Dana Vacca's Blog: Freedom Calling A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea - Posts Tagged "reading"
How Many Books Do You Read In A Year?
The average is 12 books a year, ...but an avid reader would read many more. Personally, I probably read 25 or more books a year. I can get totally immersed in the story setting,... I know it's a good book when that happens! ...when you really connect with the characters, feel what they feel, know how they think,... love with them, hate with them, laugh and cry with them! ...and always, I seem to learn from them!
Joshua Becker says, "Each time I read a new book, I am stretched as a person. I am forced to embrace a new thought and evaluate my life against it. I am taken to new places and enjoy conversations with new people. I am inspired, entertained, and invested into. I become a better person because of it… I just wish I did more of it."
Good Reasons to Read Books?
* It increases my breadth of knowledge. A world of knowledge and great inspiration can be found in books. We learn something from each book.
* It stimulates my creativity and stretches my mind, - makes you rediscover life and see the world in a new way.
* Reading offers us a wealth of idea, helps us learn from the past, and see the future through different eyes.
* Reading keeps you healthy! It is a great stress reliever, it stimulates the brain and has been proven to help prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and insomnia.
* It's great entertainment! ...and much less expensive than other forms of recreation,... and much better than movies,... it gets you inside the heads of the characters to know what they are thinking,... something a movie can never capture!
Joshua Becker says, "Each time I read a new book, I am stretched as a person. I am forced to embrace a new thought and evaluate my life against it. I am taken to new places and enjoy conversations with new people. I am inspired, entertained, and invested into. I become a better person because of it… I just wish I did more of it."
Good Reasons to Read Books?
* It increases my breadth of knowledge. A world of knowledge and great inspiration can be found in books. We learn something from each book.
* It stimulates my creativity and stretches my mind, - makes you rediscover life and see the world in a new way.
* Reading offers us a wealth of idea, helps us learn from the past, and see the future through different eyes.
* Reading keeps you healthy! It is a great stress reliever, it stimulates the brain and has been proven to help prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and insomnia.
* It's great entertainment! ...and much less expensive than other forms of recreation,... and much better than movies,... it gets you inside the heads of the characters to know what they are thinking,... something a movie can never capture!
freedom Calling - Does your dog "READ" too?
One of my favorite things is to curl up on the couch with a good book. And guess, what,… it is my little dachshund’s favorite thing, too!
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
PICS You've got to see these!
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link:
https://amzn.to/2M9iPNb
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
PICS You've got to see these!
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link:
https://amzn.to/2M9iPNb
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Sea-faring Folk Art & Folklore - Scrimshaw & More
FREEDOM CALLING - SEA FOLKLORE & Folk Art
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
See beautiful pic & more: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! https://twitter.com/CivilWarEscape
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - The Captain's Domain, The Quarterdeck - The Lady Grey
The Captain's Domain - The Quarterdeck
Book Excerpt
"For a short time each morning and evening, the captain walked the starboard stretch of the sternmost upper deck that was his private retreat. Most of his time, though, was spent on the quarterdeck, just behind the main mast of the ship. That was his domain, his throne, where he reigned supreme. There, he knew the real meaning of freedom that most landsmen can only imagine."
The quarterdeck of a ship is the area of the ship immediately behind the enormous, trunk-like main mast and is the location of the helm, the huge ship's wheels that control the massive rudder that steers the ship.
The quarterdeck is almost a "sacred" space. Only men on duty are understood to be present there, and it is not a place for casual conversation, loitering or horse-play. It is a place governed by strict adherence to protocol that has been ordained for centuries; a always to be a place of absolute order and smartly conduct.
See pics & MORE:
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book LINK:
http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Book Excerpt
"For a short time each morning and evening, the captain walked the starboard stretch of the sternmost upper deck that was his private retreat. Most of his time, though, was spent on the quarterdeck, just behind the main mast of the ship. That was his domain, his throne, where he reigned supreme. There, he knew the real meaning of freedom that most landsmen can only imagine."
The quarterdeck of a ship is the area of the ship immediately behind the enormous, trunk-like main mast and is the location of the helm, the huge ship's wheels that control the massive rudder that steers the ship.
The quarterdeck is almost a "sacred" space. Only men on duty are understood to be present there, and it is not a place for casual conversation, loitering or horse-play. It is a place governed by strict adherence to protocol that has been ordained for centuries; a always to be a place of absolute order and smartly conduct.
See pics & MORE:
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book LINK:
http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Is Your Dog Loyal? - Dogs of the Civil War
Is Your Dog Loyal?
I'll bet he or she would follow you anywhere, right?
I thought so! Mine, too. He's my best friend, best buddy; knows what I'm thinking before I even think it!
That isn't just the case with our dogs, but dogs in the 19th century were like that, too! In fact, a lot of them followed their owners right into battle without a second thought! There was Harvey from Ohio, and Major from Maine, and Sallie from Pennsylvania. There were so many dogs in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry that it was known as the Barking Dog Regiment! And you probably knew General Lee's horse was named Traveler, but did you know President Jefferson Davis' dog was also named Traveler?
Check out the dogs that fought alongside their owners in the Civil War!
Click Link: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
I'll bet he or she would follow you anywhere, right?
I thought so! Mine, too. He's my best friend, best buddy; knows what I'm thinking before I even think it!
That isn't just the case with our dogs, but dogs in the 19th century were like that, too! In fact, a lot of them followed their owners right into battle without a second thought! There was Harvey from Ohio, and Major from Maine, and Sallie from Pennsylvania. There were so many dogs in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry that it was known as the Barking Dog Regiment! And you probably knew General Lee's horse was named Traveler, but did you know President Jefferson Davis' dog was also named Traveler?
Check out the dogs that fought alongside their owners in the Civil War!
Click Link: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
FREEDOM CALLING is a page-turner packed with action, emotion, romance and adventure - vibrantly painted with powerful characters, vivid imagery and factual details of the Civil War era.
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