THE SONG OF THE SYBIL: JUDICII SIGNUM & A NEW HOPE

The Sibyl

Last Friday, 22, The Beans reviewed some grammar about Prepositions of place and There is-There are while they welcame another new member of the family: Natalia Bean.

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The family was excited about the next travel to The USA and they were preparing the travel and searching information about flights and hotels.

The Grandma talked about her personal point of view about Christmas and she remembered the Song of Sibyl, one of her favourite songs, a song full of history and trascendental events.

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The sun will lose its lightness showing itself dark and veiled, the moon will give no light and the whole world will be sorrow.
 

The Song of the Sibyl

EXPRESSING ORDERS AND ADVICE: MUST & SHOULD

Manuel & Cristina Bean

Last Thursday, 21, The Beans continued with their English classes. The class started a bit late because The Grandma had been attending some important business in Barcelona. She must vote.

That day, they talked about modal verbs: Must and Should. They also discussed about So and Such.

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It's important to know when you have to choose one kind of verb or another because it demonstrates the power of the emitter over the receiver.

The Beans prepared the last details to travel to The USA at Christmas and thought about which places they wanted to visit and they were discussing about their new home. The Grandma accepted all their proposals and now they have an enormous work to refurbish all of them.

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To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. 

Louis L'Amour

HOW TO CREATE A TIÓ BY THE BEANS FAMILY

The Grandma & The Tió

Last Wednesday, 20, The Beans continued with their English classes and they reviewed some grammar like the Prepositions of Time and The Articles, paying especial attention to the rules of the The article.

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It was an interesting day, The Beans worked hard as always and they could make a Tió, a typical Catalan Christmas figure composed by a trunk and a blanket in its old version and the same elements, with a red hat and a painted-face in its modern one. 

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It was a good chance to use the Imperative to create a little manual about how to create a Tió.

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Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. 

Edna Ferber

PREPARING THE JOURNEY TO THE USA

Paqui & Yasmina Bean's packing list

Today, The Beans have talked about the Imperative and how to convert Infinitives to Nouns. They have also studied which is the correct order of the adjectives in English.

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The Grandma continues with her huge cold and although she's trying to keep her voice alive, sometimes it has been difficult to explain some new things. These kind of things are very usual where you are 92 but she has explained an interesting story about the game of  the goose.

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Jordi Bean chose to travel to the USA and all the family will go with him. This is the reason because they have been working with the vocabulary of travels.

Moreover, the family has been writing their letters to Santa Claus. Xmas is coming to town and they are ready to welcome him with all the honours.

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Finally, the family have played with Who is Who and Scattergories and they have discussed if king is a job, a profession or nothing.

Roll of the dice, family!

Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people only once a year. 

Victor Borge

THE BEANS, A NEW FAMILY AND NEW OBJECTIVES

The Grandma in the Roman Thermes, Sant Boi

The Grandma has a new family. Today, she has met The Beans a funny group of people who have lots of things in common although they don't know it. 

It has been an intensive day because MJ has arrived with tones of burocratic documents to sign and after, The Grandma has tried to introduce herself to the new members of her family but she wasn't in her best moment today because an enormous cold is affecting her seriously.

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First day of a meeting is a good chance to discover how the new members are, what kind of things you can wait for them and what's more or less their level of English. It has been a good experience and The Grandma trusts on them to start a beautiful and unforgettable travel around the world where the first stop is the USA.

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Today, they have been talking about the importance of our ancestors and our historic past to understand our present and our societies and how many things you can explain with your name, your surnames or the toponimic names.

They have also talked about the order of the adds in a sentence and about which kind of information you need to create a profile. Every member of the family has known her/his new role in it, her/his job and her/his nationality.

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Finally, they have been playing a little with some passwords and some games about Who is s/he?

Tomorrow, the family is going to study the order of the adjectives and the imperatives because they must start to prepare two important goals: the new travel to the USA and Santa Claus's letter. Xmas is coming...

Nothing is impossible, 

the word itself says 'I'm possible'! 

Audrey Hepburn

THE GRANDMA RETURNS FROM ANDORRA LA VELLA

The Grandma has returned to meet a new family

The Grandma has returned. After some months of living alone after saying goodbye to The Bonds and since September, 20 when she suffered an incredible attack and left to publish on her blog. 

She is on fire again and she's ready to start a new journey with a new family.

She's going to leave Andorra la Vella today, her hometown where she has been skiing and visiting her old neighbours and friends.

Tomorrow, December 18, The Grandma is going to join with a new family: The Beans. She doesn't know a lot of things about them, in the same way that they don't know anything about her but MJ and M have been preparing the possibility of starting a new journey together, a journey plenty of adventures, good feelings and unforgettable moments.

She's very happy to start a new life with a new family because she has great memories about her past ones: The Collins, The Addams, The Holmes, The Poppins and The Bonds. She hopes her new family accepts her as a new member and they can travel around the world, discover new cultures and learning a lot of English.

Welcome to The Grandma's Logbook again! We follow...

Europe started out with six countries; 

three small countries and three large countries. 

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

THE GRANDMA & HER FRIENDS RETURN IN DECEMBER

Joseph, Claire, The Grandma & Tina

The Grandma is still very busy trying to help in the recent Catalan events. This is the reason because she isn't updating her blog at time.

In December 2017, The Grandma is going to return with new families and new adventures and we will continue enjoying with Claire Fontaine, Tina Picotes and Joseph de Ca'th Lon stories.

The Grandma is working in a new Instagram account and she has left her Twitter account for personal ideas. New Twitter with 280 characters isn't as good tool as was before to our business.

See you soon! 

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind

Bob Seeger