Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

#158 ~ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1 May By Jennifer 11 Comments

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Miss Jean Brodie isn’t just another teacher at Marcia Blaine School for Girls. She is unconventional and subversive in her teaching methods and in what she teaches. Most importantly, Miss Jean Brodie is in her prime. It is because she is in her prime that her Brodie set, [...]

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The Sunday Salon ~ 04.26.09

26 Apr By Jennifer 20 Comments

I hope that all of you had a wonderful week. The weather here has been beautiful, but too hot for April. It was in the low 90s yesterday, making Vinton, VA‘s annual Dogwood Festival and Parade an enjoyable, but sweaty occasion. Let’s just say that I got myself a snow cone along with the girls [...]

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