On The Train
About Susannah Bianchi
I'm just a girl who likes to write slightly on slant. I've had a career in fashion, dabbled in film and to be honest, I don't like talking about myself. Now my posts are another matter so I will let them speak for themselves. My eBooks, A New York Diary, Model Behavior: Friends For Life and Notes From A Working Cat can be found on Amazon.com. Thanks.
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I think he was just smiling at the beautiful scene in front him him…
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One should never assume is my sassy lesson. π
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This is true… yet it is also fun to try to create stories out of those we watch…
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Yes, I spend my life doing that. They all matched, as if I were putting together an outfit. I just love when kids read. It never fails to cheer me.
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I think it’s great – and the sign of a writer trying to create a story of what she is perusing π
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Peruse…such a great word. To examine carefully, or at length. π
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It is, isn’t it? One I thought you would appreciate π
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I’m a wordiphile, no question. π
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That you is π
As is I… )
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and Mr. Imma, and Frank and John. Language , among us, collectively. π
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Yes.
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I wonder how many “just a reader” people there are in the city. Seems to me you cracked the shell of the snooty woman on the train. Guess I shouldn’t read too much into it. It might cause a SCANdal.
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The Tweed Ring could be resurrected. π
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I’ve heard of Boss Tweed.
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He’s a high end designer, specializing in blazers for Commanders, and Chiefs. These wild attempts at cleverness by the way, are all your fault Anne. (:
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Trying to sugar COAT this?? By the way, I accept the blame.
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Come to think of it, tweed is a very sweet wool. π
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Alpaca bunch of clothes in my suitcase. (You might need to say that out loud.)
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Okay, I better suit up then.
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Ask John, if it doesn’t ring a bell. He’ll know.
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Susannah, I just read that each act of kindness tends to get passed on. We already knew that, but I like confirmation. And perhaps you should think about becoming a matchmaker.
Schools in upstate New York are now emphasizing reading more than I saw just seven years ago. Grade schools have reading programs beginning in kindergarten, and middle and high school study halls begin with fifteen minutes of reading. I love walking by the cafeteria study hall filled with silent students bent over open books.
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Reading is so vital to a kid’s spark. Babar, Dr. Suess, Good Dog Carl flows into, The Hardy boys and Nancy Drew. I love 15 minutes of reading. It will get into their blood, early. Thanks for sharing that. π
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Barbar was my favorite character as a kid. I’ll bet that child will have an awakening as a result of your kindness, Susannah.
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Let’s hope. I’m a huge Babar fan, even now. He still does it for me. π
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Me too.
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Simply more evidence supportive my belief that the majority of the world is good. Thank you!
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I just had a conversation about this, that humanity does make sudden appearances if one pays attention. Of course you have to stop looking at your phone for this to happen. π
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Well stated.
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Doing good for a little girl is wonderful. I am glad she got to meet you.
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She was like a fawn in tights.
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There’s a picture.
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Fawns are so gentle and delicate. You get the drift. π
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To sit at the right hand of a next generational bibliophile is testament to the precious gifts you reap when you get lost inside those pages. Just another something that could never have happened with a smart phone, π
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Smart Phone..HAH… a malapropism at its worst. sigh
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I just tucked that word into the file.
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I thought you meant fastidious. Iβm a little off today.
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Well . . both! π
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Okay. That works. π
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Poifect!
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I love a mad who enunciates. π
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And if you veer from it, veer interestingly.
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veer, hmm. to change direction suddenly. I like that. :)a
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π
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Your story made me smile. All the folks on the train were winners. My Daddy took me to the library every 2 weeks from the time I was about 5 until I was old enough to go on my own. Been going to the library ever since.
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Me too. Itβs a kidβs rite of passage to hold a book in their hands. π
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