The Wisdom Project...

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Inspired by *ubuntu...
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Wisdom:

50 Unique and Original Portraits

.I'm not going to spoil the surprise,

and your pleasure,

by saying a word more...

So, please, just

ENJOY..!
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. For those of you, who like me,
love nothing more than going behind the scenes:

WISDOM:
How It Was Made
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WISDOM:
In Order Of Appearance + Behind the Scenes
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I simply can’t stop watching these excerpts
as I await delivery of my copies (for all my family and friends)
ordered from Amazon...
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Do let me know your opinions on the
project...
I'm saving what I have to say until you've all
had the time to watch, read and listen to, slowly but surely,
the excerpts from the book & documentary film.
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N'oubliez pas de me dire ce que vous en pensez...
Chez nous, en tout cas, toute la famille adore
- on garde, tous, encore en nous toutes les images magnifiques
et, surtout, les paroles si belles de tous
ces "ainés" qui ont chacun, dans leur domaine,
marqués le cours de l'histoire...
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*Inspired by the ancient African concept of ubuntu,
which emphasizes human connectedness
- I am what I am because of who we all are -
Zuckerman set out to gather and communicate the lessons his extraordinary
subjects have learned about love, work, the environment,
and conflict resolution.

Well worth checking out:
Super Forest
where there's an extremely informative and well-
written article about the project.

The mystery of Enid Blyton's revival...

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"Golliwogs, goblins and girls - definitely not boys - doing the washing-up.
It's easy to see why Enid Blyton's books went out of fashion..."

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But did you know..?

her work is enjoying a surprise comeback

according to the BBC website,

Enid Blyton was not only recently named Britain's best-loved author in a poll

but earlier this year Disney UK unveiled its Famous 5:

On the Case animation, in which the imagined offspring of the original five

follow in their parents' intrepid footsteps...

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Well I was certainly raised as a child on a diet of Enid Blyton,

from Noddy to the famous five, the secret seven, the schoolgirls of St Claires...
I could go on and on...
Enid Blyton fired the imagination of children everywhere;

how I longed to go on adventures like the famous five,

to catch smugglers, to ride off on my bicycle with bags of lettuce,

heaps of tomatoes and lashings of ginger beer!

Just how important books have always been to me,
is a "long story"...
I'll save that for another day...
I love old Enid Blyton hardbacks, such as the one above, I just love
the illustrations as much as anything...
A few years ago all newly produced Enid Blyton books were

rewritten in a politically correct manner,

which makes the originals all the more appealing to me!
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Trouvailles...

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Quel bonheur cette matinée de chine sous le soleil...

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J'ai trouvé surtout de vieux tissus anciens comme je les aime,

(des draps en lin brodées, une chemise, du tissus...)

du mobilier de jardin en fer forgé et ces deux livres de Beatrix Potter

qui sont plus vieux que moi..!

(il n'y a pas de date de publication, mais il y a un nom et la date 1952 à l'intérieur)

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