this an open blog but then I will need to commit to making a habit of posting. And I will need to be more careful with what I share. Blogs are meant to be read as much as written, I suppose. :)

(and I already talk to myself too much)

What is your will, Abba?