Hi everyone,
Something just for fun today as I wasn’t feeling super great after my dental appointment. I had a crown that had a big portion of the side crack off (??) and today was just getting the old crown off and a temporary crown put on. They numbed me up so much my mouth was numb for 4 hours and I could hardly open it! So, I just sort of played “lazy bones” today. I did a few things, but not much I had to really concentrate on. I gave my hubby a haircut and told him “no refunds” if I mess it up. He said it was fine! It was.
Back when I showed my sewing room pretty well cleaned up, comments were made and Dorothy of PA spotted that Madame Alexander box. Well, yesterday I posted about fixing Little Miss Israel up, but Dorothy also commented that April was National Poetry Month and shared a few of her favorite poems.
Not being the greatest poet, I DO LOVE ME SOME DR. SEUSS and most of the poems I write are silly little rhymes that sound like something Dr. Seuss would have written himself.
I have a book called Treat Shop and one of my favorite poems is in it…
The inside page was torn which made me unsure about when it was published…so I looked on Ebay and found out I wasn’t the “only” person with this book.
I found out it was published in 1960. I was 4 years old! And yes, this poem is by Dr. Seuss! :o)
Marco Comes Late
Did it make you smile?
I love the illustrations in this book… here are a few…
As I was thumbing through the book, I spotted this poem, by ANOTHER Dorothy… so Dorothy, this one’s for you!
Well, I’m heading to bed… Have a great weekend and I’ll see you at the end of Bailey’s auction Sunday evening or Monday morning!
Blessings, Jeanne
I hate when I have to have my mouth all numbed up like you did today, Jeanne. It’s uncomfortable to talk and especially to eat! I hope your mouth if feeling better now!
What a terrific story and a fabulous book. I’m so jealous!! I love children’s books (library science minor here).
I noticed Mulberry Street was mentioned; Dr. Seuss’s first book was And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, and it features a boy named Marco! He “describes a parade of imaginary people and vehicles traveling along a road, Mulberry Street, in an elaborate fantasy story he dreams up to tell his father at the end of his walk. However, when he arrives home, he decides instead to tell his father what he actually saw—a simple horse and wagon.” per Wikipedia.
My favorite of Dr. Seuss’s books is Green Eggs and Ham, which I first saw when my younger cousins were small, and I was a teenager. We were visiting them (in Michigan, of course) from Seattle, and the three youngest enjoyed having books read to them. I was happy to do so! And I fell in love with that book. It was written as a challenge from his editor, Bennett Cerf, who bet him $50 he could not write a book using a vocabulary list of only 50 words. Well, we know who won that bet!!
Rosemary, my cars are older, too–14 and 18 years. But both were brand new when we bought them! And our 1964 Chevy (black/red) didn’t have fins, but the 1959 one did! The 59 Chevy is always easy to identify, with it’s flat, horizontal fins!
Congratulations on winning Alex, Barbara! I know you’ll enjoy having a little boy to dress. I’m sure he’ll be happy to pose with all the little girls you have!
I LOVE that book, Jeanne, and wish had know of it when my sons were little. I bought the Dr. Seuss book about the Elephant sitting on the egg when my first child, Ronny, was 3 years old and it was a favorite for years with my sons and then their daughters. Simone and I had so much fun reading it together when she was younger.
I hope your tooth feels better today. After we both had our teeth cleaned yesterday the dentist set us up in June for a new crown for me and a bridge for Peyton. Never ends.
We are off to the Y, see y’all later.
A fun topic today, Jeanne! I love that story, and as a teacher, would have likely heard that kind of excuse almost daily! Kids have such wonderful imaginations! Published in 1960? I was a senior in high school, and you were a four year old! I could have been your babysitter!
Oh, Dr. Seuss was a big part of my days as a young mother! When my first, Jennifer, was born, I decided to join a book club that was exclusively Dr. Seuss books. Each month you received a new book to read. Since Jennifer was not a napper, or even a sleeper, after lunch we would sit down on our rocking chair, and I would read a book to her. She loved that, and we even sang the book, since Dr. Seuss books were so simple and easy to sing to. I still have all those books burned into my brain, since we read them so much, we both memorized them! I think that’s how she must have learned to read too, since she was reading at three.
I hope your upcoming dentist appointments go smoothly, Jeanne, I know that numb feeling so well!
Looks like a rainy day for us! We need it and it gives me a break from yard work!
“dental adventures” are never really enjoyable. At least everyone is very very nice to you. I suppose they need to be nice or you would just leave!
I am glad you survived the ordeal. I have being numb too.
And you are right, Charlotte, you can not talk or eat or drink!
