A good read

Wishing for....

 

Those felt cakes are so cute!  And as I'm not a fantastic knitter I may just have a go at these.  There isn't much info on Amazon as to what other projects are inside but I may have to buy it just for the cakes. *(see update at bottom of post)

I read about The Creative Family over at Soule Mama - a lovely, inspirational blog.  I so admire people with broods of children who have the patience and energy to be creative with them all day and who can suffer the mess that goes with it!  Soule Mama's obviously got the knack though and I look forward to reading her book which comes out in April I believe.

One night last week I read, cover to cover, As Always, Jack by Emma Sweeney.  To be honest, I liked the look of it by it's cover and the prospect of reading someone elses love letters was just too good to pass up!  Little did I know that I'd be completely hooked and still reading at 2am (with a rude awakening at 7am by child bouncing on bed - so inconsiderate!).  It follows the early relationship of two wartime sweethearts who's long distance relationship unfolds through 40 or so actual love letters sent by Jack to his sweetheart Beebe.  What makes it all the more poignant is that the author of the book is the daughter of the pair in question, who published the letters after finding them amongst her late mother's belongings.  Tragically her father had died when her mother was pregnant with her and she has grown up knowing little of him.  These letters, often humerous and written with such respect towards her mother, are a fascinating insight into relationships of that time and the historical context behind them.  There are lots of references to what music they were listening to and what movies they were watching.  I particularly like the little doodles Jack makes in some of his letters.  If he were alive today he'd be a great blogger!  Some of the references to American radio programmes etc. were lost on me but it's definitely worth a read. 

I picked this up in my local library which isn't the biggest of libraries but I've borrowed some great books there lately so despite my Amazon link I would always recommend trying them first!

* I was about to order the Warm Fuzzies book and noticed that the author had a very similar book called "Felt so Good" which is in fact the same book with a different cover produced for the UK.  (Ok, I much prefer the title warm fuzzies!).  But, it's cheaper - more money for buying old woolly jumpers from charity shops.  Just don't be caught out by Amazon suggesting you buy both books together.  Oh, and Betz White has a great blog here.

Comments

[Julie (SIL)]

Carol, I have a complaint...I hold you personally responsible for making me spend money. Every link you have to online shopping is fabulous and I ALWAYS end up buying stuff esp jewellery or nic naks for my house. J xxx

[Kim]

Hello, thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments! I've wanted to read The Creative Family for a while now too, it's going to have to go to the top of my list!
Kimx