New restaurant: Purple KIWI

After the exhausting task of shopping for a bathing suit, we were both in the mood for a bit of ice cream but trying to be good. What luck that we happened upon a frozen yogurt shop with a nice selection of non-fat flavors and since it had a K word in its name…well, we just had to, didn’t we?

Purple Kiwi is a delightfully designed shop with purple chairs and kiwi-colored walls.  

We both tried the nonfat, cholesterol free Dreamy Dark Chocolate and dreamy it was! We’ll definitely be frequenting this establishment!

New author: Sophie Kinsella

Barbara: I’ve seen the name Sophie Kinsella on book covers in the past and have skimmed right past them, thinking they were just “fluff” – something to read at the beach when you just want to not have to pay attention. But along came “K” month and I decided “what the heck,” I’d give her a go. And sometimes it’s just good to take a break and not have to analyze the book I’m reading. Well, I’m glad I did because while “My Not So Perfect Life” still isn’t a “book discussion read,” Kinsella’s writing is enjoyable with clever dialogue, not the “fluff” I was expecting. I found myself looking forward to the next chapter and it kept me going till the end. I’ll definitely try her again.

LEARNING CENTER – “K”

Before alarm clocks became popular, British workers called “knocker uppers” were hired to tap on windows to wake people up in the morning.

Can you imagine the great stories they had to tell when they got home? Who wore what to sleep, who was sleeping with whom, who looks absolutely awful without makeup, etc. That would have made a cool part time job; that is, unless the knocker upped knocked out the knocker upper!