You are also right about the 54 Chevy Pastor Mobile as well.
Jeanne, it was good you had a lazy day after all of that! Cutting hair is fun!
If you mess up, it is okay, it grows back. Well done!
I like the Dr Seuss books. They came out when my english was not so good, and they were kind of confusing, I remember. These are really cute stories.
Barbara, wowie I am so happy you won a cute boy!
I finally moved my rose bushes (antique Lincoln roses I have had for 40 years in pots) They were on the new screened porch all winter to keep them warmer, and they also had a winter coat on when it got really cold. Anyway, they are looking a little bit better than okay. I used our Radio Flyer red wagon to move each pot to the front and then put them on the front porch.
I also finished the last block of this quilt, no blocks are sewn together but they are up on the wall. I will photo them.
Then I just (usual) started a lone star quilt with some pretty scraps. It is laying on the floor upstairs. I take a photo now and then with my phone because it is laying right in Kitty Princess’s zooming path.
I hope everyone has a pleasant Friday.
Jeanne I hope your gums are not to beat up.
I am hoping to get out and accomplish some things. Then I will come home and make a carrot cake.
I think it is going to be 80º
I definitely remember this volume. I’m sure that we had it in our school library, although, I only owned Yertle the Turtle. Dr. Seuss, became controversial, as you can see below. I like the writing, but not how characters were portrayed.
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) is controversial primarily due to racist and harmful caricatures of Asian and Black people found in some of his earlier children’s books and political cartoons. In 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises ceased publication of six books, including If I Ran the Zoo and And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, citing “hurtful and wrong” portrayals.
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Key aspects of the controversy include:
Racist Imagery: Specific books contained stereotypical depictions, such as characters with slanted lines for eyes or in grass skirts, which were criticized for promoting harmful stereotypes.
Book Withdrawals: Dr. Seuss Enterprises halted the publication of six titles in 2021 after consultations with educators, aiming to ensure their catalog supports all families and communities.
“Cancel Culture” Debate: The decision to pull these books sparked backlash, with critics arguing it was an overreaction or an example of “cancel culture” run amok, while supporters saw it as necessary for addressing historical racism.
Contextualizing His Work: While some works are criticized, others, such as The Lorax and The Sneetches, have been praised for teaching environmentalism and racial tolerance, though The Lorax was once criticized by the logging industry.
Historical Cartoons: Beyond children’s books, some of his earlier political cartoons also drew criticism for promoting racial, particularly anti-Japanese, sentiments.
Cedar Crest College
Despite these controversies, his books remain popular and are still widely read.
I’m so sorry about Jeanne’s tooth. Nothing like being numb for a long time, but the alternative is not for me either. I know that some dentists have the capability of doing the crown the same day now. I think I would prefer that. I don’t think my current dentist offers that, but sends the impression out to have the crown made (probably in another country) and then sent back, requiring another appointment.
We had a beautiful day yesterday so I got busy late and managed to fill a can with weeds. Earlier, we had taken a trip to Home Depot and with the help of a friend we happened to run into, not with the car, we located someone to help open the locked tools and other person bought the long armed hedge trimmer he couldn’t live without. Well, after I finished my work in the backyard, I looked out the front window and saw that other person was masacurring the huge oleander bushes. I was literally screaming, stop, stop! The new “tool” was serrating each branch and leaving bare stalks of damage. So, now we have one messed up oleander and another untouched, yet. I was furious. Anyone could see that the tool was not designed for a ten foot tree, but for a hedge. I give up.
So sorry about your Oleander. We have them all along the freeways in Houston and they are so beautiful. A few years ago when we had that bad winter storm they all suffered majorly. But to our surprise they all came back. I know the city did not replant them all so they must have survived. That was interesting about Dr. Seuss. Especially when you see what we are trying to keep out of the school libraries these days.
It will grow back, I’m sure. But, those stalks left behind were abominable. Glad that those in Houston returned.
Oh, Joy, I really am sorry about your Oleander! Mine big the dust years ago, don’t know why. I love seeing them when the blooms are up. Maybe it was why your other person wanted to try out the hedge cutter on it? It reminds me of the guy that cut up my hedge .
I was upset when the problems with the Dr. Seuss books came up. I don’t know but I would think that a child with features similar to there own would be pleased to see then in a book. Just like many of my black friends loved “Song of the South”. Peyton was able to get a video and made copies for them and they were thrilled.
I’ve personally always liked Seuss books, but when the artwork was pointed out, it made me think.
