![]() McGregor catches the six Flopsy Bunnies after they fall asleep in the rubbish heap and puts them in a sack, intending to sell them for tobacco. McGregor's rubbish heap of rotten vegetables for sustenance. Food is not always readily available to the large family and they are forced to resort to Mr. Benjamin and Flopsy are married, and the parents of six children called simply The Flopsy Bunnies. In The Flopsy Bunnies, Benjamin Bunny and his cousins Peter and Flopsy are adult rabbits. A semi-formal garden of archways and flowerbeds in Wales at the home of her uncle and aunt became the background for the illustrations. ![]() She realized however that children enjoyed her rabbit stories and pictures best, and reached back to characters and plot elements from The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) to create The Flopsy Bunnies. ![]() After two full-length tales about rabbits, Potter had grown weary of depicting lagomorphs, and initially did not want to create another rabbit story. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. ![]()
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Few realize that even at the present stage of civilization in this world, there are souls who, like the priests of the ancient temples, walk the earth and watch and guard the sacred fires that burn upon the altar of humanity. ![]() ![]() ![]() When he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. Three and they label you a serial killer." Korede is bitter. "Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. ![]() ![]() ![]() In most cases, she had exceptional hospitality extended to her, even if that meant that she ended up getting lice, sleeping in a room of apparently exceedingly filthy children. She had no sleeping bag, no blanket, and she slept on the ground very often. ![]() Murphy travelled light, and for substantial portions of her journey, basically only had the clothes she was riding in. As amazing as that tale might be, that’s almost an inconsequential detail. 25 revolver she carried with her to defend against a pack of wolves that attacked her. ![]() The usual blurbs will tell you about how Murphy had to use the. She is, beyond any shadow of a doubt, an exceptional and extremely resilient human being. ![]() Sure, borders have been redrawn and countries have changed names, and wars were started and ended since then, but Murphy’s insights remain acutely accurate to this day. The world was a totally different place in 1963, as you’d expect, and this book is a product of its time – you will notice it in the language, as well as the place names. Along the way, she kept a diary, and this book is the result of that diary. In 1963, Europe had one of the coldest winters, and 1963, during winter, was when Dervla Murphy set off to cycle from her native Ireland to faraway India. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In most of these “West Wing” style shows, you see support staff as largely non-white, which reinforces color ceilings already in play in real life. The Ambassador is a woman, her deputy chief of mission is a Black man, the CIA station chief is an Asian woman - the best thing is that these characters are all in leadership positions and none are tokenized in ways we often see. ![]() We have so few mainstream depictions of our work, and this one helps demystify who we are.Ģ- I loved that the demographic diversity in casting showcased a State Department I wish we had. This is important if we want Americans to understand why diplomacy matters - and why the State Department needs resources. Binge-watched about half of the first season last night.ġ- Diplomacy needs a PR machine, analogous to our colleagues in the defense sector.Įven if not every scene is true to life, I’m glad Netflix highlighted a career diplomat - got a few of our alphabet soup acronyms somewhat right - and highlighted the work we do. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bit by tantalizing bit the convoluted tale of Eldritch’s unknowing involvement in high wartime crimes and misdemeanors during Britain’s “finest hour” emerges, deftly counterpointed by Stephen’s growing attachment to Rachel. Eldritch needs Stephen’s help to prove the collection rightfully belongs to Meridor’s wife, daughter, and granddaughter, Rachel Banner. ![]() Robert Goddard has written a series of 31 books. The older Eldritch, who appears as weird as his given name implies, assures his nephew, Stephen, he’d been framed in Dublin for unspecified “offenses against the state,” though he admits to helping steal Meridor’s Picasso collection. 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That the help comes in the form of the most beautiful man he's ever seen is a complicated, glorious surprise.Being with Jack-talking, walking, making out-is a game changer for Simon. ![]() But when a bad fall leaves him with a broken leg, Jack is forced to admit he needs help. Jack's pack of rescue pets is the only company he needs. Meeting a grumpy children's book illustrator who needs a dog walker isn't easy for the man whose persistent anxiety has colored his whole life, but Jack Matheson's menagerie is just what Simon needs.Four dogs, three cats and counting. When the countdown to adopting his own dog is unexpectedly put on hold, Simon turns to the PetShare app to find the fluffy TLC he's been missing. ![]() "An irresistible queer romance." - Publishers Weekly, starred review It's not long before their pet-centric arrangement sparks a person-centric desire…Simon Burke has always preferred animals to people. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just as Jeannine is picking a fight with Mattie by insulting the Cook Coffeehouse, Colette abruptly collapses from yellow fever. Mattie hates Pernilla’s snobby daughters, Colette and Jeannine, and doesn’t share Lucille’s desire that she marry a rich Ogilvie son, but she reluctantly goes along. One day, a neighborhood aristocrat, Pernilla Ogilvie, invites Mattie and Lucille to tea. A couple of weeks later, many have died from the fever, but Grandfather argues that it’s nothing to be concerned about. Mattie takes over Polly’s duties in the coffeehouse, hearing her beloved Grandfather debate with customers about rumors of a yellow fever outbreak in the city. Mattie continues to daydream about her crush, Nathaniel Benson, and about running her own businesses someday, but she’s interrupted by Mother again-this time with the news that Polly has died suddenly of a fever. ![]() Eliza, the coffeehouse cook and Mattie’s closest confidant, serves her a generous breakfast but quickly shoos her outside to tend the garden. Mattie would rather daydream about escaping Philadelphia, much like Blanchard’s hot-air balloon which flew earlier that year, but she reluctantly complies. Mattie is needed immediately to help in their coffeehouse, since their serving girl, Polly, is late for work. In August, 1793, 14-year-old Matilda “Mattie” Cook is awakened by her mother, Lucille Cook, scolding her for sleeping late. ![]() ![]() These and other scenarios investigate the ways that the outlandish and the ordinary are shockingly, deceptively, heartbreakingly alike. ![]() An ancient ritual might heal you of anything-if you bury yourself alive. A toxic friendship grows up around a drug that makes you invisible. A woman lives in a house with all her ex-boyfriends. In Bliss Montage, Ling Ma brings us eight wildly different tales of people making their way through the madness and reality of our collective delusions: love and loneliness, connection and possession, friendship, motherhood, the idea of home. What happens when fantasy tears the screen of the everyday to wake us up? 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