Tag Archives: the wizard of oz

November 7, 2011

Mortal peril and bluebirds

Sadly, we finished Harry last week. Seven books in seven months, devoured the year N was seven. I have to say I didn’t expect to like the books as much as I did. They are wonderfully rich stories, but I … Continue reading →

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April 7, 2011

“Grown-ups don’t believe in anything”

A while back at breakfast I was recounting to my little family a dream that I’d had about Elton John–the peacock-style Elton of old, who disappears into his costumes. N knows who Elton John is from watching a DVD we … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2011

What the witch left for me

We were talking about witches one day — the wonderful Margaret Hamilton from the Wizard of Oz movie; the creepy toeless witches of Roald Dahl’s The Witches — when I suddenly remembered a book I had loved as a child. … Continue reading →

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