Thank goodness Novocaine wears off with time. I had a similar tooth issue a few months ago, when a molar that had been bonded (a year or so ago) to keep the tooth cusps in place (tooth had a large, old silver filling in the center), came off after some time and the dentist wouldn’t bond it a second time….he recommended a crown…which I could not afford to do since I was already paying off a $1800. crown, and Medicare and my insurance did not cover dental procedures. So I opted to have the tooth pulled since the tooth was in the back, and I could afford that procedure.
To get back to the tooth with the crown that I am still paying off, the dentist injected so much Novocaine, that when I got out to the car where my daughter was waiting, she asked me “What happened?”….you look like you’ve had a stroke”. That side of my face and mouth were drooped way down ad I couldn’t talk very well either. Never had I ever received that much novocaine in my life and most of my molars have fillings or a couple of crowns done years ago. I had the strong impression that the dentist was on a time constraint for the procedure and because I wasn’t “numbing up” as fast as he wanted, he kept injecting more Novocaine. Or perhaps, the meds used today are more powerful than from years ago. I’m pushing 80 in a few years and it irritates me to put thousands of dollars into my mouth at this stage of life. I told my daughters that $1800.-$2000. would purchase the casket when it is needed! I said that once to a dentist and he replied….”Let’s not talk that way…that won’t happen while for a long time”. So, anyway, my “burial funds”, as I like to call it, remains intact!
I loved your child’s book that you shared today! Took me back to when my three daughters were little and they each had their first library card by the time they were 3 years old! They also had lots of books of their own, but the trips to the library were a highlight of our lives! I ran a day-care home for 2-3 year old’s when my youngest daughter was not old enough to go to school yet, and I would check out 10-15 children’s books from the library to have on hand for reading out loud…..Happy days, with the children all gathered around while we made the stories come to life! To this day, I’ve picked up a few children’s story books to keep because I loved the story and the illustrations. I would have liked to be a children’s book illustrator, but instead, worked as a graphic designer to support my 3 girls, pay the bills and keep up a house. Work also provided health insurance and built up a pension….so can’t complain about how things turn out.
Today….finally!, is the first day we’ve had no rain or impending rain and constant gray skies….so I was able to apply the fire ant mound killer to the two garden areas in front of the house. And moved two large potted plants from inside, out to the front porch. Hopefully, sunny skies stick around for awhile and I will be able to weed those two garden areas and trim the bushes planted there. Daughter bought us a new 12 inch blade, electric bush trimmer, which should help make quick work of the over growth. Last year, I trimmed using heavy-duty shears, by hand!
I didn’t hear about Dr Seuss being controversial but remember how vilified Enid Blyton was. I can understand the ‘Golliwog’ issue in the Noddy books though why anyone would see Noddy and Big Ears as gay is beyond me. The criticism of the Famous Five really annoyed me. Especially the ‘gender stereotype’. Yes, Anne was the one who always took on the ‘nurturing role’ but as I remember George (Georgina) more than made up for it!
Dr Seuss books weren’t so plentiful in UK and then in Singapore and here so my first three (1966, 68, and 71) didn’t really grow up on them but my youngest did (79) and I loved reading them to him.
I finished the two blocks of my quilt and laid it out on the floor, bummer, it was really too short and needed two more rows of blocks, another eight! At least now it has a potential home to go to. Sam suggested I gave it to Jono and Kai’s friend Seb. It is his turn to visit here so I will be able to give it to him then.
Rosemary, I wish I had space for a design wall, my sewing room, even though it is pretty big, has cupboards and shelves all along it. If I could ever reduce my stuff down I might be able to create a space, but as fast as I use stuff, Sam fills it up again. I was working through a box of scraps and had reduced it to about half then saw it two days ago and it was full again! I swear scraps breed in the box!
The N. Island had another huge landslip yesterday, after a month’s rain fell in an hour. One guy had to crawl out of what was left of his house, I think he may have survived because a large tree demolished the house but I think it might have prevented it filling with mud and small debris. He was completely unhurt.
It is ANZAC day today, there will have been dawn services all over the country. Up until this year only veterans who had served up to and including the Vietnam War were honoured but this year they are including everyone who has served in a war like zone, even the police officers who went to the Solomon Islands when they were fighting each other. We have no one left now who served in WWI and not many from WWII.
Last night was the opening of our new stadium. It has a roof so no weather issues. Our local Super Rugby team is the Crusaders and they had the honour of playing the first game. They won so the city is happy. There will be 4 more games over the weekend, all this week’s Super Rugby round games are being played at the venue. We lost our big stadium in the Feb 2011 earthquake and since then they have been playing at a temporary ground but it wasn’t big enough for international games so Christchurch has missed out for 15 years.
I had better close, time for a shower then more sewing and prep. At least the sun is shining though it is very cold
Have a lovely day