1. O-3, depends if I'm working or lazing around.
2. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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1. O-3, depends if I'm working or lazing around.
2. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
#Two4Tuesday
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I can‘t decide how I felt about this one. On the surface, it‘s a fun adventure similar to The Boxcar Children. I loved the way the children worked together to take care of themselves and fend off the dreaded DV and other “do-gooders”. The “Rules of the Barn” and refusal to take charity/handouts were admirable and smart. ⬇️
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pickThis was a good reminder that children are often much more resourceful & capable than we think, although they shouldn‘t have to be, of course. I enjoyed this one, and empathized with Sue, who carried most of the responsibility. Her going on strike certainly has given me ideas. I‘m fascinated by the haybox cooking, & recalled hearing about modern versions - the Wonderbag is one such. I‘d like to make one, just to try it out. 😄
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pickAnother enjoyable read from the persephone catalogue. Some great villains from Miss legge threatening to separate the children, to the dreadful DV, but strangest of all the curious Miss Blake + companion who Alice visits. All in all, Sue was remarkable. Good fun.
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pickUp the Dunnets! Fun and charming read. I‘m sure my young, eldest of four, Boxcar Children-loving self would have adored it. I liked their “rules of the barn”and all the housekeeping (barnkeeping?) details. I had to look up bully (canned corned beef?) and found the haybox fascinating. The adults in this book (including the parents) were an odd bunch. If I were Sue, I think I‘d be put off a conventional life/future as wife and mother after this!
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pickWell, this wasn‘t the fun adventure I was expecting. It was all rather grim really. Poor Susan! No wonder she went on strike. I‘d like to think there was a little subversive intention behind the way that turned out, but probably not😆
I was glad to see the dastardly DV thwarted and I hope the Pearls got more than warm thanks. Had anyone heard of a hay-box or Solomon‘s rabbit cooking method?
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Almost halfway and it‘s been so good! 🤓
A couple of my current reads:
My #FolioSociety edition of Ruth for the #PemberLittens #hashtagbrigade readalong. #foliofreaks
The tagged book for the #PersephoneClub
The 1st thing that struck me as I started this book was whether I had gone back in time and was picking up my mums old secret seven books when visiting my nanas. Then I looked up the illustrator and went down a worm hole reading about Mary Gernat.
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