Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 5 – Monday after First Sunday of Lent – 22nd February2010 To Read: The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others.  He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 5

Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 4 – Saturday after Ash Wednesday – 20th February 2010 To Read: The model boat, who had lived through two seasons and lost most of his paint, caught the tone from them and never missed an opportunity of referring to his rigging in technical terms.  The… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 4

Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit Day 3 – Friday after Ash Wednesday – 19th February 2010 To Read: For a long time he lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery floor, and no one thought very much about him.  He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 3

Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit  Day 2 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – 18th February 2010  To Read: There were other things in the stocking,   nuts and oranges and a toy engine, and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all.  For at least two… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 2

Becoming Real: 40 Days with the Velveteen Rabbit What follows, in this post and several others, are the words of a Lent Course I wrote in 2010.  Though titled a Lent Course it may be useful to read at other times Day 1 – Ash Wednesday – Wednesday 17th February 2010 To Read: There was… Continue reading Becoming Real – Day 1