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World Book Day, Bus Drivers and Narcissi

A lovely bookshop in Falmouth that we support posed the following question today, “If there was an adult world book day and you could go to work dressed as a book character, who would that be?”
I would be Pippi Longstocking. I loved her crazy adventures and even more, her red plaits! As a kid I really didn’t like my unruly curly hair (now I love it!) I wonder who you, Dear Readers, would dress up as……

I love the fact that Nottingham buses are giving free rides today if you show your book. Some of their drivers have dressed up as their favourite book character to raise money for When You Wish Upon a Star. What an example to all bus companies! If you use Facebook, here is the link to the story.

A flower from our garden for you – two garden sculptures in the background.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 5, 2020 in Uncategorized

Tags: Astrid Lingren, Bookmark, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Nottingham bus company, Pippi Longstocking

St Piran’s Day, Falmouth and World Book Day

05 Mar

It is St Piran’s Day today, the National Day of Cornwall held on 5th March every year. The day is named after Saint Piran who is also the patron saint of tin miners. We had lunch in Falmouth after a wonderful singing session this morning and from The Pavillion Gardens could see the St Piran’s flag flying on Pendennis Castle. St Piran’s day is also celebrated in California to honour the Cornish miners who participated in the area’s mining history beginning in the mid 19th century.

St Piran’s flag on Pendennis Castle, Falmouth

Lichen on a Yew tree

View from the road near the Pavilion gardens

Red Pennywort

It is also World Book Day and many schools around the country invite the children to come to school dressed as a character from a book. I was asked this morning who I might dress as were I to be in school today. My first thought was Pippi Longstocking. I loved her stories as a child. For those who don’t know here Wikipaedia says “Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed. She is playful and unpredictable. She frequently makes fun of unreasonable adult attitudes, especially when displayed by pompous and condescending adults. Pippi’s anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse.” Suits me!
Which character would you dress up as?