Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I know what she means ...

I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expected one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.
Nancy Mitford, from The Pursuit of Love

2 comments:

  1. Love it. (the quote, not the housework!)

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  2. I had to blog it once I read it. Clearly we're from the same sisterhood, Christina.

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