Showing posts with label Anne of Green Gables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anne of Green Gables. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

anne of green gables week// questions


Yet Another Period Drama Blog


Well, Miss Dashwood is having the most lovely event at her blog: Anne of Green Gables Week!!
So, naturally I'm participating. :)
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1. How many of the Anne books have you read, and how many of the films have you seen?

I have read every Anne book at least 4-5 times, (and I just got my last book for my birthday *fireworks* more on that later...) and I have watched all three movies, and loved each one, well except the last one wasn't my favorite.
  
2. If someone yanked your hair and called you carrots, what would you do to him?

ok, well I wouldn't mind if someone would call me carrots, and it would depend on how hard he yanked my hair. I hate having my hair pulled, actually one of my early memories is when a boy pulled my hair, I must say it  always made me quite angry. hehe. But really if someone pulled my hair, I would be tempted to pull his back, so unladylike I know! 
::random thought::
what if Anne would have went to school with green hair? Gil could have called her lettuce, or broccoli, or spinach? *giggle*

3. What would you do if Josie Pye dared you to walk the ridgepole of a roof?

well, really I am way to chicken to walk the ridgepole, but pretend I never said that and I shall use Marilla's sensible answer: "I'd have stayed on firm ground and let them dare away, such absurdity!"


4. If you had the opportunity to play any AGG (I'm abbreviating from now on because I am a lazy typist) character in an AGG play, which role would you choose?

Diana, or Ruby Gillis


5. If you were marooned on a desert island, which AGG character would you want to have as a companion? (Anne, Gilbert and Diana are not options.  Let's keep this thing interesting.  Not that they're not interesting.... oh, yay, now the disclaimer to this question is longer than the question itself.  Lovely lovely lovely.)

oh, Phillipa Gordon (in Anne of the Island, which is my favorite book aside from Anne of Green Gables, of course, oh and Anne of Avonlea.) 


6. If there was going to be a new adaptation of the Anne books and you could have any part in making the movie, what would you choose to do? (screenwriting, acting, casting, costume-making are a few possibilities)


costume making or acting

7. What are, in your opinion, the funniest AGG book/movie scenes? (choose one from the books and one from the movies)

please, must I chose one? well, in the book: I loved the "Unfortunate Lily Maid" and the "Anne's Apology" and "A New Departure in Flavorings". In the movie: the "slate" scene!!

8. What are, in your opinion, the saddest AGG book/movie scenes? (choose one of each again) 
//doesn't Anne look so lovely here?
I think it is one of my favorite pictures of her//

in the movie: Matthew's death, or the scene with Anne and Gil in the field after the funeral.

in the book: in Anne of the Island, second to last chapter when Gil almost died, and the night Anne realized she loved him. It always makes me cry. 

"Long after Pacifique's gay whistle had faded into the phantom of music and then into silence far up under the maples of Lover's Lane, Anne stood under the willows, tasting the poignant sweetness of life when some great dread has been removed from it. The morning was a cup filled with mist and glamour. In the corner near her was a rich surprise of new-blown crystal-dewed roses. The trills and trickles of song from the birds in the big tress above her seemed in perfect accord with her mood. A sentence from a very old, very true, very wonderful Book came to her lips. 
'Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning." 

(I must admit I did add the italics in the very's, Emily would have!! If you have read the Emily books you know what I mean. ::wink::)

9. Which AGG character would you most like to spend an afternoon with? (again, Anne and Gilbert and Diana are not options for this one--think secondary characters)

Probably Philippa Gordon from Anne of the Island, or Ruby Gillis

10.  What is your definition of a kindred spirit?
    A kindred spirit is someone who understands what you are feeling without you saying the words. It is a mutual understanding. A kindred spirit is a faithful friend,l one who will laugh and cry with you.

    {all photos via google images or here}
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    Have you ever read the Anne books?
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    p.s. Samantha is holding a huge birthday bash at her blog >here<, but hurry it is almost finished! And Hannah Rose is holding a giveaway for a dvd at her blog >here<. And Eve is holding a giveaway for her blog anniversary >here<. There that should keep you busy for a while! :)


    Saturday, February 11, 2012

    inspiration via quotes

    Yes, this is a long over due post... just a second. *runs and gets her quote book*  I mentioned posting some quotes on here, and I got some prodding, so you asked for it ;)

    I do believe quotes are one of my favorite things ever! *happy sigh* 

    "Jesus is everything, if it weren't for Him, I'd have no goodness at all." -Jackie Pullinger 
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    “Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”  
    -Anne of Green Gables
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    “I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.”  -Elisabeth Elliot
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    “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” 
     -Louisa May Alcott
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     “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” 
     -Louisa May Alcott

    entering into Lucia's 
    lucia, etc.


