Le Petit Prince / The Little Prince

Hi there!

Ever read a book that stays in your head
and in your heart..... FOREVER?

I have - in fact, it's one of my favorites!

Le Petit Prince / The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

It has been translated in
over 180 languages!!!

It's the kind of book that can be read
at all ages... and could be understood
as a very simple children's story
or a very complex study of
"humans".

For example, the Little Prince has
a very special flower, on his planet.
He decides to travel to other places
and misses his "rose", terribly.

Here's what Wikipedia wrote:

Though ostensibly a children's book, The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature. For example, Saint-Exupéry tells of a fox meeting the young prince as he exits the Sahara desert. The story's essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: "On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." ("It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.") Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" and "It is the time you have spent with your rose that makes your rose so important."

Those famous lines,
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
What is essential is invisible to the eye."

And here is yet ANOTHER exerpt from this book:

"It was then that the fox appeared.

"Good morning," said the fox.

"Good morning," the little prince responded politely, although when he turned around he saw nothing.

"I am right here," the voice said, "under the apple tree."

"Who are you?" asked the little prince, and added, "You are very pretty to look at."

"I am a fox," said the fox.

"Come and play with me," proposed the little prince. "I am so unhappy."

"I cannot play with you," the fox said. "I am not tamed."

"Ah! Please excuse me," said the little prince.

But, after some thought, he added:

"What does that mean-- 'tame'?"

"You do not live here," said the fox. "What is it that you are looking for?"

"I am looking for men," said the little prince. "What does that mean-- 'tame'?"

"Men," said the fox. "They have guns, and they hunt. It is very disturbing. They also raise chickens. These are their only interests. Are you looking for chickens?"

"No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean-- 'tame'?"

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."

"'To establish ties'?"

"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

"I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me..."

And then, this exerpt,

"My life is very monotonous," the fox said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me. All the chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike. And, in consequence, I am a little bored. But if you tame me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life. I shall know the sound of a step that will be different from all the others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow. And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the colour of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat..."

I think Elaine and her hubby have "tamed" me,
or I have "tamed" them.

*s*

I have to go to the bank, approx. once a week, for work.

Right across the street is a boutique called,
"Moosehead Country Store".

I had taken Elaine and her hubby there,
when they were in town.

I saw the store and IMMEDIATELY thought
of them, and the fun we had, that day....

:-(

I think we had our last cruise ship visit, today....

*long sigh and long pause, here....*

Okay, Okay, Okay!!!!!

I promise NOT to mention this, again.

*grin*

But I do miss them....

Thank goodness there's email and
that old fashioned thing called
"The Telephone".

Have a great week, everyone!

Rosa

P.S. Looks like I found the complete book, on this web site:
The Little Prince

And they came from the "west", bearing gifts...

Hi There!

Well, as promised, I uploaded the picture of the bottle of wine and the bottle of beer that I gave to my 2 visitors - Elaine and her hubby. *grin*

You were probably thinking that their names would be on the bottle, but OH NO.... *grin*

Another good friend had sent me a package of Halloween wine bottle labels... some of you might remember reading that on my blog, a while back. Anyhow, Gilbert bottled a batch of wine and put these labels on a few of our "give-a-way-to-friends-and-family" bottles.

As for the beer, "Moosehead" is our local brewery and I knew that Elaine's better half loved to taste different beers. The one that I had selected was a "pale ale".

As for the "Anne of Green Gables" fabric, I had picked it up at Quilting B. and Moore, a quilt store in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

When I spoke with the very nice lady in the store, she said that they had been approached by a company in the USA who wanted to sell or carry the Anne of Green Gables fabric and she had refused.

Anne of Green Gables is Prince Edward Island's mascot or what I like to call, their "money maker". The island relies a lot on tourism and EVERYONE.... IMHO.... ADORES Anne!!!

Soooooo, it's just a heads up. If you're looking for this line of fabric, I doubt that you'd be able to find "Anne of Green Gables" anywhere else, than from a quilt store in Prince Edward Island. *s*

Now, I had mentioned in my previous blog that my California cruise ship traveler arrived with an unexpected and lovely tote bag full of goodies for me!

Elaine is in the same yahoo "Basket Case" group, as I. So she had picked up a LOVELY pattern, with baskets!!!! And when Elaine told the lady that she was going on a cruise and meeting up with me, the lady GENEROUSLY gave Elaine a pattern, for me!!!

