In this remarkable story, Adunni, the main character, depicts ambition fuelled with a burning desire to succeed despite all odds. Tales of this type still abound in Lagos, and they are portrayed in the media daily. Adunni is hailed as the poor girl with a rich mind, "Sherlock Holmes," who never stops asking intelligent questions, a child-bride, and a strong-willed girl who grew up fast due to the circumstance her parents put her through. However, she had the guts to pursue the life she wanted. - An education by any means necessary. Adunni finally got her groove back after reading such an easy book, I could relate to the characters there. the harsh and despicable reality of Lagos till date. I would recommend this book to my friends and would love to see it turned into a film.
91 Year Old Knits Hats From Hospice And Donates Them To The Homeless
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At 91 years old and despite being ill, Morrie Boogart is still keeping busy. He's been knitting hats for the homeless for more than 15 years. He stopped counting after making 8,000 of them.
Boogart is in hospice care: with skin cancer and a mass on his kidney, he does it all from his bed. He's slowing down now, only making about one hat every two days, but he says learning to knit is one of the best things that's ever happened to him.
Slowly but surely, stitch by stitch, Morrie Boogart knits.
"You keep going around like that, one at a time and pull it over that peg," explains Boogart. "Keep it going all the way around. I do it awfully slow, it maybe takes me two days to make a hat."
He spends his days in hospice care at Cambridge Manor in Grandville, slowly wrapping yarn around the pegs of the loom one by one.
"The only time I'm not doing it is if I fall asleep," confesses Boogart.
There are boxes of hats ready to be delivered to shelters throughout Grand Rapids and bags of yarn waiting to be knit.
"The hats have a rim around the edge to cover their ears and keep them nice and warm," said Boogart.
Boogart doesn't know how much time he has left, but he's making that time count.
"Why do I do it? It just makes me feel good," said Boogart. "I know I have to be here, but I don't do it very fast."
Boogart is a humble man: helping people his entire life and asking for nothing in return.
"This has been the best thing that's happened to me because I just stay in my room," said Boogart. "I'm a bed patient for everything."
For now, he's working on getting more hats ready to be delivered in October, with a photo of his wife who has passed on, Donna Mae, to his left and a box of yarn to his right.
"It's not so much of a story, but it means a lot to me," said Boogart.
If you'd like to donate yarn or hand-made hats to Morrie, donations can be brought to Cambridge Manors located at 151 Port Sheldon Road in Grandville
The celebrant (the cutie in the middle), Moji Tejuosho who is also the the eldest daughter of billionaire businessman, Chief Rasaq Okoya, who is married to Senator, Lanre Tejuoso marked her 50th milestone flanked by friends and family at a party held in her honour. See more photos after break.
" The Walls of Benin City was the world's largest man-made earth structure " - Fred Pearce History class in high school always fascinated me, a lesson on Benin Empire was awakener - the vast wealth and greatness of its men, who were revered from their business acumen, strength and valour was one that left a mark on me. But today, that is not the case, Edo is been seen in the media, as a place where their women trade are prolific in prostitution! How could this be?
Dusty feet, muddy feet, rainy feet reliving one's childhood in a foreign land. Days of walking bare foot in the streets as a child. Don't lie and pretend to be all grown up, like you never passed that phase in your childhood. I think Rihanna remembers well, and can recapture that moment of walking barefoot without a care in the world.
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