12.26.2007

Lagniappe 1: Why Pie


My quick review of this story of life told through a search for pie: American Pie

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

12.19.2007

Episode 27: It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas


We sample a bit of Christmas in Victorian England, on the prairie, and in France.

Christmas Sampler

Rating: G

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12.12.2007

Episode 26: China Court, Tierce continuation


In which we learn more about Jared and Lady Patrick,
why Tracey was in Rome, and about Mrs. Quin.

EP 26: China Court, Tierce continuation

Rating: G

This Book is Under Copyright
Produced with permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, on behalf of the Rumer Godden Literary Trust. (c) 1960 Rumer Godden

For information about Ms. Godden or for permissions please see the Rumer Godden Literary Trust.

I am very grateful to Ms. Godden's daughter, Jane Murray Flutter, and to the Curtis Brown Group Ltd. for their gracious permission to podcast this novel.

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12.04.2007

Episode 25: China Court, Tierce part 1


In which Peter and Tracey meet. We learn more about Eliza, Damaris and the Brood.

EP 25: China Court, Tierce part 1

Rating: G

This Book is Under Copyright
Produced with permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, on behalf of the Rumer Godden Literary Trust. (c) 1960 Rumer Godden

For information about Ms. Godden or for permissions please see the Rumer Godden Literary Trust.

I am very grateful to Ms. Godden's daughter, Jane Murray Flutter, and to the Curtis Brown Group Ltd. for their gracious permission to podcast this novel.

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Movies we watched over Thanksgiving (quick reviews)

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