I was an avid reader as a child but I don't think I ever read these
Would you recommend them for reading as an adult? I'm often looking for nice, light easy reading for a distraction when I feel crappy.
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Would you recommend them for reading as an adult? I'm often looking for nice, light easy reading for a distraction when I feel crappy.
i totally would! I still read them now. The order is What Katy Did (not my favourite tbh), What Katy Did at School (the best), What Katy Did Next (my second favourite), Clover (good) and then there is a book that is the same family (i think) but diffĂ©rent called In the High Valley which isnât great!I was an avid reader as a child but I don't think I ever read these
Would you recommend them for reading as an adult? I'm often looking for nice, light easy reading for a distraction when I feel crappy.
i love that they are so old but still relatable and they are warm and fuzzy and Rose is so funny.
Can confirm I have vivid memories of my friendâs mum making us chocolate and strawberry pancakes for breakfast at a sleepover some 25 years ago. I was so impressed.
Have a gander there- What Katy DidI was an avid reader as a child but I don't think I ever read these
Would you recommend them for reading as an adult? I'm often looking for nice, light easy reading for a distraction when I feel crappy.
Just catching up. Iâve had 3 and had completely different experiences with feeding each one. Some truly awful times, some lovely and easy. Have a try if youâd like to, but donât feel pressurised either way - fed is best! I think with all aspects of having a baby, you need a certain amount of medical intervention and support, but sometimes a sharp manner from a midwife, or a crappy experience with a health visitor are really enough to put you in a horrible place. I had a lovely phone call with a lady from la leche league when I was sobbing with mastitis and feeling out of my depth with my first. The difference between her soothing and logical talk, and the barking hag at the hospital, was incredible. My second baby was really difficult because he had a late diagnosed tongue tie. My third baby, probably obviously, was easy. Barely even thought about it. The key is to ask someone kind and knowledgeable for help, if you need it.I had a rubbish first time breastfeeding. My first was born very early and poorly. A day after he was born some sort of breastfeeding expert was sent to my bed to help me express for him as he was in neonatal. She scolded me to stand up. Like a teacher telling me off. I got up and immediately went faint. Then she realised Iâd had a c-section and said, âWhy didnât you say?âSo I expressed sitting up the bed in the end and continued to express every 4 hours even once I came home. When he was two weeks old I mentioned that I wanted to breastfeed (he was tube fed with my breastmilk at the time) so they put him to me and he was struggling to latch. The matron came over and made a comment about my nipples then literally grabbed my boob and moved his head. It made me feel like a failure. She did it again the next time I tried feeding him too. I was happy for advice but I felt like they were just taking over without actually explaining anything to me so I never quite knew what I was meant to do. I felt a huge pressure to keep trying and in the end I burst into tears and told them I wanted to bottle feed instead. So thatâs what I did after 6 weeks of trying and failing to breastfeed.
I bottle fed my second and probably will with this baby. Part of me thinks maybe I should give it a go as itâs my last baby and Iâll never have the chance to try again but then I just think about the first time and how I probably wonât be able to do it.
Yes. Yes. Yes. They are, as @Fenella says, so warm and lovely that they are balm for souls of any age.I was an avid reader as a child but I don't think I ever read these
Would you recommend them for reading as an adult? I'm often looking for nice, light easy reading for a distraction when I feel crappy.
Also agree that 'What Katy Did' is probably not as good as the next two (though 'What Katy Did Next' is my favourite), but read them in order I think.
If you read 'Little Women' or 'Anne of Green Gables' (my other childhood loves, especially Anne, another vetoed (middle) name for my daughter was Cordelia) and liked those, then I think you'll like these too.
My experience of pain is different - I have endometriosis so outside of pregnancy can experience flare ups/periods of chronic pain but it isnât constant for me. Some years ago I was under a pain management clinic and within a group session with other people (who had different conditions) it became clear that there isnât a one size fits all approach to what will work best - which can feel pretty overwhelming. So please donât beat yourself up if you just donât have the energy at the moment to try any of the suggestions youâre reading about - pain is exhausting let alone when aggravated by relentless heat like weâve had.
