the joyous perils:-) of translation sites...Bethmannchen

madameshawshank · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

what a scrumptious conversation! from whacky translation to mommy lit! such is the wonder of this forum...

ma plan is to make these when the darlin' Debbie hits our shores...photo? well of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'n some of these mommies are no longer Spring chickens....so I wonder about the lit for them...for us I mean...however age is meaningless...so ....
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minty · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 140

Melly, you're right ! Very Happy

but since I'm not a mommy yet....

simona · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 696 Location: israel

For us around the world who are not so young anymore , I propose grandmommy lit! Any suggestions ? Something spicy , please.

No more war, let my grandchildren live in peace!

madameshawshank · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

my daughter likes granny lit...
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Lady Amalthea · Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Posts: 136 Location: New York City

The name "chick lit" often bothers me, but I do enjoy reading it from time to time, especially on planes. I'm sure it would be much more fun to translate than business docs!
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minty · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 140

bothers me too, actually....especially at 28, I'm not such a chick anymore...more like an hen... Very Happy

simona · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 696 Location: israel

Oy Vei, Oy Vei dear Minty( lamenting words in Yiddish) : 28 years... old??? Laughing

!!!!
I hope I'm still a chick somewhere Cool

, under the layers of hen feathers ( who are quite heavy, I dare say), at 57 going on 58. At least, my head tells me so... until my little grandson hugs (5) brings me back to reality.
I'm just ripe for juicy graany lit. Any suggestions ?( Yes, I've read Lady Chatterlay Wink

).

No more war, let the grannys enjoy the kids' kids.

madameshawshank · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:58 am Post subject:

gee Granny S...I, too, am 57 going on 58!

how about that! Wink

let's together focus on love....only on love....only on celebration....let's together focus... Wink

with hugs of course
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simona · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 696 Location: israel

49' vintage, you too Madame ! When is your birthday?

Yes, let's focus on love and celebrations, Very Happy

but let's not forget the anti- high - pressure pills, the anti-high cholesterol pills, the fat-less, sugar-free, cholesterol free foods, the aching bones, the multivitamins, etc. Twisted Evil

And a lot of hugs with all that, it's good for the soul and for the health too.

No more war, vive the class of 49'!

madameshawshank · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject:

Simona Darlin'...I arrived on 25 August...The Day of the Unabashed Extrovert according to The Secret Language of Birthdays book!
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swan · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject:

But what does a number say anyway...I'm 37, often feel like 3 or 8 years old,(yey!) was 85 at 12, so when will I ever grow up (if ever Very Happy

) - and where's the girl who was an adult a 15, who still is in puberty, still has a babyface but starts to get wrinkels...who is funloving and kind'a crazy, serious and someone to depend on, I guess that discribes all of us here - no matter what age-sticker we carry... age - as well as the number in kilo's the scale tells us Sad

- does not say ANYTHING about who we are, what we've been through, and how we go through life. Or what we like ro read, to get back to the subject....

simona · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 696 Location: israel

A Virgin, You too Madame Embarassed

!!! . I am on the 10th of september.
We should meet, I'm sure we must have also one or two things in common.
Swan,, dear Swan, you're still sooooooooooo young!!

No more war, let we stay forever young !!( That's good ole boy Bob Dylan, you young ones out there!!)

swan · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject:

Simona - I know that's what it seems like...but sometimes things in life make you older. So....phase in life? Both closer to your age - and younger then 37(no mommy-lit).Guys I kissed recently?...your age Embarassed

.(not my fault - he started!!)
But I could still read chick-lit....

Griffin · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 932 Location: England

Age? Bah! Humbug! I am 43 going on 18! Fortunately most people think I look 25-ish when they see me. Misbehaviour keeps you looking young... at least, that's my excuse.

Madame is actually 18 as well, she's just dyed her hair to look a little older.

I'd go with Granny Lit too. Tho' for me, there's just lit, for everyone who cares to read it. I liked Bridget Jones' Diary myself, also Kathleen Tessaro's 'Elegance'. Good fun and light. Sometimes that's just what you need.

Minty, sweetheart... you're barely out of your teens! Well that's how it feels to a 43/25 year old like moi. Thinks... I was once that young... no, really! ... sigh!
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Judy · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject:

I can feel a new topic about to start....
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