31.10.11
29.10.11
Vacina
Não costumo ter gripes. No entanto, este ano os médicos mandaram-me tomar a respectiva vacina, o que fiz na última 2ª feira. Vai daí, 4 dias depois, eis-me febril, com arrepios e dores pelo corpo. Não sei se vale mais morrer da doença se da cura!
28.10.11
125 anos!
(fotografada por mim a 27-2-2001)
Esta senhora faz hoje anos. Oferta da França como símbolo de liberdade e democracia, foi, durante décadas, a primeira visão que obtinha quem chegava aos Estados Unidos de navio. O simbolismo foi assim reforçado por sucessivas vagas de imigrantes, muitos deles portugueses.
Vale bem a pena uma visita!
27.10.11
Gato perdido
O gato Jack preparava-se para viajar de avião com a sua dona Karen, de Nova Iorque para a Califórnia, a 25 de Agosto deste ano, quando a sua trasportadora caíu, se abriu e ele fugiu! Intensamente procurado por todo o aeroporto JFK, ninguém mais o viu até ao dia 26 de Outubro, ontem, mais exactamente. O pobre Jack foi encontrado magríssimo e foi imediatamente levado para uma clínica veterinária com um grave problema de fígado, por causa da fome que passou. Está a recuperar lentamente, para a sua dona poder levá-lo para casa. Como os gatos de língua inglesa têm 9 vidas, ao Jack ainda devem sobrar umas 2 e meia...
22.10.11
Regresso do Outono
"Autumn Park" de Leonid Afremov
No dia da chegada do Outono, postei aqui uma imagem e um poema que me vi obrigada a apagar, devido a virose que se instalou no meu blog, insistindo em lhe chamar nomes feios. Aproveito agora, que dizem que o Outono vai regressar em força, embora a suavidade deste dia o pareça negar, para alegrar o tempo com esta bela pintura. Feliz Outono!
18.10.11
17.10.11
Feliz Dia 17 de Outubro!
Esta fotografia foi tirada em 1981: os nossos gémeos, o Tiago e a Sara, tinham 3 anos e tal e a tia Rute era uma moçoila...
Filhos: hoje completam mais 31 e quero aqui deixar-vos o desejo que continuem a caminhada que iniciaram há esse tempo, sempre nos caminhos do Senhor. Que Ele vos abençoe muito!
Irmã Rute: só tens mais uns tantos. O mesmo desejo para ti!
15.10.11
"Site Maligno" era a sua avozinha...
Será que finalmente me posso considerar livre do "site maligno"? Espero bem que sim!
13.10.11
A truly profound answer!!!
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One of them, a CEO (chief executive officcer), decided to explain theproblem with education. He argued: What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option inlife was to become a teacher? To stress his point, he said to another guest: You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?!
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied: You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, than began...) Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can'tmake them sit for 5 minutes without an iPod or movie rental. You want to know what I make?
(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table). I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write something worthwhile. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their brain, not theman-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to knowabout English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were bornwith, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life. You want to know what I make? I make a difference! (Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.) Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, not knowing that moneyisn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention to thembecause they are ignorant. And now… What do you make, Mr. CEO? The CEO's jaw dropped, and he went silent… This is worth sending to every teacher, every CEO, executive and everyperson you know. Even to all your personal teachers like mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, coaches and your spiritual leaders/teachers. A truly profound answer!!! Teaching is… the profession that makes all other professions possible!
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Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied: You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, than began...) Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can'tmake them sit for 5 minutes without an iPod or movie rental. You want to know what I make?
(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table). I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write something worthwhile. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their brain, not theman-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to knowabout English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were bornwith, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life. You want to know what I make? I make a difference! (Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.) Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, not knowing that moneyisn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention to thembecause they are ignorant. And now… What do you make, Mr. CEO? The CEO's jaw dropped, and he went silent… This is worth sending to every teacher, every CEO, executive and everyperson you know. Even to all your personal teachers like mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, coaches and your spiritual leaders/teachers. A truly profound answer!!! Teaching is… the profession that makes all other professions possible!
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Parabéns, Júlia!
À menina activa, vivaça e feliz que hoje completa 3 anos, nós, os avós, desejamos que continue sempre muito alegre e tenha uma vida muito abençoada pelo Senhor Jesus!
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