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Lynda X
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:06 pm
Post subject: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
If you liked "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," you would also love "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson. Like "Miss Pettigrew," "Major Pettigrew" is full of that dry British humor that is so hilarious. The tone, although written by different authors about two people who are not related, is similar in the delightful story of a 68 year old widower, living in a small English village, trying to deal with materialistic Americans, grasping and obtuse family members, snobby members of the "upper crust" of the country club, a surly Indian shop keeper, as well as falling in love with one lovely and sympathetic Indian woman. Like "Miss Pettigrew," this book made me laugh and smile throughout it.
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I loved this book. It's charming and funny and has possibly my very favorite "morning after" scene.
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Isn't it _MP's Last Stand_? Or is there more than one?
Edited to add - curious. The are no booklistings under _Major Pettigrew Takes a Stand_, but there are still many, many entries for it. Seems like a lot of people are making the same title mistake.
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P.S. I definitely plan to read it, am just waiting for the library line to calm down. I hate feeling forced to read a book within two weeks.
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Oh, Willaful, I am so embarrassed. You're right: it IS "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand." Thank you SO much for that clarification!
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No big whoop. You're in with the in crowd.
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Post subject: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
It's quite unusual for a debut novel featuring ageing protagonists falling in love to reach the New York Times best seller list. I heard about
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
from several sources, and read a very good review of it at Dear Author, plus it was recommended by Richard and Judy's book club! This is a lovely romance about second chance love - the hero is 68 and the heroine is 58, both are widowed. Major Pettigrew comes from a genteel family with generations of military service in the British Raj, and Mrs Ali grew up in an upper class Pakistani family which emigrated to England during the partition (of India and Pakistan). They become unlikely friends through a shared love of books and Kipling, and there are all sorts of hurdles (cultural, familial, etc) to their deepening relationship. The author, Helen Simonson said in an interview at Richard and Judy's bookclub that one of the reasons she wrote the book was to show that people can fall in love at any age, and she was tired of romances featuring largely people in their 20s and 30s. This one is a romance, and so much more. There's a gentle poking fun at life in a small English country town, the stereotyped brash rich American, cross-cultural gaps despite decades of communities living together, the dwindling relevance of the upper classes and nobility of modern times, and probably a good examination of our values today. The language flows beautifully, with its occasional sly and sarcastic digs at the various hypocrisies of well-meaning people (mainly through the Major's viewpoint). My only regret is that I had it in my TBR pile too long before finally reading it! Highly recommended indeed.
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:49 pm
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I loved it, too. It was also one of the texts I used in a literature course I taught. Some of my college kids didn't like it, of course, but many did. And there was quite a lot of discussion because of the aging parent finding love angle. (Major Pettigrew's son gets concerned about his father's relationship.) There are so many angles to the book to talk about, from romance to prejudice to conservation (I love the irony of the main characters' backgrounds and how they are perceived by their respective communities).
I heartily recommend it to anyone who just likes a good story. I'm hoping it gets filmed! (I think it's been optioned.)
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Thanks for the recommendation. This sounds like something I would really enjoy.
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I had my Senior Ladies Book Club read this and they all really enjoyed it. Not only because it was well written but they enjoyed reading a story about someone close to their own ages.
I really enjoyed it too even though I'm a bit younger than my ladies.
I've recommended this book to quite a few people and they've all liked it.
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I loved this book when I read it a couple of years ago. I've borrowed my copy to several people.
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then to make my son smile more, I wrapped two of his packages to look like legos, just something extra and fun.
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then to make my son smile more, I wrapped two of his packages to look like legos, just something extra and fun.
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- Leah {Living Life Crafty} said...
Such a cute idea! I really like the wrapping idea!
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Super cute banner! I love the presents looking like legos too. You could actually use some of those as decor too. :)
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Adorable, adorable, adorable!! Love it jenn. Sooo cute!
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I love the banner! Gorgeous and so creative!
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I love it! Thanks for sharing. And I love how you made your gift wrapping legofied as well. I shared a free banner printable/tutoral this week as well, would love to share http://www.thismommyloves.com/2010/10/free-banner-printable-and-tutorial.html Thanks, Jenn from ThisMommyLoves.com
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Another home run!!! If you get a chance, stop by the Pretty Packages Party today and show off those cute Lego packages.
