Pot Luck Paul Theroux
Louis’ dad isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but this collection gives you a taster of Paul Theroux’s travel writings from the years running up to Y2K.
Snapshots of the lives and lifestyles of people from all around the world, not only of the individuals Theroux encounters but also of the writer, his family and friends, including Bruce Chatwin.
With stories of sailing off Cape Cod, luxury cruising down the Yangtze a mere 4 years after the end of the Cultural Revolution, and surf-kayaking off Hawai’i’s North Shore, there’s a definite bias towards water-borne exploration.
Whether you are seeking inspiration for holiday destinations or, like me, feel the occasional need to relive travels of your own (or to undertake fresh ones, albeit on a vicarious basis), ‘Fresh-Air Fiend’ fits the bill.
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I first encountered this book as a kid, lurking on the bookshelves at The Davids – family friends who also introduced Tom and me to Richard Scarry and Josephine Tey (and Jacob’s Sheep and Laphroaig).
Short enough for an under-10 to read over a weekend, and deceptively categorised as a ‘children’s novel’, this slim (5mm) gem of a story (with great illustrations by Fritz Wegner) is a gentle lesson in tolerance and co-existance, between individuals and families, nations and races.
One to read, read and read again – to yourself and to nephews and neices – in fact any ‘kid’ of any age you know.
I’ve still got my (battered) copy, 45p RRP and still going strong if you want to borrow it……
DIY Ben & Jerry’s – Your very own taste of Heaven in an ice cream cone
Ice cream fans, this is a must.
Simply take:
Double Cream
Sugar
Eggs
Vanilla Essence
‘Stuff’ (chopped up twix, fruit, lurid green food colourant)
One Ice cream maker (A Capital Investment for any kitchen)
An ability to convert from US ‘Cups’ into pints/millilitres/whatever
This Book
….and you will have the wherewithall to create endless tubs of your very own Ben & Jerry’s icecream and sorbets. All in under an hour.
Tasting is believing.
An extremely aptly named book
Frustratingly “Not Yet Published” according to Amazon, even though I spent many a happy childhood hour glueing together models of BusyTown, colouring in taxis and fire engines and reading the adventures of Lowly Worm.
Perfect activity book present for primary school age kids, and is guaranteed to keep them (and you) occupied come rain or shine.
!!update!!
Amazon might not stock it, but FarawayCards do….
http://www.farawaycards.com/acatalog/Cover_Page_Children_s_books_5.html
(thanks Nick!)
