Isbn: 9781469961552 - the red house: almost a memoir (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Red House is for those who yearn to relive the old days and for those who wished they could. A family comedy that's a cross between Little House on the Prairie and The Cosby Show with a whole lot of Hee Haw trucking mud right down the middle! Flying chickens, resilient roaches, humiliating hooptys, crazy relatives and runaway mules are just some of the hilarious hi-jinks the Douglas family get up to in a bid to get back to the land and "escape" modern life in the 1980s. The country. Country housing: "The Red House had roaches. Long, flat brown ones-with wings. We didn't know they could fly until we were having supper one day." Country fashion: "If I stepped wide enough maybe the panty hose would stay up until I could get to the bathroom." Country entertainment: "Grab that skinny one in the corner. He oughta fly real good." Country relatives: "Watch yourself, boy! We still payin off your rabies shot." Country vacations: "You brought your own housing.and food and shampoo and towels and sheets." Country revivals: "We gonna start promptly at seven o'clock, so be sure to take care of all your bodily needs and functions beforehand." Country shopping: "Don't steal nothin' and don't sit on the toilet." Country dining at its best: "The day he mentioned stewed possum, Mama told him, "Don't even think about puttin somethin that nasty in my pot. We may be country but we ain't that country." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Red House is for those who yearn to relive the old days and for those who wished they could. A family comedy that's a cross between Little House on the Prairie and The Cosby Show with a whole lot of Hee Haw trucking mud right down the middle! Flying chickens, resilient roaches, humiliating hooptys, crazy relatives and runaway mules are just some of the hilarious hi-jinks the Douglas family get up to in a bid to get back to the land and "escape" modern life in the 1980s. The country. Country housing: "The Red House had roaches. Long, flat brown ones-with wings. We didn't know they could fly until we were having supper one day." Country fashion: "If I stepped wide enough maybe the panty hose would stay up until I could get to the bathroom." Country entertainment: "Grab that skinny one in the corner. He oughta fly real good." Country relatives: "Watch yourself, boy! We still payin off your rabies shot." Country vacations: "You brought your own housing.and food and shampoo and towels and sheets." Country revivals: "We gonna start promptly at seven o'clock, so be sure to take care of all your bodily needs and functions beforehand." Country shopping: "Don't steal nothin' and don't sit on the toilet." Country dining at its best: "The day he mentioned stewed possum, Mama told him, "Don't even think about puttin somethin that nasty in my pot. We may be country but we ain't that country." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…