Tag Archives: reading

Horseriding Books

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Art for Housewives

The Depression left some areas in the U.S. more devastated than others. Lorena Hickcock, journalist and intimate friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, travelled to the Appalachia and witnessed the desperation and the struggle for survival. Eleanor, who felt education was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Appalachia, Jojo Moyes, Lorena Hickock, Pack Horse Library, reading, scrapbooks, The Giver of Stars | Leave a comment

The Traveller

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Art for Housewives

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Posted in Drawings & Paintings, Just One of the Crowd | Tagged Agatha Christie, Anna Katharine Green, audiobooks, imagination, Miss Marple, Nancy Drew, reading, STORYBOOK | Leave a comment

About Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Art for Housewives

“Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady” by Susan Quinn. This book describes the relationship that Eleanor Roosevelt had with the journalist Lorena Hickok. It’s a story about sharing. And about the need to be loved. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, female consciousness, People | Tagged Books, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lorena Hickock, reading, self-discipline, social justice, synergy & solidarity, United Nations | 2 Comments

Making friends with a book

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Art for Housewives

With so many people in the world, why should anyone ever be lonely? Ona Vitkus was a 104 year-old Lithuanian living alone in Portland, Maine. As a part of a community service project, an 11 year old scout went to … Continue reading →