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#10 - A Good Book & A Good Play

5/16/2017

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For the 6 Year Old
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Not many know that  Arthur Miller wrote a children's book. It was published in 1963, during the time my family lived in New York and my dad worked with the famous playwright. I don't remember when Mr. Miller gave this book to our family, but I remember reading it in our Staten Island apartment.  I was 6 and too young to care that he had signed the book to my sister and me. 
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I was more intrigued that it was about a little girl growing too old for her security blanket. I was 6 and very aware that I was growing too old for my thumb-sucking habit. The book's sweet story and illustrations spoke to me. There were pictures of "Jane" at my age... sucking her thumb!

From 6 to 60
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On Mother's Day I enjoyed slipping back to my 6 year old self and reading Jane's Blanket. Then I acted more my age and went to see an Arthur Miller play at Houston's Alley Theatre.
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It was nice to be my age and not a 6 year old, yawning and squirming through an adult play. (I saw a lot of them as a child) It takes a few decades as an adult, to fully appreciate a Miller play!
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    It's April 9, 2017.  I'm celebrating my 60th by removing the zero from my age.

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    I plan to spend this year pondering the good things I remember about my world, when I was 6. I remember those 12 months well, because my family moved from Iowa to NYC for just one year. My memories of 1963-64 are vivid ones.

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    I'll celebrate this milestone birthday for 12 months. I'm going to conjure up the early 1960's and have 60 mini celebrations... in the spirit of my 6 year old self!

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