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13 Quotes for Working Moms
One place suits one person, another place suits another person. (Beatrix Potter, 1918) Hi, friend! Welcome and welcome back to the blog. I really love how The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, Beatrix Potter’s adaptation of Aesop’s The Town Mouse and the Country… Continue reading
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5 Completely FREE Ways to Celebrate Children’s Book Month
Hi, friend! Welcome to the blog. And just like that, half of 2022 has passed. It’s July 1 and with it comes… National Children’s Book Month! For the whole month, we are celebrating the timeless stories that shaped our young… Continue reading
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Sprout’s First Time at UP Diliman: Father’s Day 2022
Happy father’s day to the loving, responsible fathers of all genders and all family set ups! Happy father’s day especially to my husband. I love you. With our Sierra at almost ten months, it’s our first Father’s Day, too. Our… Continue reading
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Maggie O’Farrell: Hamnet (2020)
I was never into the works of Shakespeare. Even, first, as a high school senior, when I was tasked to report on Taming of the Shrew, and later on, as a young librarian, when I was cataloging volumes after volumes… Continue reading
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Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Professor (2003)
If I had known that Yoko Ogawa’s The Housekeeper and the Professor is filled with numbers and formulas, I would not have picked it up. As I mentioned in my previous review, I do not understand mathematics at all. I… Continue reading
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Sunday’s Drama
The last eleven days seem like forever. At this point, my body has started to heal. My C-section wound doesn’t hurt as much. My bleeding is significantly less, just like the last days of my period. My breasts, too, are… Continue reading
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Books, Libs Matter: an Interview on Simplay Podcast
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m on official leave today. Not only is it Sprout’s 34th week; I also had a scheduled interview with a local podcaster and friend, Atty. Christopher H. Pobre. Today’s interview was about my profession as a librarian.… Continue reading
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To Sir, with Love
John 14:1-4 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for… Continue reading
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