Little Pixie`s Bookshelf 2016

[Little Pixie]

Secrets of Mariko - Elisabeth Bumiller       A journalist spends a year observing a `typical` Tokyo housewife, her husband, children and parents, all living in the same house. Engrossing.

 

Something New - Lucy Knisley      Autobiographical cartoonist`s graphic memoir of events leading up to her DIY wedding. Delightful.

[Athena]

You`ve had a really productive year   ( and colouring books still count, right ?  ).

Haha ! Thanks . You too! 

 

Secrets of Mariko - Elisabeth Bumiller       A journalist spends a year observing a `typical` Tokyo housewife, her husband, children and parents, all living in the same house. Engrossing.

 

Something New - Lucy Knisley      Autobiographical cartoonist`s graphic memoir of events leading up to her DIY wedding. Delightful.

Those sound like two interesting books . What's a DIY wedding? Is that when the couple do everything themselves, like cooking the food?

[Little Pixie]

Those sound like two interesting books . What's a DIY wedding? Is that when the couple do everything themselves, like cooking the food?

 

Exactly. She`s an artist, and even built the barn for the wedding venue ! You can see lots of her work here.  

 

It`s the third book of hers I`ve read ; I have a couple more in my TBR pile. 

[Athena]

That's pretty impressive !

[bobblybear]

Love The Thirteeth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Hope you enjoy it when you read it (which will probably be soon judging by your reading rate ).

[Little Pixie]

Love The Thirteeth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Hope you enjoy it when you read it (which will probably be soon judging by your reading rate ).

 

 

Thanks - I had it in my ` buy at some point` list for ages, thought I`d finally give it a go.

[Anna Begins]

Congratulations on your book count!!

 

I hope your test turns out ok and that you're feeling better soon

Edited December 16, 2016 by Anna Begins

[Little Pixie]

Congratulations on your book count!!

 

I hope your test turns out ok and that you're feeling better soon

 

Aw, thank you.

 

 I`ve got a bit of a migraine atm - as opposed to feeling absolutely hideous with it - so I`m betting that`s a sign that my liver`s repairing itself. I`m going to have drinks at New Year ( I haven`t had alcohol for 2 and 1/2 years ) so that`ll be a test to see how things are ! 

[Anna Begins]

Any plans for New Year's? I hope your migraine is better now

[Athena]

I hope your liver is repairing itself!

 

And that you have a great New Year's celebration .

[Little Pixie]

Any plans for New Year's? I hope your migraine is better now

 

Thanks -  I`m used to getting migraines now, so it`s good when I get a not-so-bad-as-usual one.

 

New Year  will be at home - we back onto the river and get a brilliant view of all the fireworks ( which Xiao-Xiao the cat really doesn`t appreciate ).

 

Are you up to anything exciting ?

Edited December 17, 2016 by Little Pixie

[Little Pixie]

I hope your liver is repairing itself!

 

And that you have a great New Year's celebration .

 

 

Thanks - you too !  I think I enjoy New Year`s more than Xmas. Have you got any plans for a family celebration ?

[Athena]

New Year  will be at home - we back onto the river and get a brilliant view of all the fireworks ( which Xiao-Xiao the cat really doesn`t appreciate ).

 

Poor Xiao-Xiao . Our dogs don't like it at all either. People have been doing fireworks for a while now, but it's getting worse and worse towards the New Year. New Year's Eve is very hard for the dogs. I hope Xiao-Xiao will be allright.

 

Thanks - you too !  I think I enjoy New Year`s more than Xmas. Have you got any plans for a family celebration ?

I think we'll have a little celebration around midnight (Michael, my parents and me). What about you?

[Little Pixie]

 

Poor Xiao-Xiao . Our dogs don't like it at all either. People have been doing fireworks for a while now, but it's getting worse and worse towards the New Year. New Year's Eve is very hard for the dogs. I hope Xiao-Xiao will be allright.

 

 

I think we'll have a little celebration around midnight (Michael, my parents and me). What about you?

 

Thanks - we just get fireworks at Bonfire Night and New Year`s Eve ( oh, and there`s a Summer flower show as well, which has fireworks ) , so it could be worse for the little one.

 

I`ll be at home, with my father and Xiao-Xiao.

[Athena]

Thanks - we just get fireworks at Bonfire Night and New Year`s Eve ( oh, and there`s a Summer flower show as well, which has fireworks ) , so it could be worse for the little one.

 

I`ll be at home, with my father and Xiao-Xiao.

That's nice . Here it's not really allowed to use fireworks outside of the designated dates, but teenagers do it anyway (at least, I think they're teenagers).

 

I hope you have a great celebration . We'll be at home too.

I hope you have a nice Christmas too!

[Little Pixie]

That's nice . Here it's not really allowed to use fireworks outside of the designated dates, but teenagers do it anyway (at least, I think they're teenagers).

 

I hope you have a great celebration . We'll be at home too.

I hope you have a nice Christmas too!

 

And you ! 

 

And Merry Christmas to all on the Board.   

[Little Pixie]

Lots of stupid migraines ;will get round to the 2017 thread soon. A big thank you to everyone who's stopped by this year.