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Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention
Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention | Peggy Rowe
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Peggy Rowe has been writing all of her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came—at the age of eighty!
Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.
From the family’s beloved dog Shim, who thrived on piles of fresh, warm manure from the horse pasture—to vacationing on the sweltering beach with mosquitos the size of dune buggies—to the challenges of aging, Peggy Rowe delivers a hilarious array of stories that reflect her addiction to making people laugh. Even in her cancer support group, she manages to use her humor to affect others for the good.
If Peggy isn’t putting her publisher on hold to finish a game of Mahjongg, she’s at her kitchen table window-on-the-world taking notes for the next story for fans old and new to enjoy.
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This book by Peggy Rowe, Mike Rowe‘s mother, contains short stories and inspiration on continuing to follow your passion no matter the age. Peggy Rowe, America‘s Grandmother, is a humorist, an inspiration, a local (to me) celebrity and a national treasure. Two time NYT Best Selling author at the age of 80! All because she never gave up doing what she loved. I believe she‘s working on her next book - stories from “the home.” ❤️📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

dabbe I loved it! 🤩 4mo
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In the mood for some short stories for a physical book, while I also have an audiobook as a current read. I don‘t typically read more than one book at a time, and audio combined with either a physical or e-book seems to be the one way that I can do it comfortably. I adore Peggy Rowe! If you don‘t follow her on FB, you should. ❤️📚

dabbe Oh, how I loved this book! 🖤🧡🖤 6mo
Elizabeth2 @dabbe she is a national treasure! 🤩 6mo
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AllDebooks Lol, what a title!! 😳 8mo
dabbe @AllDebooks It's a hilarious book, too! 🤣🤣🤣 8mo
CSeydel This is Mike Rowe‘s mom‘s book, right? I‘ve heard him promoting it 8mo
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dabbe @CSeydel Yep! And she has some fun stuff to say about him in the book! 8mo
TheBookHippie OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣 8mo
dabbe @TheBookHippie It was pretty frickin' hysterical! 🤣🤣🤣 8mo
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Sweet and funny and heartwarming and wonderful. When you‘re in the mood for a chuckle and you need a reminder that life is full of things to laugh about (including laughing at ourselves), grab a Peggy Rowe book. The audio is excellent! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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If you're a fan of David Sedaris or Laurie Notaro, then this is the book for you. Hilariously heartwarming mini-essays/stories about our gloriously flawed humanity. Peggy Rowe published her first book at the AGE OF EIGHTY! This is her 3rd book (she's now 84), and I hope not her last. I laughed in some places so hard I almost wet my pants. What a FABULOUS book to end the year with! Keep writing, Peggy! I want more! 😁

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