Therefore, I'm sending
postcards to my friends and share my favorite quotes from my favorite
novels... in hope they will be interested and to promote reading among my
friends.. ^^V
Friends who participate :
1. Wilma van Vegten (received)
2. Hannah Trot (received)
3. Regina Burgdorf (received)
4. Claudia Bukur-Konig
5. Katrin Witzmann (received)
6. Annemieke Reinderink
7. Patrycja Jasinska (2 cards - 1 received)
8. Sylvie Orsini (2 cards)
9. Mandy Inglis (received)
10. Keni Xiao (received)
11. Chloe Osano (received)
12. Yvonne Zowalla (received)
13. Stefanie Langenberg (received 2)
14. Laura A Clines (received 4)
15. Sadie Ponce (received)
Note:
23 April: a symbolic date for
world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616,
Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died.
It was a
natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide
tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in
particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a
renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have
furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.
Leena
, I received your super amazing & cute postcard showing books and a
cat.. totally love it! I was so busy with work lately that I haven't
sent you much, but I'll make it up to you next week... Thanks for being
such a great friend.. :)
28.04.2012 - Katrin Witzmann
This week, I'd received tons of amazing postcards, sweets and chocolates from my dear friend.. ♥ Thanks to Katrin
(sweets, chocolate and Hello Kitty postcards and map postcard.... all
the way from Germany.. my sons totally love it! thanks for your kindness
♥)
28.04.2012 - Shizuru @ Ting Ya Liu
I also received aWEsome postcards from Ting-Ya Liu (4Titanic ad cards + 80 postcards ♥) Thanks for your help in ordering the postcards for me.. ((hugs))
28.04.2012 - Jodie Nobbs
I'm also spoiled (in a good way, lol) by Jodie..
with 2 written & stamped postcards, 1 envelope with 8 postcards, 1
Harry Potter MS and 2 cards for my son Jonathan... I really love all the
items you sent .. really appreciated your thoughtfulness.. ♥
28.04.2012 - Andrew Humphries
Andrew , Prince Harry... Prince Harry!! You sent me a postcard from my wish list! ♥ ♥ ♥ Thank You so much!!
28.04.2012 - Jonathan's Birthday cards
My son Jonathan received postcards from the my awesome friends too.. Thanks to Heather , Wilma ,Nicole and Jodes as well as Ting-Ya Liu ♥ ♥ ♥ He love it.. thanks for making his birthday a special one this year :) Thank You from the bottom of my heart..
28.04.2012
I also received amazing postcards from Emily Han(1), Fiona Patricia Naughton (2 Titanic postcards), Ana Serôdio Fernandes (2 postcards + 5 bookmarks), David Caleb (4), Jennefer's(1), Desiree Fleming (3 Titanic postcards), Tina Fe (1).. Thanks everyone for the amazing postcards! ^-^
20.04.2012
Happy Friday! Received amazing postcards today.. Thanks to : Bernadeta Saletnik (4 postcards, a map , a sticker ♥), Bärbel Plinke (1 cute Teady sitting on books card ♥), Jodes Naughties (3 Titanic cards, 1 Boltz card ♥), 'Zasa Lein' (1 gorgeous rainbow card ♥), Ting Ting 婷婷 (1 poem card ♥), Mandy Inglis (1 envelope with 3 postcards and 1 presentation pack , 1 comic ♥), Leonard A. Clarke (7 cards ♥), Katrin Witzmann (4 cards ♥), Patrick Schot (1 envelope with 3 3D cards ♥) and Amandine Tseng (Candy Candy card ♥).. Thanks a million everyone! ((hugs))
18.04.2012
Thanks Clarissa for theamazingly awesome 6 Studio Ghibli films postcards! I totally love Spirited Away!
17.04.2012
amazing cards received today.. ♥ Thanks to Kristie Postcards (4 harry potter cards ♥), Gilly White (11 GB Royal Family stamp cards), Angela Wittwer (1 gold fish & cat Kontrase card), Choonjong Park RR chain card, Ting-Ya Liu (Lighthouse with poem card ♥), 'Zasa Lein' (breathtaking rainbow cards ♥), Thitar Aung (1 cover) and Ro Hsieh (7 Taiwan odd shaped cards ♥ ) and also a Titanic card from Jodes Naughties ♥.. Thank You so much my friends... ^-^v
Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you, go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you, go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone
Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold you
In my life we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
You're here, there's nothing I fear
And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
One hundred years ago, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. To this day, My fascination with the Titanic's maiden voyage hasn't faded at all. I come across a website with so many interesting information and photos.. I'm sharing some here :)
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic
leaves from Southampton, England on her maiden voyage, April 10, 1912.
Titanic called at Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland before
heading westward toward New York. Four days into the crossing, she hit
an iceberg at 11:40 p.m., 375 miles south of Newfoundland. Just before
2:20 am Titanic broke up and sank bow-first with over a thousand people
still on board. Those in the water died within minutes from hypothermia
caused by immersion in the freezing ocean.(Frank O. Braynard Collection)
Captain Edward John Smith, commander of the
Titanic. The ship he commanded was the largest afloat at the time of
her maiden voyage. Titanic was a massive ship - 883 feet long, 92 feet
wide, and weighing 52,310 long tons (a long ton is 2240 pounds). It was
175 feet tall from the keel to the top of the four stacks or funnels,
almost 35 feet of which was below the waterline. The Titanic was taller
above the water than most urban buildings of the time. (The New York
Times Archives)
This is believed to be the iceberg that sank the
Titanic on April 14-15, 1912. The photograph was taken from the deck of
the Western Union Cable Ship, Mackay Bennett, commanded by Captain
DeCarteret. The Mackay Bennett was one of the first ships to reach the
scene of the Titanic disaster. According to Captain DeCarteret, this was
the only berg at the scene of the sinking when he arrived. It was
assumed, therefore, that it was responsible for the sea tragedy. The
glancing collision with the iceberg caused Titanic's hull plates to
buckle inward in a number of locations on her starboard side and opened
five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea. Over the next
two and a half hours, the ship gradually filled with water and sank.
(United States Coast Guard)
Though Titanic had advanced safety features such as
watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she
lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Due to
outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats
for 1,178 people – a third of her total passenger and crew capacity.
This Sepia photograph depicting the recovery of Titanic passengers is
among memorabilia set to go under the hammer at Christies in London, May
2012. (Paul Treacy/ EPA/PA)
R.M.S. Titanic's bow in 1999. (P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology)
Our Shared Shelf 222885 members Dear Readers,
As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on. There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering! I’ve been discovering so much that, at times, I’ve felt like my head was about to explode… I decided to start a Feminist book club, as I want to share what I’m learning and hear your thoughts too.
The plan is to select and read a book every two months, then discuss the work and related topics together. I will post some questions/quotes to get things started, but I would love for this to grow into an open discussion with and between you all. Whenever possible I hope to have the author, or another prominent voice on the subject, join the conversation.
If you fancy it, please join up and participate. Everyone is welcome. I would be honoured!
Emma x
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