Elaine - I absolutely ADORE these 2 patterns and I PROMISE I will make something with them, ASAP!!! *VBG*

In the tote bag, was a package of "Wine Mulling Spices".... Never tasted this before, but I'm looking forward to it. I figure I'll probably try it around Christmas time. What cha all think? That would be a good time, eh?

She also included a tourist brochure from her area. Apparently, there's a LOT of vineyards there! And also these adorable pewter fridge magnets, too! They're already on our fridge, Elaine!!!!

*grin*

Elaine had also included 2 fat quarters of "basket" fabric!!!!

Dark brown and light brown!!!! Elaine called me up, yesterday evening and I forgot to tell her that I had already cut into the light brown/caramel basket fabric, for November's BOM (Block Of the Month)!!!

Now, this I TRULY LOVED - not that I didn't love the other gifties but I was amazed at this tote kit!!! Why, even the QUILTING LINES were in included in the fabric!!! Imagine that, eh?!?!

*VBG*

Well, that's about it.

My two friends were supposed to arrive back to
THEIR home, late yesterday evening.

I imagine they'll be EXHAUSTED all day,
today - what with the time change and all.

Thanks, from the bottom of my heart,
Elaine!!!

Rosa

Minus 6 hours from now - unfortunately....

Hi there!

Well, I just had an INCREDIBLE DAY!!!

Got to the cruise ship terminal at 7h30 a.m. -
The cruise ship passengers were
permitted to come down at 8h00

Elaine and I hugged and hugged and hugged!!!

It was like being reunited with a long-lost sister!!!!



Elaine gave me a bag of goodies -
See the one with the silly, happy grin?!???
That's me and I'm wearing a blue coat,
with a pinkish bag of goodies?!??!

Unfortunately for her but fortunately for me,
when she had tried to go to the quilt shop,
in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on Sunday...
it was closed.

I had gone to Charlottetown,
the previous weekend on a business trip
and picked up a "book", to give to Elaine.

I was a bit concerned as I KNEW
she would be visiting this quilt shop
and I was worried that she
might pick up this same book.
*grin*

Anyhow, here's a few pictures
of this neat book. *grin*



This is made with just plain cardboard,
and the "book" is covered with a fat quarter of fabric.

There's 5 more fat quarters, within the "book".

This is the Anne of Green Gables fabric line!

Anyhow, we toured my fair city
and had a late dinner (noon lunch),
at my home, with lobster and potato salad.

We parted company around 4h00 p.m.

I'm already missing them....

:-(

I'll be taking pictures of Elaine's
wonderful gifties, in another blog.

Right now, I'm exhausted...

Hitting the sack, real soon.

Thanks for the visit, you two!!!!

*waving from Canada*

Rosa

Almost 12 hours from now!!!

Oh-My-God, Oh-My-God, Oh-My-God

I've been repeating this,
over and over and over
and OVER again....

Elaine's (and her hubby, let's not forget)
gonna be here in 12 hours or so!!!!



Am I driving you guys and gals crazy?!?!?

Probably not as much as I'm driving
MYSELF "crazy"!!!!!

LOL

I'm supposed to meet them at the
ship terminal at 8 a.m.
and I'll be given my visitor's pass,
to go on board.

What?!??

I didn't tell you that I was invited
"on board"
?!?!?!?!?!?!??

I am sooooooo lucky....

*counting my many blessings, as this point*

Okay... gotta go "do" somethin'...

Dunno what... but I got get busy!

LOL

Rosa

Tick Tock... Tick Tock... Tick Tock...

Hi There!

Okay, as some of you might remember,
my friend Elaine and her hubby
are arriving in my fair city,
via cruise ship ......

TOMORROW !!!!!!!!!

I've been keeping a close eye
on our clock....
(NOTE: this is the p.m., BTW)



Took the afternoon off, today
to tidy up the kitchen a bit.

See on the window ledge?

One lonely tomato is left -
I might share it with my friends,
tomorrow...

LOL

LOOK MAH - I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE SINK!!!!

LOL

I think even the Fly Lady would be proud of me!
*VBG*

I've got beverage for my 2 friends.

The wine bottle has a special label on it.

Nope, you can't see till THEY'VE seen it!

*grin*

And my friend's hubby loves to try out
different beers.

I bought some of our local "stuff",
and offer him a bottle!

And THIS is the "pièce de résistance"!!!!!

I picked up these little fellas,
late this afternoon....

SIX lovely red lobsters!!!

