”Tristram wonders how he ever ended up with a friend like Emily.”
Lovely. And long may their friendship last – Emily seems to understand Tris so well.
”"Blackbird!" she announces. (Amsel, merle, blackbird, Turdus merula, Tristram's memory supplies. He and Emily had giggled over the turds, so that's why it stuck.)”
Yes, they’re quite typical children in that way!!
Thanks for all the links – the Sherlock Holmes Museum looks fascinating.
And looking through the meringue-bakery, did you notice this:
The Jass looks fascinating - at first I thought it was the card game we call "Knock-Out Whist", but I see it's on a much grander scale than that - this story is as educational as it's enjoyable!
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Date: 2014-08-03 08:02 pm (UTC)Lovely. And long may their friendship last – Emily seems to understand Tris so well.
”"Blackbird!" she announces. (Amsel, merle, blackbird, Turdus merula, Tristram's memory supplies. He and Emily had giggled over the turds, so that's why it stuck.)”
Yes, they’re quite typical children in that way!!
Thanks for all the links – the Sherlock Holmes Museum looks fascinating.
And looking through the meringue-bakery, did you notice this:
http://frutal.ch/de/Angebot/Spezialitaten/Sherlock-Holmes_Schoggi
Excellent!
The Jass looks fascinating - at first I thought it was the card game we call "Knock-Out Whist", but I see it's on a much grander scale than that - this story is as educational as it's enjoyable!