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Texas Family Time Capsule
At the end of the millenium, writer Ruth Pennebaker was in Texas, trying to keep her husband from blowing up their neighborhood every Fourth of July; rearing a daughter and son from early years into braces and backtalk; and finding out more than she wanted to know about breast cancer. Join this offbeat and funny writer for her views on America, Texas, and one particular and peculiar household.
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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November 19, 2014
I've had this book on my home bookshelf for years. I don't remember ever reading it and the stories were unfamiliar so I can only assume that I never got around to reading it even though it's been faithfully waiting for me for a long time.
Unfortunately, the wait dated some of the columns. Even more unfortunately, some of those dated columns are still true today, especially the one regarding computer service.
Based on a series of columns about home life in Texas, it bears a resemblance to Erma Bombeck, one of my favorite writers. Even though I don't have children of my own, I'm able to sympathize because I teach middle school and have hundreds of students on loan to me on an almost daily basis.
I think one of the hardest parts for me is the same complaint I have with the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. When the book is divided into chapter based on a theme, and the theme is a hard one such as the death of a loved one, well, those chapters are difficult ones to read through. I know it's hard to bring levity to a topic like death, cancer, or divorce, but I needed a break from the tragedies.
I felt like copying a few of the chapters to send in the family newsletter, especially the chapter on appreciating the seasons in Texas.
Unfortunately, the wait dated some of the columns. Even more unfortunately, some of those dated columns are still true today, especially the one regarding computer service.
Based on a series of columns about home life in Texas, it bears a resemblance to Erma Bombeck, one of my favorite writers. Even though I don't have children of my own, I'm able to sympathize because I teach middle school and have hundreds of students on loan to me on an almost daily basis.
I think one of the hardest parts for me is the same complaint I have with the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. When the book is divided into chapter based on a theme, and the theme is a hard one such as the death of a loved one, well, those chapters are difficult ones to read through. I know it's hard to bring levity to a topic like death, cancer, or divorce, but I needed a break from the tragedies.
I felt like copying a few of the chapters to send in the family newsletter, especially the chapter on appreciating the seasons in Texas.
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