Sonia Rumzi's Blog, page 29

If Only Jane Eyre Would Come to Life

If you could bring one fictional character to life for a day, who would you choose?

Jane Eyre was the first person that occurred to me. I want to meet that woman. I want to say hello and shake hands and thank her for the hours of pleasure, joy and rapture that her character brought me to every time I have read that book.

As some women find her insipid and him rather incorrigible and sexist in the worst way we could imagine, that book has endured years and years of young girls reading it and...

Old Tramp vs. New Floozy

The idle tramps always felt sure they could get a copper from Seth; they scarcely ever spoke to Adam. Adam Bede by George Eliot.

Reading those words I was mesmerized by the strength of the description. The showing instead of the telling of how forboding Adam's character and looks were.

I read this to my beloved husband who does not read nor like old English Literature. He looked at me and said, "Poor Adam."

To which I replied, "Poor Adam? No no. Listen to the words."
So, I read it again. He...

Cheating How To Know

How to assess:

- Feeling like something is wrong: trust you intuition. If you think something is wrong, pay attention. Unless of course you are one of those apt to find a problem everywhere.

- Constant privacy: if they start to need more time "alone" to surf the net or to go out with friends or to just be without you and they did not do it before, something is up.

- If they state that you are "just friends": if suddenly you become just friends then something is on the back burner. They just...

Everyday is Jesus Day

Recognizing God In Your Daily Walk

Be Still and Know that I am God Psalm 46:10

My Utmost For His Highest

In the face of obscurity, in the face of ridicule, in the face of failure hanging onto the word of God will always bring about the victorious life.

My biggest fear was never that God would not come through for me, no He had always done that. Experience had shown that God was capable of doing the thing He had promised. My biggest fear was the humiliation of failing and causing others to see that this failure was not only me b...

Vivaldi to Bust March Doldrums

Spring fever starts to set in as this is March, when the weather becomes oppressive getting a teeny bit warm then gusts of cold air keep us indoors.

Today marks the birth of one of the most celebrated composers of the Baroque Era, Vivaldi. Best known for his famous Violin Concerto, The Four Seasons, which remains by far one of the famous concertos played many times over. Many orchestras with the most talented of Conductors have attempted this delightful Concerto.

Spring fever originally, meant ...

Making You Happy Today

No one can make anyone happy.

Probably for the short term never long term. No one can truly make anyone happy all the time.

If you want to be with a happy person, start with a happy one. You cannot change a rhubarb into a strawberry but you can mix them and get a great pie.

Here are some things that should help make someone happy, try all or some:

Smile – it does not cost you anything but to crack your lovely face and grin at them.Flower – you do not have to buy it. Pick a week, a blade of grass...

For Her Royal Orangeness

Dr. Seuss Brilliant Content

Brilliant man. There is so much to say on this intelligent and wonderful man who grabbed the minds and hearts of so many of us, grown ups and children alike.

Repetition, cadence and rhyme no matter how absurd caught out attention and that of our little ones who would march around the house reciting the words over and over.

Doodles and pictures of fantastical creatures out of the depth of an astute imagination wrought with adventure and thrilling excitement. Squeals of joy and laughter always...

Pig To Eat or Not to Eat…

The question of whether Pig Day is a time to honor pigs by "giving them a break" or to appreciate their offerings (spare ribs, bacon and ham) is an open one.

I would imagine that this holiday was contrived for the winter doldrums and cabin fever when in the middle of the snow covered stretches of lands in our vast country, there was little to celebrate and enjoy.

Remembering of course Babe the amazing pig who talked and Charlotte's Web where the pig was charming and lovable makes me cringe at t...