And even my neighbour's tree is playing nice
and taking her good old time.
She wanted to show off her colours
to my 2 friends!

Gosh... Still looking at my clock...

Time sure has a way of dragging
it's feet, when it wants to, eh?

Hopefully, I'll have plenty of pictures
to share with all of you tomorrow...

I'm so excited !!! I just hope that I can sleep tonight!!!

Rosa

Living on "Elaine" Time

Hi There!

My friend Elaine and her hubby
will be hopping on a cruise ship,
tomorrow morning!!!

They will be hitting a lot of ports
and most IMPORTANTLY,
on the 28th of this month....

Their ship will be coming to MY city!!!!!

I've been keeping an eye (or two) on my calendar!





Looked at my milk cartoon,
yesterday morning and thought,
"Hmmmm... I'll be buying ANOTHER carton of milk,
before Elaine and her hubby get here."

I keep checking my calendar.
I keep re-verifying their itineary.
And will soon be counting how many
"sleepies" I have till I meet them!
*grin*

Elaine has told me SEVERAL TIMES,
that her and her hubby will be wearing LOTS
of warm clothes....

I wouldn't want my 2 California raisins
freezing and becoming "iced wine"!!!!

In fact, Elaine and I were joking about
their weather and ours
and at one point, just between you and I,
I thought they might be exaggerating!

Until I got up this morning and
looked at our temperature thingy, outside....

(Picture was taken at 7h30 a.m.)

Now, apparently these low digits -
or should I say, THIS low digit, was a fluke....
and the fact that we got snow flurries last night, too!

I took this picture a couple years ago
for another project and
figured that it would tie in nicely
with their upcoming trip.

They leave REAL early tomorrow morning -

GOSH....
CAN YOU TELL THAT I'M EAGER
TO MEET UP WITH THEM?!?!??!

*VBG*

Will keep you all posted ....

Rosa

Cruise Ships X 2 !!!

Hi There!

Well, today, we had TWO (2) cruise ships,
in our harbour!!!

When I came home at dinner -
that's our noon-time meal,
I grabbed my camera
and took a couple shots.

These 2 pictures were
taken from my parking lot,
at work.

Here's a picture of BOTH ships...




And here's a closeup picture
of the 2 cruise ships...



This one, was taken from the pedway,
that's in the building... where I work.

Hope this encourages you to visit me and my city!!!

Rosa

Saturday Morning - Yard Sailing!!!

Hi there!

Well, yesterday evening, Gilbert did a bit of research
and found a web site that listed some local
garage sales, for Saturday.

Soooooo, this morning we headed out to
do some "Yard Sailing".

Gilbert wasn't lucky, but I managed
to nab a quilting book,
by Carol Doak, even!

*VBG*



It must have been written before the internet....

I couldn't find anything in there that mentioned
web sites and web addresses and such.

But, when I glanced at it briefly,
I realized that it was a PRICELESS BOOK....

for only 2 bucks!!!!!

One of the flea markets, was "Up Town".

Now, we've always called our city center "Up" town....

I was always told it was because our city is so "hilly" -
supposedly comparable to San Francisco and
that the city center (here) is actually UP town.

Anyhow, I digress... once again.... *grin*

On our way to one of the flea markets, UP town,
I passed by a street and caught this site!

Figured that I might as well grab a shot,
for my friend Elaine and her hubby!

Notice how steep our streets are?!?!?

And those boats sure are huge, eh?!??!

LOL

Countin' the days till Elaine's visit, in October!!!

Rosa

Cruise Ships and Summer/Fall Visitors!!!

Hi There!

I spoke with my friend, Diane, yesterday evening,
and there's a STRONG possibility that
she'll be visiting my province,
NEXT MONTH!

She's looking for a nice, warm, salty beaches....
There's a nice one 'bout an hour's drive away.

I'll go meet up with her, once she gets here!

ANOTHER good friend, Elaine and her hubby,
will be getting aboard a cruise ship,
in October and arriving in my city,
for a day visit!!!!

And today, we had our FIRST cruise ship!

Of course, I thought of Elaine!!!!




Took these pictures, just outside of my work
parking lot, this evening.

Here's the cruise ship schedule....

Our city has a LOT of cruise ships,
coming in, from June till October....

Many cruise ships mean many visitors.
Many visitors mean many jobs and
much revenue - of course. *grin*

Here's the Port of Saint John
web site.

If ever you decide to take a cruise....
come to my little corner of the world -
give me a hollar, 'k?

*grin*

Rosa