The Tent, the Bucket and Me

Product Information

I’m not sure who suggested we read this book for our book group meeting but I shall be eternally grateful and I’m very glad they suggested it! Because I can’t recall crying this hard in a long time and I believe that laughing until you cry can be a cathartic experience. Of course the downside of crying whilst reading is that is that one’s eyes fill with tears and blur one’s vision. It's rare that I laugh out loud whilst reading but the first family holiday had me in stitches. I'm astonished that they tried again - but they did. And I'm glad. If they hadn't this would be a much shorter book. If you've ever been camping, or had holiday disasters, read this. You'll know exactly where she's coming from! She writes with a real flair for comedy and I finished it in a couple of days as I just couldn't put it down for very long. I love camping! Relive the experience with Emma et al - you can almost taste the smell of the damp canvas JO BRAND A couple of years ago, I went to the launch of Emma Kennedy's first book; How To Bring Up Your Parents. I had a great time and got drunk with the stars of stage and screen. Emma was absolutely lovely and the book was very funny. I spent the majority of this book laughing, but there was also some cringing, and even a little retching.

So my recommendation is quite simple: If on an overcast January day when the sky is filled with scumble glazed clouds that are certain to deliver a deluge then I would suggest you find a quiet spot, curl up in an armchair, with a hot chocolate and a box of tissues. And if you dare to read this in a coffee shop then other customers will want to know why you are in fits of giggles. And there is an added and significant danger… you may end up snorting rather loudly too! For Emma Kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they went. Whether it was being swept away by a force ten gale on the Welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of France, family holidays always left them battered and bruised.Emma Kennedy's hilarious memoir of wet and windy family trips, NOW ADAPTED FOR THE MAJOR BBC ONE SERIES THE KENNEDYS. Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice Absolutelyterrible,nevercapitulatedonatestsohardinmylife.Spentwaytoolongplanningallofmyanswers,4wasrushedandundetailed.5wasrushedandundetailed.2wasunanswered😐🔫 iwasrunningoutoftimebecauseispenttoolongonq3and2iwaswritingsofastbutmanagedtofinishq4thankfully.ididn'tevengettimetoreaditbuthopingitwasgoodenoughitriedmybestatleastANDYAYNOMOREENGLISHEVERAGAIN

anywayimmostlyjusthappythatineverhavetodoanenglishexamagain,whichhasprobsskewedmyperceptionofhowwelltheexamwent,butohwell As an actress Emma has appeared in many award-winning comedies including Goodness Gracious Me, People Like Us and Miranda. Emma won Celebrity Masterchef in 2012 and is a Guinness World Record holder. The book is about her camping holidays from between the ages of 4 and 13 years old. A lot of the stories involve poor young Emma falling into toilets or being covered in poo or vomit. I loved her parents Tony and the long suffering Brenda who dreamed of a glamorous, normal holiday.Ihadreturnedtoourpitch,havingbeencalledtosupperbymymother.ShewassittinginachairreadingwhileDadwasmakingtuna-stuffedtomatoes,aDeliaSmithfavouritesotriedandtestedhecouldhavemadeitinhissleep.Hehadstoppedwhathewasdoingandwas Duringthisvitalexamperiod,ithasbecomeincreasinglyessentialthatwesleepenough.Sleepingfor6hoursadayratherthantherecommended10,canreduceexamperformanceby20%.Anotherstatisticalsoshowsthat50%of13-16yearoldssleepforunder5hoursaday-thatmeanshalfofourstudentpopulationarewillinglysacrificingtheirpossibilityofa9filledreportcard.Whyarewecommittingselfsabotageandrelegatingourgradeswhenwecouldbecouldeasilybepursuingourbestexamsyet. It'sbecausewe'resoclosetothelake.Andbecauseit'sbeensohot,'explainedmymother,returningtoherbook.'Still,ifitrains,thenthey'llclearaway.Solet'shopeitdoes.Oh,Emma!Whydon'tyougetoutthecards?They'reintheactivitybox.Wecanhaveagameaftersupper. I like listening to an audiobook while dropping off to sleep, I find it impossible to sleep while laughing out loud. Therefore I'm glad I've finished the book, as I am shattered!

For Emma Kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they went. Whether it was swept away by a force ten gale on the Welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of France, family holidays always Whenourtramperscome,lateintheafternoon,tothebankofalovelylakewheretheypurposetoentertheprimitivelife,everythingiswaitingfortheminvirginexpectation.Thereisalittlepromontoryjuttingintothelake,andslopingdowntoasandybeach,onwhichthewatersidlylapse,andshoalsofred-finsandshinerscometogreetthestranger;theforestisuntouchedbytheaxe;thetendergreensweepsthewater'sedge;ranksofslenderfirsaremarshaledbytheshore;clumpsofwhite-birchstemsshineinsatinpurityamongtheevergreens;thebolesofgiantspruces,maples,andoaks,liftinghightheircrownsoffoliage,stretchawayinendlessgalleriesandarcades;throughtheshiftingleavesthesunshinefallsuponthebrownearth;overheadarefragmentsofbluesky;undertheboughsandinchanceopeningsappearthebluerlakeandtheoutlineofthegraciousmountains.Thediscoverersofthisparadise,whichtheyhaveenteredtodestroy,notethebabblingofthebrookthatflowscloseathand;theyhearthesplashoftheleapingfish;theylistentothesweet,metallicsongoftheeveningthrush,andthechatteroftheredsquirrel,whoangrilychallengestheirrighttobethere.Butthemomentofsentimentpasses.Thispartyhascomeheretoeatandtosleep,andnottoencourageNatureinherpoeticattitudinizing. Enough material for a pretty good twenty minute standup slot, padded out to a quite ludicrous length - I'd managed to procure myself an ex-library Large Print edition which managed to stretch the ordeal out to almost 500pp of agony.Thiswasserious.Norummy,nowhist,nobeggarmyneighbour.Wewereskatingintoacatastrophe.Nowallwehadtolookforwardtowassittingaroundandstaringateachother.'Perhaps,'Ichippedin,inanefforttohelp,'wecouldinventanewgameusingallthosecorks?'Myparentsturnedandstaredatme.'Andwe'vestillgottheSlinky...'QuitewhatweweregoingtodowiththeSlinkyinatentwithnostairswasanothermatterbutbeforethatconundrumcouldbeunravelled,afat,splashingraindroplandedsquareonmyfather'sforehead. I just loved this book. It was set in my era, and my mum is not that different to Brenda, so I could totally 'get' that.