COLD this week, then some snow, which makes it so much better for the plants and the small critters. It's been blazingly sunny most days (hence the cold) which is a terrific change from December, but today has greyed into dullness. I am tidying up some reading details before I do a bit of school work and then some sewing as well.
Merry Hall by Beverley NicholsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I got all three of this reissued series at the book sale, as I'd heard them referred to before (possibly in my book about Constance Spry, flower arranger?). It took me three separate attempts to read this one, and I twice packed them up to go BACK to the sale, but I think I'll hang onto them for a bit longer. Nichols is very "twee," sort of consciously cute and clever, but he seems actually truly very clever as well, so he frequently carries it off. He's sort of a cross between PG Wodehouse and Martha Stewart. His books would be great "at camp," as pleasant enough reading when one has nothing else. . . . but overall, Merry Hall was an interesting glimpse into a lifestyle I will never experience myself!
Merry Hall by Beverley NicholsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I got all three of this reissued series at the book sale, as I'd heard them referred to before (possibly in my book about Constance Spry, flower arranger?). It took me three separate attempts to read this one, and I twice packed them up to go BACK to the sale, but I think I'll hang onto them for a bit longer. Nichols is very "twee," sort of consciously cute and clever, but he seems actually truly very clever as well, so he frequently carries it off. He's sort of a cross between PG Wodehouse and Martha Stewart. His books would be great "at camp," as pleasant enough reading when one has nothing else. . . . but overall, Merry Hall was an interesting glimpse into a lifestyle I will never experience myself!
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