Busy Weekend!

I'm not in a writing mood, but I wanted to share this funny sign with you. Friendly Graffiti:

and some pretty autumn leaves, which are soon to be off all the trees. Thanks for being beautiful, Fall! You're my Fave!

Some time later I'll tell you about my busy weekend. Have a great week!

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Friday Books: Apartheid

The Housemaid's Daughter by Barbara Mutch -- 3 Stars. This story takes place in South Africa during the reign of apartheid. A maid (black) in a white household raises her daughter there, teaching her the maid duties. The daughter, Ada, grows up and the book follows Ada's life through apartheid and the struggles for liberation.

Ada is sheltered and naïve, not knowing much about her own culture. I wondered about this.. wouldn't her mother have prepared her to understand her own culture and obtain some survival skills? Ada was kind of bland and a loner.

I'm not sure what to think of this book. It was good, but sometimes disappointing. It was obvious it was written by a white person but told through the eyes of the black maid. I just wonder how "real" it is. Even though there were clashes and turmoil, as did happen and would happen under apartheid, I kept thinking that the viewpoint was very "whitened" and not as a black maid would actually have experienced it -- a missed opportunity to get some real insight into the double life that a maid would have to endure.

Could You Eat This Cake?

This is a cake that was part of our pot luck at work... a Halloween-y cake, I guess. Would you be able to eat this? I could not! It looked way too real.

Patterns: Doors, Windows, Floors of Europe