The Twelve Brothers by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

by Carol4 Comments
"The Twelve Brothers" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Today's fairy tale is just chock full of goodies. We've got an evil father, a loving mother, a young innocent woman who marries a king, a mean mother-in-law, an enchanted cottage in the woods, people who turn into birds, an old mysterious woman. A little bit of everything really. The story starts off with a king and queen who seem happy enough and have twelve sons. Dad though tells his wife what will happen if the thirteenth child is a girl. If the thirteenth child which thou art about to bring into the world, is a girl, the twelve boys shall die, in order that her possessions may be great, and that the kingdom may fall to her alone. Apparently, he actually wants a daughter to pass his kingdom on to, which I found surprising. Nice change in that he values the daughter, but crazy too. He actually has the 12 coffins built and locks them...
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The Knight Life by Keith Knight with Giveaway

by Carol14 Comments
The Knight Life: "Chivalry Ain't Dead" by Keith Knight I don't read comics on a regular basis, I have to admit, but the strips in this collection are laugh-out loud funny commentaries on life, politics, technology. The first time I just glance at the book, I had to immediately show several to my husband.  Some of them are just so hilarious I had to share. Here's the blurb: The Knight Life is a hilariously twisted view of life through the eyes and pen of its creator, community-oriented urban hipster and award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight. The Knight Life deftly blends political insight and neurotic humor in a uniquely fluid and dynamic style, offering a comic strip that's fresh, sharp, topical and funny. Designed for daily newspapers, The Knight Life follows Knight's long-running, 2007 Harvey Award-winning weekly comic strip "The K Chronicles," which appears on salon.com. An unabashedly provocative political and social satire, The Knight Life tackles contemporary...
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Family Feasts for $75 a Week by Mary Ostyn

by Carol10 Comments
Family Feasts for $75 a Week by Mary Ostyn I adore cookbooks. I can read recipe after recipe, thinking they all sound good. I'm not a wonderful cook, but I do try. Combine a cookbook with ideas on saving money on groceries and I had to check it out. The first third of the book is full of money- and time-saving ideas, some of which I've heard before, some that were new to me. The nice part is that Ostyn doesn't expect you to implement all her suggestions, and definitely not all at once. She encourages you to pick and choose what will work best for you. For me, I think a price book and better meal-planning are great places to start. The price book, in theory, would help me know which of our three local stores typically has the best price, and also help me know what is a good price if I see the item on sale somewhere else. And...
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