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An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (1881) by Louisa May Alcott 5★♥
This was a real treat to read. Despite all the chaos that is going on at my house right now (we'll be expecting about 10 people over for Thanksgiving dinner - not including us 3 that live at the house). This is a historic fiction setting. It was written in 1881. And the story begins with "Sixty years ago, up among the New Hampshire hills, lived Farmer Bassett, with a houseful of sturdy sons and daughters growing up about him." So the setting is the day before Thanksgiving in 1821.
Mr. Bassett's "sturdy sons and daughters" is a total of 8 children (about the same number as my mom's family). Eph and Tilly are the oldest of the bunch. As the family is preparing for tomorrow's big dinner, they get news that Mrs. Bassett's mother is very ill. So mother, father and the baby all travel to the ill women. So then the 7 siblings leave it upon themselves to get Thanksgiving dinner ready, well actually just Tilly and Prue (second eldest daughter) while the others did daily chores and played. Despite a little surprise from a bear (really Gad Hopkins), the dinner was decently cooked save the stuffing and pudding failures.
And in between all this, we get a little story about the children's great great great grandparents - Lady Matildy (whom Tilly was named after) and Lord Bassett. It was a nice little bit about their bravery and loyalty.
In all this was a cute short story. I connected with it so well because I read this so very close to Thanksgiving and had preparations to take care of myself. I'm curious now to read more of the Bassett family.
This was a real treat to read. Despite all the chaos that is going on at my house right now (we'll be expecting about 10 people over for Thanksgiving dinner - not including us 3 that live at the house). This is a historic fiction setting. It was written in 1881. And the story begins with "Sixty years ago, up among the New Hampshire hills, lived Farmer Bassett, with a houseful of sturdy sons and daughters growing up about him." So the setting is the day before Thanksgiving in 1821.
Mr. Bassett's "sturdy sons and daughters" is a total of 8 children (about the same number as my mom's family). Eph and Tilly are the oldest of the bunch. As the family is preparing for tomorrow's big dinner, they get news that Mrs. Bassett's mother is very ill. So mother, father and the baby all travel to the ill women. So then the 7 siblings leave it upon themselves to get Thanksgiving dinner ready, well actually just Tilly and Prue (second eldest daughter) while the others did daily chores and played. Despite a little surprise from a bear (really Gad Hopkins), the dinner was decently cooked save the stuffing and pudding failures.
And in between all this, we get a little story about the children's great great great grandparents - Lady Matildy (whom Tilly was named after) and Lord Bassett. It was a nice little bit about their bravery and loyalty.
In all this was a cute short story. I connected with it so well because I read this so very close to Thanksgiving and had preparations to take care of myself. I'm curious now to read more of the Bassett family.
The Last Jedi 5⭐️❤️
The most recent of the Star Wars saga movies. This book is an expanded edition of the movie, so there was more detail, and right at the beginning with what I thought was Luke Skywalker and his wife. But no, that’s Jason Fry’s addition to the story of what he thinks Luke did while he was isolated on the island.
The women in this series is what impressed me the most! This is the second Star Wars book I read. I read Rogue One because I really liked how they made the women become such a stronger character than in the past movies. Star Wars The Force Awakens was good too. But The Last Jedi really awed me with so many awesome women... and other great characters too.
Princess Leia is no longer a princess but a General now, like my sister’s favorite quote “I've lived to see my childhood Princesses become generals” (Robin Wright from The Princess Bride to General Antiope in Wonder Woman, and now Leia). There is new characters too, Rose being one of my favorites.
I really enjoyed reading this novel and will be working on reading the other books in this saga (not including the movie stuff from the 90s which we need not even think of).
The most recent of the Star Wars saga movies. This book is an expanded edition of the movie, so there was more detail, and right at the beginning with what I thought was Luke Skywalker and his wife. But no, that’s Jason Fry’s addition to the story of what he thinks Luke did while he was isolated on the island.
The women in this series is what impressed me the most! This is the second Star Wars book I read. I read Rogue One because I really liked how they made the women become such a stronger character than in the past movies. Star Wars The Force Awakens was good too. But The Last Jedi really awed me with so many awesome women... and other great characters too.
Princess Leia is no longer a princess but a General now, like my sister’s favorite quote “I've lived to see my childhood Princesses become generals” (Robin Wright from The Princess Bride to General Antiope in Wonder Woman, and now Leia). There is new characters too, Rose being one of my favorites.
I really enjoyed reading this novel and will be working on reading the other books in this saga (not including the movie stuff from the 90s which we need not even think of).