Categories: family
Date: 03 March 2009 13:35:58
Today is Great-Auntie Barbara's 99th birthday.
How amazing. I think she may be the only member of our family who has achieved this milestone. (I've done a bit of family tree research over the years and there are a few ladies who have lived into their nineties but I think Great-Auntie B has topped the lot by a few years!)
And just while we're marvelling about numbers I feel compelled to tell you that the other day I was faddling around on Amazon. I decided to see if a book the Pa-rent wrote about 30 years ago was listed. This book is out of print and much of the wisdom imparted is now historical fact as the procedures it explained are no longer used - indeed the industry is as good as defunct - in this fair country at least.
Anyway, I found it. There are four second-hand copies for sale ranging in condition from "good" to "very good". All have an extra charge of US$3.99 for postage. The cheapest is available for US$0.01 - I'm sure the Pa-rent would be flattered! The next is valued at $17.81, then $125 and the "very good" one at $999. What is THAT all about??
Pity the Pa-rent doesn't get royalties on second-hand sales....