A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

grandma247

stiltwalker wrote: »

Even ended up learning to sail because of them.
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I'm not surprised. I read part of it to my middle son who was about 14 at the time and it was so full of technical sailing terms we were both bored with it very quickly.

I sailed with my father so I did not really want to read it in a story (all the tech stuff). I liked the film though and somewhere on my external hard disk I have the audio version. I might try it sometime although I will probably fall asleep.

Evie74_2

Well, I think I've just about caught up now... It seems I'm not the only one who's had a rotten week. ((Hugs)) all round

Having said that, I'm glad I'm not the only one with secret EB reading habits! I read the MT books again not that long ago - I had looked my old set out for DD1 (who couldn't have been less interested :eek:) and somehow ended up reading them again myself! I also re-read all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books again recently (retrieved from the loft ostensibly for DD1) and found I loved them just as much now as I did 30 years ago.

I was also a huge fan of the Swallows and Amazons series, but only had two or three of the books myself - the rest were borrowed from the library. I will have to see if I can pick any of them up in the CS or on Ebay. I so envied the Swallows when I was a child! I longed to learn to sail and to be allowed to do exciting things like camp on Wild Cat Island and eat pemmican and cook on a camp fire. Still do, actually but somehow life has got in the way... Plus I'm married to DH - the Anti-Camper - who has a pathological fear of sleeping under canvas, and once insisted on booking a Travelodge when we went to Reading Festival (many, many years ago before the advent of the DDs).:rotfl:

Anyway, I digress. Books: I also loved Carrie's War by Nina Bawden, and Tom's Midnight Garden, and also when I was a bit older, a book called Come Down the Mountain by Vian Smith (which nobody other than me ever seems to have heard of).

I don't think I ever read any of the Chalet School stories. I vaguely remember reading some of the Trebizon books, but I never really liked them.

Evie xx

shelley_crow

I haven't thought about Malory Towers for years, I've got a real hankering to read it now. Kicking myself for giving away my copies.

It's so chilly here in the Midlands, will have to find another jumper and pair of socks. Hoping for a good look around a car boot tomorrow.

Sending my love to any fellow football widows, I'll get some sense out of him in approximately 30 minutes, haha.

VJsmum

Cat501 wrote: »

eta the Chalet School books - I only had one, and all I can remember is the Maynard triplets (Con, Len and...???) and somebody called Yseult (sp?), it used to drive me bananas that I had no idea how to pronounce it!

Margot Joey Bettany's triplets - first of 11 children, and her supposed to be delicate. "Al sereno old fruit, you go ahead and i'll follow" :o:o:o

And is it Eesalt?

deb68_2

fuddle wrote: »

Mum and sister came to visit today. I was dreading it. I was right to dread it.

1) "What the hell is all that!" at my montage of picture frames on the newly decorated living room wall.

2) I'm tight and shouldn't be giving my kids out of date food (talking about approved food) one minute and then

3) I have money to burn getting flour from Amazon. I have ideas above my station and if we're really skint then it should be value flour.

4) Wanting to know where every last penny of the car money is going to and in the same breathe "have I got the new school uniforms yet?"

5) What do you want a trolley for?! Your grandma had one of those and we laughed at her even in her 70's.

6) I need to get off the anti-depressants as I will become a walking zombie.

Ok, I'm not going to bang on about it but I will say that my strategies are my strategies. They are ideas I'm trying out to cut costs/build up a store/lessen travel costs/help me with carrying without the car. I am not flush with money and can't buy luxury goods. I will not squander money to the point my children can't have their uniforms (I mean come on!) I'll give my kids healthy wholesome food and I'd never put their health or diet into jeopardy. The trolley isn't even worth getting into a stew about as they're shallow minded and the anti-depressants are mostly for my anxiety and panic disorder and are working just great.

I have learned now, that I can never share my life with my family. It's too painful to be on the receiving end of their opinions. My strategies or how I organise my home are for you all, myself and my husband and kids. That's it.

Sometimes I just wish I could run away from my family.

As I had beans on toast for tea (dog induced) I'm waiting for almond flapjack to come out of the oven and indulge with a cuppa. DH is fishing till 10pm so I'm home alone, kids are about to go read upstairs and I'm going to enjoy some peace. I just feel worn out and a bit sad.

I have fam the same jst do as my lovely dad used to say smile let it all go over your head argue an u just go down to thier level

smile i think hmmmmmmm want to scream an rant but i dont no more we moved not because of them an the piece is wonderful

keep smiling you look after your family an be happy
loves deb

EstherH

I loved all the Enid Blytons books and have read the odd famous five that,I have been able to recently. I never read the Chalet School books but had a friend who loved them. Now wondering what I missed. I remember Toms Midnight Garden on Jackanory and think I may have got it from the library to read after that. Also I remember Carries War being a series on children's tv. Does anyone remember When Marnie Was There?

Esther x

Cat501

VJsmum wrote: »

Margot Joey Bettany's triplets - first of 11 children, and her supposed to be delicate. "Al sereno old fruit, you go ahead and i'll follow" :o:o:o

And is it Eesalt?

:rotfl: Oh thank you!! Yes, Joey was an ex-pupil at the school wasn't she?

I always pronounced it that way but it still annoyed me:rotfl: I mean - apologies if anyone here is called Yseult - but really, what kind of a name is that???

stiltwalker

Evie74 wrote: »

I was also a huge fan of the Swallows and Amazons series, but only had two or three of the books myself - the rest were borrowed from the library. I will have to see if I can pick any of them up in the CS or on Ebay. I so envied the Swallows when I was a child! I longed to learn to sail and to be allowed to do exciting things like camp on Wild Cat Island and eat pemmican and cook on a camp fire. Still do, actually but somehow life has got in the way...

I was so lucky when I was 11 to go a school outdoor pursuit week in the lakes and we actually sailed on Coniston and got to eat our lunch on the island they used as Wild Cat Island in the film! I was so past myself over it as was one of the teachers on the trip - the other kids hadn't read the books though and just thought I was mad! (And giggled themselves stupid over a book having a character called Titty!)

It took me til I was about 14 to convince my parents to take me to a sailing club open day and we ended joining up - I got my very own Laser with a radial rig as I was too light to hold down a full size rig.

Evie74_2

Stiltwalker - I am sooo envious that you got to learn to sail AND went to Wild Cat Island. I really must visit the Lakes one day; I've wanted to go there ever since I first read Swallows and Amazons. I managed to persuade my parents to take a holiday on the Norfolk Broads on the strength of Coot Club (it was exactly as I imagined and I loved every minute of it; my mum hated it so we never went again).

I was embarrassingly old by the time I realised that Titty's name might have altogether different connotations...! I always wanted to be her; she had all the best adventures!

Evie xx

SpikyHedgehog

Cat501 wrote: »

:rotfl: Oh thank you!! Yes, Joey was an ex-pupil at the school wasn't she?

I always pronounced it that way but it still annoyed me:rotfl: I mean - apologies if anyone here is called Yseult - but really, what kind of a name is that???

:rotfl: I belong to a Chalet School forum, and there have been long threads starting with the question 'How do you pronounce Yseult?'