Keeping Up Appearances: Hyacinth Bucket's Book of Etiquette for the Socially Less Fortunate

by Jonathan Rice | Humor |
ISBN: 0563369752 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingBookworm-ladywing of Madrid, Madrid Spain on 5/8/2014
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8 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by wingBookworm-ladywing from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Thursday, May 8, 2014
"I have distilled the accumulated wisfom of years of candlelight suppers and charity sub-committee meetings in creating this tastefully designed book which will help you live your life in the way I expect you to... Read it and please don't let me down any more."

I used to watch this series when I lived in London, and found it very, very funny! So when I saw it in Alejanda's WishList, I thought it would make a very nice present for the Birthday Group.

Journal Entry 2 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Friday, May 9, 2014

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Sent today to Alejanda, for the Birthday Group, with some assorted Birthday goodies,
Enjoy!!

Journal Entry 3 by Alejanda at Pori, Satakunta Finland on Monday, May 26, 2014
Thank you for really amazing birthday present!

Journal Entry 4 by Alejanda at Pori, Satakunta Finland on Sunday, March 13, 2016
What a hilarious book. Very funny reading.

Journal Entry 5 by wingJennynenwing at Pori, Satakunta Finland on Friday, March 18, 2016
Thank you Alejanda!

Journal Entry 6 by wingJennynenwing at Pori, Satakunta Finland on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
It was really nice to read about Hyacinth's thoughts on how to keep up appearances :)

Journal Entry 7 by wingpippiswing at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Sunday, April 17, 2016
Oh my goodness, it's Mrs Bucket! Surprise book was personally delivered to me at our annual recycling meetup! Thank you ever so much, Jennynen, it was wonderful to have you Pori crossers in Turku!

Journal Entry 8 by wingpippiswing at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, July 15, 2016
Oh dear. Hyacinth tried her best, but she might have relied a little too heavily on her wonderful adventures on tv. No new stories to tell, no new amusing pictures (only a drawing of the Royal Doultons I'm afraid) and as there were no surprising answers from her family members, the book fell a little flat. A nice book to leaf through for any die-hard fan though, loved some of the expressions on the pics and could vividly hear the actors' voices while reading.

Poor book is starting to lose its pages! I'll try to find some glue before passing the book forward...

EDIT: Holding onto the book until I get to see MiuM in a meet-up or another...

Journal Entry 9 by wingpippiswing at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, August 8, 2016

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Trying to fulfill a wish at today's meet-up!

Journal Entry 10 by MiuM at Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, August 8, 2016
Thank you for this wonderful wishlist book!

Journal Entry 11 by MiuM at Kaarina, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Sunday, August 14, 2016
This was a bit different than I expected, but nice reading nevertheless. A different form of narrative would have been appreciated.

Journal Entry 12 by MiuM at Wishlist Tag Game, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, September 24, 2016

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The book travels next to Kirjakko as a part of the wishlist tag game.
I am giving the book for Kesis to take back to Helsinki.

Journal Entry 13 by wingkirjakkowing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Sunday, October 9, 2016
Hyacinth made her entré to Helsinki in the Köket-meet-up. She would not have chosen a café with such a common name, but it happens to be in the very posh and expensive neighbourhood by the Senate Square, so she was by no means in dire street. Looking very much forward to getting aqcuainted with her Etiquette.

Journal Entry 14 by wingkirjakkowing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Sunday, February 19, 2017
Keeping up with traditions as well as appearances - this will be a delayed birthday present to Chania once the courier comes to town.
I totally agree with Hyacinth; a chapter called Family Relations should have a subtitle "Etiquette Under Stress". So very true.
The book is shedding its pages and I propose it should be handled with utmost care and not released wildly.

Journal Entry 15 by wingkirjakkowing at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Sunday, March 19, 2017

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Off to Lady Annelis in the morning, to be given to Taavina and finally to Chania - surprise!

Journal Entry 16 by taavina at Raahe, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Friday, March 24, 2017
Yes I have some books waiting for Chania :)

Journal Entry 17 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Saturday, April 22, 2017
Thank you so much! Absolutely lovely, charming book! I am going to so enjoy this!

Journal Entry 18 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Monday, February 19, 2018
Pleasant reading, very posh like Mrs Bucket herself. She is such an irritating woman, but I just have to admire her - I wish I had the self-confidence she has.

Now sending this to someone, who mentioned wanting to read it in Facebook.

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