A Queen's Girl (ch 34)

Ahh, how lonely to be in a narrow room with no green or bookcase. And to think that Marilla was looking down the lane for Matthew. And then that Josie Pye. Maybe loneliness is better than Josie's companionship.

I can see that my post are getting shorter. I wonder if that is because Anne is all grown up. Or am I just tired of writing and want to get this chapter over with?

garret - an attic, usually a small, wretched one

Tuesdays Quote

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.



~Groucho Marx

Where the Brook and River Meet (ch 31)

I'm wondering how much our clothing affects our attitude. I know of course that I feel better when I'm dressed nice. But how does it affect our children? Does it make a difference?





Well, Marilla, crying over Anne not being a little girl anymore. I don't even want to think about that thought.





unregenerate - not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant





flounce - a strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.

The Queen's Class is Organized (ch. 30)

Finally!!!! She has forgiven Gilbert and didn't even realize it. Oh Anne, I'm so happy that you don't carry that bitterness around anymore.





I can't blame her for wanting to put those books under lock and key. I would want to do the same thing. Thanks goodness I don't have to teach geometry yet.

Quotes I want to remember....always

I've decided to make a list of quotes that I want to remember. And since my memory isn't so good lately I thought I had better write them down. They will be listed under "quotes I want to remember."


Oh it was a never to be forgotten day, Marilla.

An Epoch in Anne's Life (ch. 29)

I do love this chapter but so far my favorite is this. "It's always wrong to do anything you can't tell the ministers wife." It's as good as an extra conscience to have a minister's wife for your friend."

It brought tears to my eyes to read the words, "But the best of it all was coming home."

I can't imagine what Anne's life would have been like if she had not gone to live with Marilla and Matthew. What love has grown up between Marilla, Matthew and Anne. It makes my heart swell and my eyes water.....again.

epoch - a point of time distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs; a memorable date

prima donna - a first or principal female singer of an opera company

prosaic - commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

An Unfortunate Lily Maid (ch 28)

I've been waiting for this chapter. I can't wait to read what I saw on the movie. I had forgotten exactly what happened. But I could remember the pond and a boat and something dreadful.

Gilbert, Gilbert, Gilbert. He came to her rescue and still she hates him.

Again, Matthew saves the day and tells Anne to keep at least some of her romance.

parsed - to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc

presentiment - a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding

Vanity and Vexation of Spirit (ch 27)

Gasp! Anne has green hair. Oh the poor girl. She tries so hard and then it just blows up in her face. At least she is trying to be a more forgiving. And in the end Marilla says that her talking isn't making her headache worse.


coruscation - a sudden gleam or flash of light

snood - the pendulous skin over the beak of a turkey or a headband for the hair(I'm quite sure Anne wasn't talking about the turkey snood)

The Story Club is Formed. (ch 26)

So, what is your besetting sin? First I have to know what besetting means. Ah, judging from dictionary.com it must be a church word. See below. Hmmm, it is going to take some thinking to come up with my besetting sin.

Oh my gosh, my daughter just turned 12. According to Anne, when she turns 13 she will know so much more. I'm not sure I'll be able to stand that. LOL!

Oh my, doesn't Anne have an imagination. Can you believe that Bertram jumped in to save Geraldine but forgetting he couldn't swim they both drowned. I actually laughed out loud when I read that. She is quite entertaining.

besetting - constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation: a besetting sin.

Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves (ch 25)

Finally, a nice new dress for Anne. With puffed sleeves, however, the dress in the book is brown. Oh my, what poor Matthew had to go through to get it for her.

And I do believe Marilla is coming around.


cogitation - concerted thought or reflection

deprecatory - apologetic; making apology

contemptuously - scornfully

ingratiatingly - charming; agreeable; pleasing (i like this word)