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    Laughter Aloud: That's Life
    Laughter Aloud: That's Life
    Laughter Aloud: That's Life
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    Laughter Aloud: That's Life

    By Mary-Christine Levett

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    About this ebook

    Laughter Aloud is a light-hearted look at the authors experiences
    expressed in prose and comic verse. The events and encounters are
    related in such a humorous way that the reader can often identify with
    them. This is a book to make one chuckle, and to indeed laugh aloud
    at the antics of the author as she travels in the United Kingdom and
    further afi eld. Her perception and descriptions provide entertainment
    throughout. A truly enjoyable book to which the reader will want to return
    many times.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateNov 2, 2010
    ISBN9781453586129
    Laughter Aloud: That's Life
    Author

    Mary-Christine Levett

    Mary Christine Levett was born in Somerset, England. She was educated in Taunton, and trained as a science teacher at Homerton College Cambridge, before embarking on a teaching career. In the 1980’s Mary decided on a change of career and trained to be a nurse before returning to teaching adults; both professions where a sense of humour is essential. Mary is now retired and lives in West Sussex, England. She enjoys travelling both at home and abroad. Her hobbies include gardening and walking in the countryside. Writing has become a passion and this is her second book.

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      Book preview

      Laughter Aloud - Mary-Christine Levett

      Laughter Aloud

      (That’s Life)

      Mary-Christine Levett

      Illustrations by Mark Bassett (autumn_19th@hotmail.com) and

      Brenda Carrick (mclbjc@btopenworld.com)

      Copyright © 2010 by Mary-Christine Levett.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2010914305

      ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4535-8611-2

      ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4535-8610-5

      ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4535-8612-9

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted

      in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,

      without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This book was printed in the United States of America.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      0-800-644-6988

      www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      Orders@ Xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      300938

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Carpe Diem (Seize the day)

      Introduction

      Garden Pests

      Moles

      Ode to a Mole

      More Mole . . .

      Rabbits

      Rabbits in the Garden

      Pigeons

      Pigeons

      Mouse in the House

      Mouse in the House

      My Family

      What’s in a Name?

      More Confusion of a Different Nature

      At Your Convenience

      Frustration

      A Virus

      More Problems with Computers

      Laptop Crunch

      Something to Think About

      Genetic Fingerprinting

      Farming in France

      Sheep

      Chickens

      Chickens

      Derbyshire

      A Walk in Derbyshire

      Caverns in the Peak District

      Poole’s Cavern

      Peak Cavern or ‘Devil’s Arse’ Cavern

      Peak Cavern or ‘Devil’s Arse’ Cavern

      New Year in Devon, England

      No Food at the Inn

      Scotland

      On the Way to Skye

      Kenya

      Night Visitors

      Lions

      Hungry Lions

      Big Spotted Cats

      Big Spotted Cats

      Australia

      Cockroaches

      The Crocodile Farm

      Ode to the Mighty Crocodile

      Large Flightless Birds

      On the Cassowary

      Kangaroos

      Lost Kangaroos

      Koala Bears

      Up a Gum Tree

      Duckbilled Platypus

      Duckbilled Platypus

      Australian Magpies

      Doodle, Ooodle, Oodle, Oooo

      Day Out in Old Sydney Town (An Extract from My Journal.)

      All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go!

      California

      Mission Beach

      People

      Ode to Nelson

      Exam Marking

      Ode to Exam Markers

      Misspent Youth

      The Dangers of Misspent Youth

      More Misspent Youth

      Elders of Excellence

      My Walking Stick

      Health Checks

      I See (A Visit to the Optician)

      Dentists

      The Tooth Scraper (A Visit to the Hygienist)

      Hair and Beauty

      To Dye or Not to Dye

      Facing Up

      That’s Life Cycling to Work

      Travelling by Train with a Suitcase

      Halloween

      World Cup 2010

      Football

      Just for Fun Limericks

      Unexpected Encounter

      Dedication

      This book is for my family and friends

      and anyone who loves laughter.

      Acknowledgements

      Kathy Wagner-Kimbrough for her help and encouragement always.

      Mark and Aimee Bassett for their willingness to help with the illustrations and graphics.

      Brenda Carrick for her help with the illustrations and graphics.

      Carpe Diem (Seize the day)

      Come my friend, let’s laugh and play,

      Joy fill our hearts throughout the day,

      So by tonight, all will say,

      I’m glad I met you along the way.

      Introduction

      I have written this book of comic verses and stories over several years.

      Each piece relates to life experiences at the time.

      I think it is important to often look at the more humorous side of life.

      The media largely concentrates on sadness and catastrophe; perhaps that is to help us realise that actually, most of the time, we are OK in our everyday lives.

      My book is an attempt to redress the imbalance and encourage everyone to smile and laugh at some of the funny things that happen. If we can laugh at ourselves, then that gives other people permission to laugh too.

      Garden Pests

      Moles

      My brother has a large garden, which he tends with great care and of which he is rightly proud. There are fruit trees, a vegetable patch, and beautiful flower borders. Imagine his distress at the invasion of a mole destroying his painstaking efforts and hard work.

      Ode to a Mole

      Is it a hump or is it a hole?

      There’s no need to worry ’tis only a mole,

      Scraping and digging tunnelling away,

      Searching for worms, to feed on today.

      His smooth shiny coat, so sleek and so black,

      Sharp claws for digging, at the front and the back.

      He’s well-kitted out to move through the earth.

      He’s blind as a bat and has been since birth.

      No need for the light in this life underground.

      His sharp sense of smell gets him easily round.

      From tunnel to tunnel he goes on his way,

      Upwards and downwards, working all day,

      Until he comes out through a mound of fresh soil

      To take in some air and rest from his toil.

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      The mole lifted his snout and with one final

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