RE: Harry Potter Garden--OT Books and the imagination.

Yes ma'am, it's either a book or a trowel in my hand.  Or a Cape Cod weeder - what a great invention that was!!  Truly!

Pam

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From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:49:37 -0600

>Some days it's a real toss-up - the book or the garden.  Thank goodness
>for bad weather and nightfall - then I can settle down with my book
>guilt-free.   And now I even have audio books, so my long drive to and
>from work can be utilized.
>
>Lynda
>Zone 7 - West TN
>
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>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 6:42 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Harry Potter Garden--OT Books and the imagination.
>
>
>I know it - that just amazes me. I always had a book in my hand even
>when I was young. Of course I was reading Homer at 10 and Shakespeare at
>12, only because that's what was in the house. I still can't get enough
>reading time in to suit me!! I feel badly for anyone who doesn't share
>in the wonder of reading!!
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date:  Fri,  3 Jan 2003 00:57:17 -0500 (EST)
>
>>I feel so blessed to have 3 kids who are voracious readers...my six 
>>year old is currently reading the Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, my 
>>eight year old is busy with the Last of the Mohicans, and my 10 year 
>>old is busily keeping up with reading assignments for school (not too 
>>much time for her with leisure reading during school season). I can't 
>>imagine not encouraging reading in any form that catches a kid's 
>>imagination...especially since all the latest research points to 
>>reading as a link to academic and personal achievement...
>>
>>
>>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>>
>>"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
>>--Albert Einstein --- On Thu 01/02, < Aplfgcnys@aol.com >
>>wrote:From: [mailto: Aplfgcnys@aol.com]To: gardenchat@hort.netDate: 
>>Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:33:41 ESTSubject: Re: [CHAT] Harry Potter Garden--OT
>
>>Books and the imagination.In a message dated 01/02/2003 12:54:03 PM 
>>Eastern Standard Time, hodgesaa@islc.net writes:> I'll have to try that
>
>>with her! And I bet she eventually reads those books> whether her 
>>parent's know about it or not. ;-)> > When my sons were small I 
>>sometimes conned them into reading things by telling them they wouldn't
>
>>understand, or weren't old enough. That became a challenge. Now I have 
>>seen them use the same tactics on their children. Maybe we're a breed 
>>of mavericks with strong contrary streaks, but they all turned out to 
>>be good 
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>Kemp TX/zone 8A
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