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rkr4cds Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)
suburban Chicago
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rkr4cds

Just watched Mimsey's (sp?) trailer and I can hardly wait! I'm gonna tell EVERYONE that I know the artist!!!

Can hardly wait to see the Credits!


I've got 4 books going now, 3 paper and 1 CD from the Library. But for another sweet movie, we saw Miss Potter last weekend. Having been in her home, I wanted to see how they camouflaged the Gift Shop!! (with a hill). She would've been 101 years older than our DD, to the day.

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
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matilda

I wont get to see Miss Potter until next week. Drats! bear_grin I have heard it is excelllent bear_thumb

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
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Daphne

Thanks, Bobbie!!!

I've just learned about recorded book clubs... like renting movies by mail only books on CD.  :dance:

rkr4cds Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)
suburban Chicago
Posts: 2,044

rkr4cds

Yikes! That cost about $19.95 per 'book' when I tried it 15 years ago. Has it come down since then? Are you near a library? Does the library belong to a shared community lending system?

And Daphne, can you give me/us some background? When I joined a year ago, you were well into your sewing progect. For us newer members can you tell us (again) how you were contacted about the Mimzies and how the whole deal worked in negotiating? TY!

thumperantiques Newcastle, Ontario
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thumperantiques

Bobbie,
     I really want to see MIss Potter.  I really admire her and everything she was able to accomplish, even though it was the Victorian era.  It was on in Toronto last weekend, but hasn't filtered out into the burbs yet.  Was it worthwhile?

                                       hugs,

                                       Brenda

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

Daphne

Bobbie, I'll PM you about it.  bear_original

Acipenser Bine-Teddies
Stockholm
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Acipenser

Who was Miss Potter? Not Harry Potter's granny I presume  :crackup:  :crackup:

rkr4cds Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)
suburban Chicago
Posts: 2,044

rkr4cds

Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit's Mum! - an independent woman if ever there was one.
I like Renee Zellweger & for the most part I was aware of her as an actress but the story was eloquently and whimsical in bringing out both Beatrix's practicality and her sense of whimsey. It helps to have read the biographies on her in the past, as the story touched on so many aspects of her personality and life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter
She died in 1943, when I was almost a year old and as I said she & my DD share a Bday, though 101 years apart.

As a knitter all of my life, I was most interested to read of her sheep breeding; how unusual it was for a woman to attend the markets with all men. That wasn't in the movie; there's no way that they could fit even a fifth of her interesting life into a movie so I'll not add any more - suffice to say that tears rolled down my cheeks at several points.
It's a good old-fashioned movie!

Funny, what with the things that occupy kids' lives today: there were two girls behind us, perhaps 10 and 13. The older girl had no clue who she was and continuously asked the younger girl what was happeneing, what had been refered to by inference. Ppl knowing about her needed no explanations. What a shame that these simple lessons aren't being imparted.

Don't I sound like Ms Wisdom today! My head's killing me so I'll move on...

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