I was OBSESSED with the TV version of it, starring Megan Follows. The guy who played Gilbert died tragically young IRL.
ETA when Matthew died in the programme it BROKE MY LIL HEART.
I haven't seen the new series, no - just don't see how anything could be an improvement on the original and best, so don't see the point!Me too. I love that series SO much. I was in love with Gilbert and I wanted to be Anne! I always identified with characters who werenât with their biological parents / adopted and this was my absolute favourite.
I rewatch it every couple of years. Have read most of the books - skipped the last ones as they werenât about Anne.
I know - I was so sad when I heard heâd died.
Ah - Matthew - mine too! Into a thousand pieces. âAlways so proud ... of my little girlâ
Have you seen Anne with an E on Netflix? I enjoyed it but still have a deep love for the Megan Follows series
Seems like a good time to share the mug that Iâm drinking coffee from currently..
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I love your wee spice jars, I need to find myself some of them.
Yesssss!! I want one
Love your shelves as well.
I propose a group trip to Prince Edward Island.
My grandma lives in Canada and is famous for sending over huge boxes of random crap for all special occasions...think 20 year old bags of sweets, presents we've given her from years before, usually some kind of elderly woman's hat or scarf. But sometimes, SOMETIMES, there is a gem - this mug was one of them!Yesssss!! I want one
Love your shelves as well.
LOL I literally went google straight after posting and these were the ones which caught my eye before I even saw your reply. I'm going to get some!! Thank you!
Am grunkaing, but if it hasn't been mentioned yet, can I recommend Cofresh crushed frozen garlic and crushed frozen ginger?
Costs ÂŁ1 at my Asian shop for 400g! Lasts me for ages and I always have freshly grated garlic and ginger at the ready. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/265761689
Costs ÂŁ1 at my Asian shop for 400g! Lasts me for ages and I always have freshly grated garlic and ginger at the ready. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/265761689
The chat of Gilberts and Katys made me think about names from books. My daughterâs middle name was vetoed as a first name by boring husband, but I was definitely getting it in. For fear of 
I wonât say what it is. Wondering how many Frausâ childrenâs names were influenced by film/tv/books? Just to be relevant are any named after a favourite food 
I wonât say what it is. Wondering how many Frausâ childrenâs names were influenced by film/tv/books? Just to be relevant are any named after a favourite food 
Did any of my fellow fraus read Milly Molly Mandy? I wanted to call my child Milly but ex said no. I loved those as a child, along with Anne of Green Gables. Basically if a book had a map in it, iâm in!
ETA - duck me! Just googled them and they were first published in 1928! So when I read them they were already 60-70yrs old!
ETA - duck me! Just googled them and they were first published in 1928! So when I read them they were already 60-70yrs old!
All 3 of my girls have quite unusual first and middle names, influenced by books I have read, not necessarily by the character or even a book I loved but a name I loved. Two were books I loved when I was a child, and one I first read in my twenties. I wish I could share the names but it would be the ultimateThe chat of Gilberts and Katys made me think about names from books. My daughterâs middle name was vetoed as a first name by boring husband, but I was definitely getting it in. For fear of
Is it true that there is a new ham flavour Scottish crisp? I've been keeping an eye out for it, apparently there are stars on the packet? Maybe I'll be able to find some when I go to watch the football on Saturday.
My stepson is called after a character in the Wizards of Earthsea books, only his dad didn't realise the pronuciation was slightly different to what they use.The chat of Gilberts and Katys made me think about names from books. My daughterâs middle name was vetoed as a first name by boring husband, but I was definitely getting it in. For fear of
My mother and one of her brothers are book character names too (Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations) because apparently the only time my grandma ever picked up a book was during pregnancy.
Yes. I read them as a kid, and then bought a set for my daughter when she first started reading. Such lovely little stories.
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