all summer in a day

No one in the class could remember
a time when there wasn't rain.

has anyone
ever read
all summer in a day
by
ray bradbury?

the basic premise of the story
is centered around schoolchildren
who live on venus
some time in the future.
because of the thick atmosphere
it rains all the time,
so the sun only occurs
every seven years for an hour or so...
margot is a little girl,
originally from earth,
who desperately misses the sun.
she writes poems about sunshine
which leads her
to be teased relentlessly by her peers.
i won't ruin the ending of the story
but i saw
the short film version (1982) on pbs
when i was a kid
and i never forgot it.

today i feel
like margot
and
it's only been
4 days.

as promised
here is beth's
great monday give-away™
postcard:

isn't it clever!?
i also got one from
shanna:

she looks
fabulous
in the dress!

i finally sent out
some packages
to one
of my
favorite people...
here are some
little collages
that were included:


sorry about
the poor picture
quality.

it's my
last night
of being 31.
goodbye 31.