Book Review

Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days but as I’ve said, my family is dealing with a bit of drama that encourages me in my belief that if we had a reality tv show or some sort of sit com based onus we’d make millions.

Review
I’ve just finished Sisterchicks Go Brit by Robin Jones Gunn. It’s number seven in the Sisterchicks series and, though I have no intention to read the rest of the series, this book was marvelous. Two best friends, Kellie and Liz, who are in the “autumn of their years”, are taken to Europe by a cunning little old woman, Opal. They go through many adventures: pancake races, crazy cabbies with illegal tours, tea at the Ritz, and being questions as a terrorist by the police. There are tons of allusions to British literature in this book which is exciting to literary addicts like myself.
This book has made me so excited about being able to see London next year. (For those of you not in the know, I’ll be going on a 28 day tour of Europe next year). In the British theme I am now working on A Walk With Jane Austen by Lori Smith.

Update

I’ll be dealing with a lot of personal stuff for the next few days so expect sparse blogging.
Tomorrow I will probably be hanging out with a bud of mine to distress a little bit and show her around the city; more on that when I get in tomorrow night.

Turns out my Grandmother does not like tea so the tea gift basket is a no go. She says she’s a coffee and water girl…whatever that means…So now I’m in search of another gift idea…maybe being out and about tomorrow will aid my process.

The Problem with Gifts...

Quote
If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.
-- Kingsley Amis

Reading
Ruby by Francesca Lia Block and Carmen Staton (for the second time)
A Walk With Jane Austen by Lori Smith (and I keep referring back ot Pride and Prejudice)
Sister Chicks Go Brit by Robin Jones Gunn
Romancing Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
Adam Bede by George Eliot
…yea I have a full plate…

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So I think I have settled the dilemma on what to get my step dad’s mother for Christmas. This has been a problem since my mother met her mother-in-law. My Grandma is somewhat intimidating and a little high minded so a bad gift could get a really starch and stoic response, thus making my mother very upset for months, even years later.
So I’ve taken it upon myself, as beloved granddaughter, to find a gift. At first I was set on our store’s Grandmother’s Bible but my step dad and I think this is really only for new grandmothers so that idea was shot down sorta quick. Now I’ve got it, a tea gift basket! They’re cute, quaint, and proper.
So I set out on my search for the perfect basket. I knew I wanted one with a teapot and that I ought to get a tea that I enjoyed as well (I’m not a fan of Earl Grey or English breakfast tea) for fear that she would want me to share a cup of her gift and I would either have to gulp down a cup of something I hate or admit that I can’t stant the gift I’ve given. Here’s the one I think I’ll get. I love Irish Breakfast tea and it has a tea pot as well as an assortment of treats. The down side: I don’t know if I like clotted cream and it has scone mix (I’m not sure giving her a chore of baking is a good idea). Tell me what you all think.

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Crikey! I just twigged that I have not updated this since last month... You would not believe the fairy dust I have to clean up. Seriously!.I am overwhelmed with feeding the little people, being distracted by the shiny, just generally being a Darling to every Lost Boy that crosses my path, my day seems to be a litany of stuff and giggles from the light through yonder window breaks to midnight. I am totally loving it, dudes. life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.I make a solemn vow I will write something that makes sense soon. Go with God, good friends. This is for my ever faithful, devoted public..