Monty and Rosie are the Border Collie dogs who keep an eye on that Susan Alison - or at least on her artwork and news of her books, which they round up and post on this blog on a regular basis.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Some dogs are very, very serious about their head gear...
Thank you! Someone asked me what a trilby was and I said I thought it was the kind of hat that Frank Sinatra wore - but now I'm wondering if that wasn't a fedora, or maybe they are the same thing...?
So, who is this Philip Treacy and what does he know about hats? P says that she wouldn't be seen dead in "that hat", although S quite fancies a Frank Sinatra titfer ....
It would seem that this chap, PT, doesn't in fact know very much about hats at all... Having said that, Unicef and Children in Crisis are now going to benefit to the tune of 93,000 euros - Beatrice is a good sport!
Titfer!!! What a totally fab word. (have to go and look it up now, though..)
All His Own Hair by Susan Alison: romantic comedy with a touch of sabotage
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All His Own Hair - blurb from back of book...
Ferne Tollivera is on a mission. Now that Sparrow, her ward, has reached nine years of age, she reckons he needs a male role model in his life. With typical efficiency she sets about finding a father-figure by drawing up a series of checklists for each candidate, and following a strict protocol for interviewing them.
So far, all the contenders have failed miserably to get enough ticks in the right boxes.
But Ferne is focused and nothing is going to stop her from fulfilling her responsibilities…
...except maybe a saboteur out to wreck her business; drunken neighbours; her unfortunate past from which it is so difficult to escape; her estranged mother; long-lost sister; and her Jack Russell, Merrie, who is not above galloping over and nipping any prospective role models she thinks Will Not Do.
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White Lies & Custard Creams by Susan Alison: romantic comedy with a touch of mystery
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White Lies & Custard Creams - blurb from back of book...
All Liz Houston wants is to keep her head above the financial white waters of her life. Somehow, though, other people, including ex-husband Hugh, repeatedly get in the way.
Hugh just wants a quiet life and to be there for the people he cares about. Caring about Liz does not lead to a quiet life…
Moocher, Liz’s Border Collie, wants to be where all the crumbs are; he wants to keep all his paws, but most of all he wants to keep Liz company as she rides the rapids of her life.
Add in odd-shoe-wearing lodger Simon, Git-next-door, a lost brother, an illicit fortune stashed away decades ago, a trio of part-time thugs, kidnappings, a tree-climbing tortoise and a dog-flap with a story of its own, and it becomes apparent that a few white lies (and custard creams) between friends are the least of Liz’s problems.
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6 comments:
Adorable.
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Wow! I guess they are! The top one even has fascinators on her hat.
Thank you! Someone asked me what a trilby was and I said I thought it was the kind of hat that Frank Sinatra wore - but now I'm wondering if that wasn't a fedora, or maybe they are the same thing...?
So, who is this Philip Treacy and what does he know about hats? P says that she wouldn't be seen dead in "that hat", although S quite fancies a Frank Sinatra titfer ....
It would seem that this chap, PT, doesn't in fact know very much about hats at all... Having said that, Unicef and Children in Crisis are now going to benefit to the tune of 93,000 euros - Beatrice is a good sport!
Titfer!!! What a totally fab word. (have to go and look it up now, though..)
Lovely to see you, S, D, P and S.
Ah ha! Rhyming slang! Even better. Tit for tat. Thanks for that!
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