On "The ‘Possum that Didn’t": A Book Review

(Edit: Forgot to add the photo when I first posted. Sorry!)

Title: The ‘Possum that Didn’t 
Author: Frank L. Taslin
Genre: Adult Fiction

About the book…

By the author of The Bear that Wasn’t (reviewed here), The ‘Possum that Didn’t is about a smiley ‘possum who was happily living in the forest until some people from the city come across him one day hanging from his tree. The city people insist that he should smile, despite him telling them that he is, and as a result drag him to the city where they proceed to take him (hanging upside down in his tree) to a movie and a nightclub.  

What I think… 

Being so short there’s very little to say about this novella. While technically it’s mostly pictures, it offers a good reminder that sometimes you need to look at the perspectives of others before you try to impose your own on them. Tashlin presents this in a simplified manner that makes this seem like a children’s book (as with The Bear That Wasn’t), which I think overall makes it more poignant.

The illustrations by Tashlin are charming with special attention to details that really make the story. 

To sum it all up… 

Not as fun or as funny as The Bear that Wasn’t, but a good book to make you think about perspectives.  ♥️

On a Cooky Cutter and a Box of Birds

Last week was not particularly pleasant (complete with smell of an un-locatable perished rodent at work, which is still in full force) and this week has started out windy, so unfortunately that means I won't be doing an outfit post this week because wind and skirts don't mix. 

However, I would like to share my two bright spots that arrived in the mail last week!

First is this "Lazy Suzy" Cookie Cutter. I had been eyeballing it on Etsy for awhile and finally decided to buy it. While I haven't used it yet, just looking at it makes me happy and the fact that it came in the original box withe recipe makes me even happier. 

The second item is this box of birds, or more specifically bird brooches. I bought the lot for the pink bird on the right (not the angry looking pink one at the bottom, which makes me think of the rocs in the Second Voyage of Sinbad story), but the rest have grown on me.

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On a Pig Pin

Once again the month is going by faster than I can get posts up and since the weather hasn't exactly been ideal in my area lately I haven't been able to wear any of the sewing projects I want to share. 

This tiny and quickly made project doesn't depend on the weather, though, so I present to you my pig pin! 

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On a Soup-er Spoon!: A Photo Post

It's Soup-er Spoon to the rescue!

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