    "I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." 
    -Count Zinzindorf
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    “Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?” -Little Women
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    “I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”  -Little Women
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    “Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”  -Anne of Green Gables



    (I don't have a specific reason for thinking this photo is true, but when I look at this Hebrews 12:2

    "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." )


    p.s. you can win a camera here!!!



    Saturday, December 10, 2011

    i've got a full heart

    for some random reason tonight, my heart is full...I am in a whimsical mood, and feel like reading my Anne books or maybe Narnia...I am sitting here smiling for "no" reason..well, I guess I am listening to Christmas music. :) And just because I feel like it, I'm going to share a {ton} of quotes I love. {Did I ever say that I am really obsessed with quotes? well if I didn't: I am!}

    "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me"
    -C.S Lewis


    "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another:"What! You too? I thought I was the only one." 
    -C.S Lewis
    "I feel as though someone's handed me the moon...and I don't exactly know what to do with it."
    -Anne Shirley
    Gilbert Blythe: "What are you thinking?"
    Anne: "I'm afraid to speak or move for fear that all this wonderful beauty will just vanish...like a broken silence."

    "Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
    -G.K Chesterton

    "I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time-waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me."
    -C.S Lewis

    "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
    -Oscar Wilde
    "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go."
    -Abraham Lincoln

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    well, good night, dear hearts.
    Marcia

    Wednesday, November 16, 2011

    ::thankfulness::

    Samantha over at Simple Delights is holding a Thankful Challenge.. (go to her blog to read more about it)
    so, naturally, I'm gonna join. :)  prepare for a wild random list...
    I'm thankful for....

    1. Jesus
    2. school work (yes, I am going to be a freshman at the end of this month!!)
    3. my bible-verse-a-day-challenge 
    4. cameras 
    5. Greek yogurt (ahh-mazing)
    6. my family
    7. Christmas music
    8. my friends
    9. journals
    10. socks
    11. random compliments
    12. bird nests
    13. being home schooled (ya, it totally rocks)
    14. pencils
    15. paint 
    16. clocks
    17. the new Set Apart Girl magazine
    18. smiles
    19. the Anne books (aka Anne of Green Gables series)
    20. Jeremiah 29:13 "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me wiht all your heart"
    21. telephones
    22. kindred spirits
    23. Thursdays
    24. Options
    25. the awesome people at options
    26. emails
    27. notebooks
    28. music ♫♪
    29. the color teal
    30. cups of tea 
    31. Grace's whimsy post here
    32. laughter
    33. Ellerslie
    34. turkey
    35. pumpkin pie
    36. drawing in Art class
    37. final exams (yes, they mean I'm done...)
    38. listening to Audrey Assad's music (she is ahh-mazing)
    39. baby cousins on the way (♥)
    40. blog comments (hint.hint.hint :) )
    There are my thankful(s), you are welcome to join the party. ♥

    Marcia

    Sunday, September 4, 2011

    30 Day Challenge - {Day 14}

    It's a good day. Period. ;)
    Question #14: A Dream Vacation
    EUROPE!!!
    Mainly:
    {Prince Edward Island}

    {England}

    {France}

    Tuesday, August 23, 2011

    30 Day Challenge - {Day 2}

    Day 2!! And the Question is: 2. A favorite movie: Okay, so this is another one of those questions, you can't have just one, so I am going to give you my top 5 (again).
    (1.) Facing the Giants
    (2.) Anne of Green Gables
    (3.) Anne of Avonlea
    (4.) Fireproof
    (5.) Anne of Green Gables the sequel.
    You get the picture, I love Sherwood Picture's movies, and Anne of Green Gables. Speaking of Sherwood Pictures, their new movie "Courageous" is coming out this September. And I am so excited I can hardly wait!!!!! Oh, that's one of the reasons I love the song "Courageous" (by Casting Crowns) as well. hehe