hamster1

@hamster1 (4)

United States • Age 67

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enchantedleppard @enchantedleppard (1541) • United States 18 Feb 07

I'm running out of books to read and I know there are tons of new ones out. I love historical romance and true life stuff.. Luanne Rice, Janet Evanovich, loved the 2 books by James Frey about drug addiction. Me & Emma, Don Piper,...

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hamster1 I've recently read a book called "The Shadow of the Wind". I loaned it to a friend, so I can't tell you who wrote it. The author is Spanish, and it takes place in spain. It is a love song to books and reading, in addition to a real-life infused mystery story,...

18 Feb 07

Banned Children's Book, Newberry Award Winner

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162249) • United States 18 Feb 07

Would you want your 9-12 child to read a book that mentions a dog getting snakebit on the scrotum? Under what conditions? I probably would have read this book at home to them but I am not certsin I would want it in the libraries,...

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hamster1 I am both a parent and a elementary school teacher. I believe we give power to things we avoid BY AVOIDING THEM. CHildren infuse extra power in words when they don't fully understand the words, or when our reaction to them is aghast, or we chide them for...

18 Feb 07

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Ceramic Dalmatian with a crossed 'swords mark

hamster1 @hamster1 (4) • United States 18 Feb 07

Does anyone have any experience with a 'crossed swords' motif on animal figurines? It looks like blue ink...We found a beautiful dalmatian dog where the only mark is as described. Appears to be 50 to 100 years old...

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hamster1 Thank you for your info - I'll check the Wiki site, though our dalmatian doesn't have 'Meissen' in the mark...

18 Feb 07

Ceramic Dalmatian with a crossed 'swords mark

hamster1 @hamster1 (4) • United States 18 Feb 07

Does anyone have any experience with a 'crossed swords' motif on animal figurines? It looks like blue ink...We found a beautiful dalmatian dog where the only mark is as described. Appears to be 50 to 100 years old...

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