A Wayne in a Manger

by Gervase Phinn | Humor |
ISBN: 014102688x Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPlum-crazywing of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 10/22/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPlum-crazywing from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 22, 2016
Looks a fun read!

Saving for either the CHRISTMAS IN JULY Challenge of Deltic's YORKSHIRE DAY Exchange 😉

Journal Entry 2 by wingPlum-crazywing at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (11/22/2016 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS...

...you won - woo hoo!





Hope you can make sense of the Yorkshur' talk ;o)

Journal Entry 3 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Saturday, January 7, 2017
Thank you sooo much for these beautiful Xmas parcels.
This book looks like fun; I have been to West Yorkshire twice, so I hope that it will make sense to me... :)
Happy New Year 2017!!

Journal Entry 4 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Saturday, December 2, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (12/2/2017 UTC) at Madrid, Madrid Spain

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Sent today to the winner of the Christmas Sweepstakes, with another book and assorted Christmassy goodies.
Congrats on winning, and enjoy as much as I did! :)

Journal Entry 5 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Thank you so much! This on seems quite interesting and funny. And who doesn't need something quick to read at times. :)

Journal Entry 6 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Sunday, February 16, 2020
The book was heart-warming and rather funny, as children can be quite unpredictable. It was quick to read, but the Yorkshire dialect was a bit of a puzzle. :D

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This is book 6/25 in Reducing Mt. TBR Challenge 2020 in the Finnish forum.

Journal Entry 7 by bookwormess at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland on Sunday, July 5, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (7/6/2020 UTC) at Kotka, Kymenlaakso / Kymmenedalen Finland

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I had a moving clearance in the forum so the book will travel to Kirjakko as requested. Thanks! :)

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Journal Entry 8 by wingkirjakkowing at Sipoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, July 13, 2020
Thanks bookwormess, I love Grevase Phinn. Yorkshire Day is also just around the corner, so depending on my partner the book may continue its journey rather soon.

Pic: Castle Howard in glorious Yorkshire.

Journal Entry 9 by wingkirjakkowing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, July 13, 2020
Finished! I confess, I began reading this already at work. Great little stories. I guess the story is a bit hard for the toddlers to grasp, so it's quite understandable that they fill some parts with things they are more familiar with. I loved the innkeeper - a future customer service ace - who said there was plenty of room in the inn. And the one who had wanted to be Joseph but ended up being the grumpy innkeeper - so no wonder there was room only for Mary in the inn. And the one from a Roman Catholic school, where the innkeeper was the star of the show, being interrupted over and over again when trying to sleep. "Now what?" I can so picture him. Although I have to admit that I've never seen this play. I've seen parts of it as part of this or that film, but it was never played in my school. In our school the eight grade (14-year-olds) did the play at the Christmas party, but the play didn't necessarily have anything to do with Christmas. We did a play called The Heaven's Gate where an old sinner died and his wife managed to catch his soul in a sack as it was leaving the body and decided to take the sack and somehow get it past St Peter as without some help from her he would definately end up in the other place. Can't remember very much about it, except she managed to fool St Peter and slip in her no-good of a husband. I played the role of a wife of a couple who didn't get in. I also remember one class doing The Midsummer's Dream.
Back to the book; like Mrs Webb, I was also in tears when reading the story of the woodcarver. And good grief, I never thought Santa was in danger of getting head lice from the kids. Do you know why we never had nits when kids? We borrowed each others' hats and combs all the time, but no nits. I heard an old hairdresser tell on the radio that normal shampoos used to have a bit of secticider in them. It differs from other ciders so that it kills everything smaller than a squirrel. All went well in our nit-free world except - then came allergies. The Allergy and Asthma society (I'm not making this up) announced that because of some people are sensitive to these shampoos, nobody can use them on a regular basis. They need to have head lice and then get a presciption.
Being the Ambassador of Yorkshire (according to Deltic) I also loved the Yorkshire Nativity. And the 10-11-year old boy who remembered the inspector from his last visit, saying "Once met, never forgotten." Just you wait, young man...

Pic: Three years ago we went to the Vilnius Christmas Dog Show in Lithuania and found these guys in the market place.

Journal Entry 10 by wingkirjakkowing at Pornainen, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, July 17, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (7/17/2020 UTC) at Pornainen, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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My workmate wants to read this as well, there is good time before Yorkshire Day.

Journal Entry 11 by wingAnonymousFinderwing at Pornainen, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Sunday, July 26, 2020
Absolutely hilarious! I laughed aloud several times. One of the best was the egg, but I also loved the landlord who had plenty of room in the inn and the other who only took Mary in.
I highly recommend this book, especially if one needs chearing up.
Returns to Kirjakko for the Yorkshire Day exchange.

Journal Entry 12 by wingkirjakkowing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (8/5/2020 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Happy Yorkshire Day!
I know I said I preferred EU-postage, but that was before I got this perfect book for herchelle's zany sense of humour. I just know she will love this book - who wouldn't?

Journal Entry 13 by wingherchellewing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Thank you so my dear friend kirjakko! This book looks just what I need to read next. Thanks for pulling rank as the Ambassador of Yorkshire and calling Dibs on me. ����😂
How is everything? I have been back to work for 6 weeks now, and we have our first positive case of Covid. We also had a student BLM protest inside the high school. Oh but life is just so interesting. It is getting closer to time to me to retire, I am getting too old to work this hard!
Best wishes to you and those that you love, stay safe and Happy Bookcrossing!


Journal Entry 14 by wingherchellewing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, December 18, 2021
What an amazing book to grab off my shelf tonight, and I can’t believe that it has been waiting for two years! I am finally going to retire from the high school in June, so more time to garden, postcross and read. I am starting the winter break, and going to try to cull my TBR Mountain Range.
Best wishes to you all and to those that you love in this Holiday Season, stay safe and May you always have a great book to read, a hot cuppa tea and the time to enjoy them both in the New Year!
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