WAKE UP YOU CAT !

Ever  had one of those days where you just can't seem to get your 'MOJO" and get going? Yes, today is one of those days for me. I got to bed early and slept 10 hours!, and I still feel tired....I've over slept my brain is still foggy. All be it the weather is great.  Think I'll sit on 'Our front Porch' and catch some sunbeams that might wake me up. 

Yesterday, I had a refreshing walk to the library. I really enjoy my library day. My librarian loan me a memoir of her favorite authors: Beverly Cleary. I'm laying on the calendar to remember my library book due dates via osmosis :) 

The book was not in the computer-so it was a 'Personal loan'. 

The memoir was titled: A Girl from Yamil , it's wonderful read, I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of the movie 'Places in the Heart' -Beverly reminded me of 'Possom' the little girl with the Buster Brown haircut (in the movie:) I love Southern Fiction, but of course this is a True story better yet.

The memoir is dated in the 1930's on a farm in  Oregon. 

The story  works it's way through growing up on the farm and school days. There are also  beautiful sepia photos of the Cleary family and friends. It a poignant tale you have to read it to understand the wonderful life & world of Beverly Cleary. Towards the end it put me in mind of the movie 'Peggy Sue got married' a 1950's Teen-movie. 

All be it, this book is a really good memoir of a young girls life of her dreams & hopes.

Beverly Cleary has written a second life-memoir about her 'College-days'...Our librarian said she once met

her along time ago. She was so excited telling me of their 'meeting'! Bonnie that's our librarian said 'Oh, Ms. Beverly I been reading your books since I was a little girl'!....and Beverly Cleary answered 'Oh, you just dated me, that makes me feel so old.

You can hear an audio interview with Beverly Cleary on NPR....

REMEMBER: Enjoy Southern Fiction & memoirs, too :)

Credit: Our Librarian Bonnie & Beverly Cleary (npr-audio)