Oh how sad I was when it was over! I had to buy the book "Mma Ramotswe's Cookbook - Nourishment for the traditionally built" (Used from abebooks.com, a fantastic source with great prices. They offered ratings of quality and they always seem to arrive in better condition than rated.) My only disappointment was rooibus tea (bush tea) which I had to try and turned out to be "eh".If anyone is interested in the book I would offer that it might be difficult to read by people who have trouble with smaller fonts. I checked out the price on Amazon and with shipping a used copy added up to about $30. Can you had MUCH cheaper at Abebooks.com! These days, however, I am trying to buy ONLY ebooks, or listen to them on Audacity - nothing to make for clutter!
Isabel, we have lots of tea, and one called Red Rocks contains rooibos, birch bark, vanilla flavoring, which might be fancier than bush tea. I looked up your book on Abebooks and found the publisher is Birlinn Ltd. in Edinburgh, Scotland!
If you are ever in our neighborhood I would be happy to give it to you if you would pass it on when you are finished to someone else who might enjoy it.
Deda, what a great way to wake into this day -- with memories of Mma Ramotswe, JLB Maketoni, and Grace Makutsi, among my favorite folks on the planet! Thanks for recounting their presence and culture, the starkness of the poverty, shrewdness of survival skills, kindness of the lead characters, extraordinary relationships -- especially, as I recall, the wisdom and love between Mma Ramotswe and her late father, whose spirit is alive and active through her. I continue to marvel at Alexander McCall Smith's ability to tell this story empathically, alert to cultural differences. And I agree that the heart and soul of this story is refreshing in the context in which we now live and struggle to breathe the same tender spirit. Thank you, Deda!
Carter, your words bring back all the enjoyment I felt in discovering these books, from the cover illustration to the last words, "Africa, Africa..." in that memorable diamond shape.
Oh how sad I was when it was over! I had to buy the book "Mma Ramotswe's Cookbook - Nourishment for the traditionally built" (Used from abebooks.com, a fantastic source with great prices. They offered ratings of quality and they always seem to arrive in better condition than rated.) My only disappointment was rooibus tea (bush tea) which I had to try and turned out to be "eh".If anyone is interested in the book I would offer that it might be difficult to read by people who have trouble with smaller fonts. I checked out the price on Amazon and with shipping a used copy added up to about $30. Can you had MUCH cheaper at Abebooks.com! These days, however, I am trying to buy ONLY ebooks, or listen to them on Audacity - nothing to make for clutter!
Isabel, we have lots of tea, and one called Red Rocks contains rooibos, birch bark, vanilla flavoring, which might be fancier than bush tea. I looked up your book on Abebooks and found the publisher is Birlinn Ltd. in Edinburgh, Scotland!
If you are ever in our neighborhood I would be happy to give it to you if you would pass it on when you are finished to someone else who might enjoy it.
I too watched it when it first came out. Always looked forward for the next one. Heart warming.
Gracie was so funny to watch. Thanks for reminding me.
You watched them in their "first edition"!
Deda, what a great way to wake into this day -- with memories of Mma Ramotswe, JLB Maketoni, and Grace Makutsi, among my favorite folks on the planet! Thanks for recounting their presence and culture, the starkness of the poverty, shrewdness of survival skills, kindness of the lead characters, extraordinary relationships -- especially, as I recall, the wisdom and love between Mma Ramotswe and her late father, whose spirit is alive and active through her. I continue to marvel at Alexander McCall Smith's ability to tell this story empathically, alert to cultural differences. And I agree that the heart and soul of this story is refreshing in the context in which we now live and struggle to breathe the same tender spirit. Thank you, Deda!
Carter, your words bring back all the enjoyment I felt in discovering these books, from the cover illustration to the last words, "Africa, Africa..." in that memorable diamond shape.