For my birthday Miss T. has made me an amazing present. It's Hamlet in a box. When teaching Shakespeare I normally borrow the girls toys, Barbie dolls, Playmobil, Action Men etc and put on a small production of Hamlet. Now I don't have to hunt around any more for an appropriate toy to play Queen Gertrude or Polonius, I've got them all in a shoe box, each figure carefully crafted and placed in it's own labelled and lined box. The shoe box itself turns into a stage where the pieces can be moved around to create different scenes. She has even included details such as swords, a horse, a throne and a cup of poison. No wonder I haven't been allowed into her room for the last few weeks!
Thank you Toots! I love it and you!
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Nea! It's about time you said something! Where have you guys been?
What a fabulous treasure (present) you have received. So clever and beautiful.
Hope all is well. Will there be snow soon? How is Nipa doing? Your parents and I have all had colds at the same time! Can't wait to be back to normal.
That is a lovely present and an amazing artifact. It should become a family heirloom. Your daughters obviously have artistic talents (and possibly artistic temperaments).
Much love and great admiration,
The parents/grandparents.
That is a spiffing present. Some people really have a gift for finding or creating the absolutely perfect gift and your daughter has it. I love the figures.
P.s. I think the Queen in frame 2 looks just like our Queen (i.e. H.R. Queen Elizabeth II.
Pa.
P.s. W.V. is Opest, which, I think, is being personal.
Or is that the King? The larger figure of the two.
Anyway, as our Queen is descended form Danish kings, I suppose it was to be expected.
Love, Pa.
Hi Mike, While on the subject of Shakespeare's tragedies and Our Own Dear Queen, She is also descended from the C5th. King Lear (sometimes spelled Llyr) father of Cerdic King of Wessex.
Hi Pooh, That is a lovely gift on so many meaningful levels. I used to sort out the plays into cast-groups of personae of mutual interest and give each group arm-bands of a colour relevant to the persona with the major role within the group. This helped students quickly understand the tensions and loyalties which their own roles needed to convey. e.g. for Antony & Cleopatra Ant's group was red for passion, Cleo's was tawny for exotic spiciness, Caesar's group was ice-blue for chilly calculation, while Pompey's was amber for caution.
Nea: I've been trying to find the comment where you recommended two books. I enjoyed The Brightest Star in the Sky so much I determined to order the other but can't find the name. I think you said It had a similar climate to yours.
I know how busy you are so if it doesn't leap to mind don't worry.
Hi Lori! Yes, I have had a horrible cold/cough too. I still haven't managed to kick it off. I think this is the fifth week! It's leaving me exhausted and on top of that I have taken on some extra work this term. Hopefully, after Christmas, I'll have more time for blogging :)
See what you mean Pa, but it's the poisonous King Claudius. Both daughters are very creative, the youngest gave me a poem for my birthday and she has just had a letter published in the local newspaper.
Thank you for the colour coding idea Grandpa G.U.C. I'll be using that and probably not just for Shakespeare.
Hi Pat! It was True North by Kimberley Kafka. Very different to Marian Keyes, but still a good read. If you enjoyed The Brightest Star, then you might enjoy Keyes other books too, her wicked sense of humour comes through in all of them.
Hi Nea - what a fantastic Birthday pressie - you are VERY lucky indeed !
And what clever children you have, do you think if they came to live here foe a couple of years it would rub off on any of mine ??? You could have the ginger dog in return !!!
Love to all
Stig
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