pickA perfectly pleasant time was had by all. 😊
I think maybe this one loses a point or two from the constant to-ing and fro-ing to a limited number of locations, but gains points by having Flo's sister along for the ride. Two Armstrongs are even more fun than one and it's enjoyable when twins in a mystery are not the well worn reveal, but rather part of the investigative work and cheeky chatter. 1/?
New (to me) word alert!
Titivate: “make small enhancing alterations to (something); make oneself look attractive.“
Anyone else feel troll-ish first thing in the morning? 🧌😁
Cheeky banter as always.
Plus new (to me) word!
Hypocorism: “an affectionate pet name or term of endearment, often a shortened or altered form of a proper name or word.“
A fib, perhaps, but it sounds like a much happier use of brain power.
so-soNot quite the thoughtless diversion I first took it for, which actually makes sense, because the sharply satirical Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is the whole reason I picked up another work by Stephen Leacock.
I'll admit some of these entries - it's a collection of ten short stories - read a little goofier than others, but once you realize it's as much a commentary on different types of classic stories as it is a collection of individual 1/?
My new (old?) definition of a comfort read: a book which “may bring some passing amusement...or some brief respite when the sadness of the heart or the sufferings of the body forbid the perusal of worthier things.“
I'm afraid the motive and the working out both felt a little last minute, but similar to Veronica Speedwell mysteries, for me the whodunnit is secondary to the characters, relationships, and shenanigans on page. 4w
On to the next! 4w