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April made a very long but very enjoyable chapter, Amy's fun party with everyone digging in and then some stuff at the school with Mr. Willet and Mrs. Pringle chuntering on whatever is up and disparaging that Reg Thorn would come through with fixing the skylight and how he'd messed up someone's porch or barely finished it and charged too much. I do wonder abut ol' Reg with so much said of him.

March: and all kinds of things going on including possibly fixing the skylight, GASP! But I can't recollect how far that got in this chapter, not far I gather... And Mrs. Pringle was beehiving over some neighbours getting nosy like she is one to talk.

February, CHP 2: Miss Read definitely enjoys that first post tea walk in the second month with Miss Clare and very well described!

Wrapped up well and good to see the vicar rested and relaxed again. Whatta fun book, I think he even said it all was too.

6: AND the hilarious bit of the swan flying into a cable and Amy elbowing Miss Read in the ribs for having "called" it earlier, ha ha.

Chapter Six and the festival has truly begun, HURRAH!

PHEW! Well that was tough but I'm glad she got through it! Sheesh! The getting away was likely the best part you just feel more relief and I'm sure she did too. Who would want to live much less RE-live all that? G'ah!

Almost last chaper: Nice to get Phoenix' take on this whole thing, whatta monster, was relieved to hear that at least at some point her own dad wasn't happy about this dude either. I was kinda hopin' he'd go after the guy and maybe he did, I think the cops got called or summat, dang.

Chapter Five: The lovely one with Jock Grahame blowing some fun gaskets about the festival and Henry Mawne getting quietly snarky about Scotland while Basil Bradley shows up with ailments none the wiser and speculates it was just as well to be brought up "In humble Basewater... have a black currant lozenge, Henry?"

Chapter Four: stuff getting prepped at school, trying to come up with what to put together for the festival as well as another famous pop star getting involved and Minnie getting all excited about that while the vicar tries to keep a handle on it all.

Chapter Three: A great deal of this and that having "Jean Cole!" perform at one of the events because her cousin is part of the festivities creation and I joked "Charlotte Church!" which I think is the best gal to create for heckle to whoever the fictional character of Jean Cole represents. Of course this book is closer to the 1970's or 1980's when Charlotte Church was likely in diapers or just dreamed of being a singer, perhaps. Still had fun with all the characters via this portion and I do believe Mrs. Pringle and Bob Willet spoke out with varying opinions over what was happening.

Chapter Two: The damage is assessed to find the cost of repairing the church. I remember so well the second fellow who kept throwing in constant disclaimers about the first man's estimate over the cost and eventually the words "Your little bit of trouble" And DUE to that summary when it's obviously a HUGE problem, the vicar expresses that he doesn't wish to be unkind but he hopes, "I may never see that man again. Our little bit of trouble indeed!" Then the rallying round of how to raise the money and all the falderal over that, my goodness!

Got through chapter one and the sad vicar interrupted in the middle of him shaving WITH shaving CREAM! Always makes me wonder how one copes with having to desist the chore to see something tragic. Poor Vicar Partridge, and loved the line for the storm, "And the cat! He WOULD go out!" and the nieghbours suspecting he'd been blown out of the parish, larger area than the village of Fairacre.

Hoping to re-start this soon with a companion. Should be lovely!

Phew! That was a marvel of following around a protagonist that you only marginally root for...