
Starting this with dinner!
Far too relatable. 😂 Shirley Jackson‘s humor is just as well-delivered and on point as her horror!
This is about 20 years before Clifford the Big, Red Dog, but they‘re thinking of names for a big red puppy, and look at that, Clifford is a suggestion.
I had a cat (Snowy) who loved cantaloupe, too! If you cut up a cantaloupe, you would have to give him some and take the rinds out to the garbage right away—if there was any in the kitchen trash he would knock it over. I guess it‘s just something the occasional cat really enjoys.
This book is so relatable 😂 We‘re not going to move, though, so I guess we better get rid of some stuff!
Also, thank goodness for routine spays and neuters. My cats are NOT going to have kittens.
My husband‘s band has a show tonight. I finally embraced who I really am and brought two books with me, set myself up in the corner, grabbed a bunch of wine, & am currently praying that no one talks to me. 🙈
This is a faithful adaptation of the famous Shirley Jackson short story. The art is wonderful and I really liked the introduction where Miles shares some of his few memories related to Grandma Shirley. So why isn‘t it a pick? Well, there‘s a scene near the beginning that shows Tessie going about her day. Nice addition, except… there are several pages of her taking off her clothes, looking in the mirror, and taking a bath. Why do we need to see…
Excited to read this one on Halloween! The artist/adaptor is one of Shirley‘s grandchildren 😍
Witty and insightful, Shirley Jackson is a master and understanding people‘s hidden thoughts, loves, and fears. For a woman who is known for her amazing imagination, her life is relatively quiet and very representative of many women of her generation. I laughed my way through this book.