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Love it, wish I wouldve been this creative when my 10 yr old wanted a lego birthday when he was 8!!
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Jen your so talented and creative!!! I love how frugal you are and make it look like you spent a fortune!! Bubba will love it!!! Love Red!!!
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Great idea!! Looks like you almost have a Lego cartridge! LOL
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WOW!!!! You are GOOD!!! What great ideas, I absolutely love it! :) TFS!
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Very cool!! I love it. I think every boy loves Legos..hehehe!! I know mine sure do ;)
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This is very cool. My niece also loves legos.
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So cool! Thank you for showing, in detail, how to make them. What a help to make it easy for us :)!
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Very cute! Looks like he will have an awesome party. :)
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So glad you stopped by and linked these up! My little boy has been sitting here with me while I was looking through the packages. When I came to yours he said, "Hey! Wait! Back up! I want to see that! (He took a good look at your post then continued...) Wow! That's a great looking present!!" You know what? I agree!
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that is such a great idea, and so creative with the gift box.
i'm having a birthday giveaway to csn.com if you are interested in stopping by...
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Love the banner! My son just had a birthday and it's always hard to come up with ideas for him. I'll have to remember this for next year!
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So cute! Does he get the LEGO magazine? If he doesn't you should check it out. You should be able to sign up for it on the LEGO website. My boys love it and.... it's all FREE!!! You can't beat that.
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love the banner!! What size did you cut the letters at??
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OK, Im prepared for the backlash here - I dont even last 5 hrs at MK as it is my least favourite park. Am I going to get thrown off here for being sos sacrilegious? I get in there, do Philharmagic, POTC, Splash Mountain, and maybe Space Mountain as well. I usually have a QS lunch at CHH and am gone. I would go as far as to say I dont like the park (sorry). I do return for a second visit during our stay but honestly my youngest two like it even less than me and are always wanting to leave. I dont think there is anyone could get me to like it. I have thought long and hard about why this might be and part of it is, I dont really like the princess stuff or the childrens' rides. Even when my two went aged 6 and 8 they couldnt get out of there fast enough as they only like the adrenalin inducing rides,. Another problem is it always seems to be packed and I am extremely claustrophobic, so that is a problem. I do remember thinking one day when we stayed to 2pm, 'that was quite enjoyable' but Im sure that was because it wasnt busy. Having said all that, I totally get the appeal of MK to others. I must be a Bah Humbug sort of person.
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LOL. I LOVE you Mags!!
My first thought was, "you are going to make me stay in MK for FIVE hours?!" LOL.
Well, if it were a special day, or with special people, I could maybe suffer through it.
I do like MK, it's just the guest experience there seems fairly problematic (meaning interactions with other guests). We've encountered more unpleasantness there and on the trams for MK than any where else in all of WDW. We've gotten so we avoid it like the plague at the holiday season as that is when we've run into the most problems.
So, caveat over here is what we'd do.
Stroll Main St. I still like the view and general atmosphere. Head to Pirates, and then Splash and then Big Thunder Mountain. We'd go have a good nosey at the new Fantasyland, of course.
We'd take in IASW, and the People Mover (or whatever it's called now). Wander here and wander there.
Oh, and then Haunted Mansion. Herself might get a haircut, if the place isn't too crowded...
Maybe go to Tony's for lunch. We had a very nice lunch there one of the last times we were over...
I think that might take up five hours. If not we'd take a monorail to one of the resorts have a drink and then go back to the MK.
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I understand what you are saying! I love MK but I would also love to have an adults only evening there. Or a no stroller night. Not going to happen but I can dream right?
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I love MK too but I'm not sure we've been there for more than 5 hours in the last few years!
We get there, walk along main street, over to buzz lightyear, the wonderful TTA, Carousel of progress if it's open, across to philharmagic, then back to the haunted mansion.
We'll add in the jungle cruise, again if its open, and even the tiki room.
