I finished Susan Coolidge's What Katy Did yesterday. It was readable - unlike a certain Tom Brown's Schooldays - but what a dreadful message! Girls: become crippled invalids and Angels of the House! Yay! what a thing to aspire to. Pain is a great teacher! wow! I wish *I* could hurt my spine and not be able to leave my room for four years, just so I can be the Heart of the House!
yeeeeesh.
The most interesting thing to me about this book were Dorry - the effeminate little boy - and John, the butch little girl (Joanna). Coolidge actually write that it seems that Dorry was a girl put in boys' clothing, and Johnnie was a boy put in a dress. YAY for transkids! They grow out of it, alas. Also: Johnnie has a "doll" that is actually a small chair. It's named Pikery, and she nurses it and gives it medicine and dresses it.
I haven't a clue what to do with Pikery but I think it's awesome.
Since you like 'Comments' (Psst: As your profile states). Here one:
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I happened to read a Photography Blog posts that dates back to August 2005. It has your comment in it.
Allan.
Kbryna, I'm a Florida State Seminole. :) Oh, I miss a lot of things about Buffalo. I miss the Theater District; its close proximity to Toronto; my friends; (real) Buffalo Wings from the Anchor Bar; and so much more. I do not, however, miss the weather. So, enough about me; how are things in Pittsburgh?
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