Then it's a bite to eat at my fave Cosmic Rays or if not Tonys (which has gotten a lot better in recent times)
So to be perfectly honest, 5 hours is easily long enough for our average visit
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NetWellness receives many questions about osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition of low bone mass that increases the risk of fracture. The normal architecture of the bone is disrupted making the bones more fragile. Increased susceptibility to fractures is the main concern for people affected with osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis a particular concern for women because women are more likely than men to have osteoporosis. There are two reasons for this: first, women never build as much bone mass as men do during development, and second, women lose bone mass when they experience a drop in estrogen levels during menopause. Estrogen slows the loss of bone mass by improving our absorption of calcium from the intestinal tract.
Various terms have been used to discuss osteoporosis. Below are three of them:
Postmenopausal osteoporosis refers to the bone loss that may result from the decline in estrogen at menopause. In this case, estrogen loss interferes with calcium absorption, and you begin to lose trabecular bone faster than the normal rate. You will also begin to lose parts of your cortical (the outer shell of the bone), but not so quickly.
Senile osteoporosis affects men and women. Here, you lose cortical and trabecular bone because of a decrease in bone cell activity that results from aging. Hip fractures are a late occurrence with this kind of osteoporosis. The decrease in bone cell activity affects your capacity to rebuild bone in the first place, but is also aggravated by low calcium intake and low vitamin D levels frequently seen in the elderly.
In secondary osteoporosis, an underlying condition causes bone loss. These conditions include chronic renal disease, hypogonadism (an underactivity of the sex glands), hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland), some forms of cancer, gastrectomy (removal of parts of the stomach which interferes with calcium absorption), and the use of glucocorticoids and anticonvulsants.
The following are behaviors and conditions that can contribute to bone loss:
Smoking - Research shows that smokers tend to go into earlier menopause. Older smokers have 20 to 30 percent less bone mass than nonsmokers. There may also be direct toxic effects of smoking on the bone.
Women with an early surgical menopause (removal of both ovaries) who are not on estrogen therapy - Losing estrogen earlier than normally expected increases your bone loss at a younger age.
Corticosteriods and antacids containing aluminum - These products may interfere with calcium absorption.
Diseases of the small intestine, liver, and pancreas - These conditions may prevent the body from absorbing adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D from the intestine.
Lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma
Chronic diarrhea from ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease - This causes calcium loss through feces and potentially low vitamin D levels.
Surgical removal of part of the stomach or small intestine - This affects absorption as above.
Hypercalciuria - This is a condition where one loses too much calcium through the urine.
Early menopause (before age forty) - The earlier you stop producing estrogen, the more likely you are to lose calcium.
Lighter complexions - Women with darker pigmentation have roughly 10 percent more bone mass than do women with fairer pigmentation because the former produce more calcitonin, the hormone that strengthens bones.
Low weight - Women with less body fat make less estrogen, which makes the bones less dense. They are also more vulnerable to fracture with falling because they have less "padding" on their body.
Women with eating disorders (yo-yo dieting, starvation diets, binge/purge eaters) - When there isn't enough calcium in the bloodstream through diet, the body will take what it needs from the bones. These women also have lower weight.
Family history of osteoporosis - Studies show that women who have a mother with a hip fracture are more prone to hip fracture themselves.
High-protein diet - This may contribute to a loss of calcium through the urine.
Women who have never been pregnant - They haven't experienced the same bursts of estrogen in their bodies as women who have been pregnant. The placenta actually improves vitamin D metabolism.
Amenorrhea (loss of menstrual cycles) in childbearing years - This condition typically affects women athletes who do endurance activities or ballet dancers with low body weight and intense excercising. Studies show that women with amenorrhea have 20 to 30 percent less bone mineral content than have those with regular cycles. The condition is associated with faster bone resorption seen with estrogen deficiency and low body weight as well as a potential negative effect from higher cortisol levels associated with physical "stress".
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Lactose intolerance - Since so much calcium is in dairy foods, this allergy is a significant risk factor.
Teenage pregnancy - When a woman is pregnant in her teens, her bones are not yet fully developed and she can lose as much as 10 percent of her bone mass unless she has an adequate calcium intake of roughly 2,000 mg a day during the pregnancy and 2,200 mg a day while breast-feeding.
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