Sentences with phrase «done by aunt»

That was done by Aunt Pearl, a distant cousin of Flipper's, who thought his crying sounded just like the critter then popular on TV.

Not exact matches

Fortunately, Aunt Sadie in the home doesn't have a bull - horn to yell at people as they pass by outside.

By feminization of kinship we mean that the families of children are increasingly composed of women — the mothers, grandmothers and aunts who do the child care.

For fillings I did some with a mock mince pie filling (hand made by one of my wife's aunts) and an apple filling.

Because he rarely talks about himself on the air, his listeners probably don't know that he is an inventor (he holds a U.S. patent on a bottle / can opener); an actor (films he or his voice were in: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Paper Lion, Aunt Mary and Tiger Town); and a lyricist (I Don't Know Any Better by B.J. Thomas, for one).

«So that discontent doesn't materialize into elected leaders because our elected leaders simply get there by a few people who happened to be satisfied, because their aunt works for a politician, or their uncle got an apartment or they themselves got a job.

So next time your Aunt Beatrice — who, by the way, might chair a foundation board considering a science funding portfolio — asks what you do, you won't be at a loss for words.

My parents don't celebrate Christmas, so the first time I decorated a tree was when I was in my aunt's house, surounded by others members of my family.

My poor aunt got her makeup bag ransacked every time she came for visit (she learned pretty soon not to carry only old things that she did not mind being stollen or destroyed by me).

The beading was done by my great - aunt's sister, my maternal grandmother.

Personal or Handmade Touches - Handmade invitations (made by ourselves)- Handmade place settings (made by ourselves)- Handmade Guest Book (drop frame — guests signed a wooden heart, and dropped them into a frame)(made by ourselves)- Framed pictures for table names (made by ourselves, and named after cars from Harry's favourite film)- Personalised cake topper and cupcake decoration (cake topper from Ebay, and cake made by my Aunt)- Handmade bridesmaid's posies (made by my mum)- Personalised and hand painted wedding shoes (for Bride)(done by Beautiful Moments)- Personalised champagne glasses for Bride and Groom to use for toast (bought as a present by my sister and her family)- Ushers were bought cufflinks to wear that reflected their personal interests - Bridesmaids were given personalised flat shoes to wear in the evening (personalised by me)- Handmade bridesmaids dresses - Flowers and buttonholes, and bouquet all made unique, with my bouquet including charms with pictures of my grandfathers on them.

Beef does odd jobs for Illi's aunt, a flighty, wealthy patron of the arts nicely played by actress Lisa Banes.

The Learner's (full size people) have been told by their lawyer Ocious Potter (John Goodman) that their aunt's will doesn't exist, and without it the family can not claim the house.

Loosely based on books written in Britain by Mary Norton, this adaptation of The Borrowers does an incredible job of recreating the tiny lives of the Clock family — little people that live in between the walls of a house owned by the late aunt of the Learner family.

Loosely based on books written in Britain by Mary Norton, this adaptation does an incredible job of recreating the tiny lives of the Clock family — little people that live in between the walls of a house owned by the late aunt of the Learner family.

On the inside, he believes his parents do not understand him, his one and only friend has recently committed suicide, and he is continually flooded by memories of his Aunt Helen (Melanie Lynskey).

The deleted / extended bits are as follows: Andy Samberg (4:12) on Bob Dylan, Aziz Ansari (1:42) on acting and Twitter, alternate Reggie banter (0:39), Medi - Ship complications (1:06), Fabrice Fabrice (4:21) performing a poem on a lost city, Anna Kendrick (1:47) recalling her Tony nomination as a 12 - year - old and eating a cat's liver, Rodney Waber (5:34) dishes more Harrison Ford gossip, dances, and reveals a senior citizen ticket price trick, David Cross (2:49) talks talking animals and white toilets, Senator Dewhurst (3:14) confesses strange sex dreams about his aunt and his plan to drive drunk, Zoe Saldana (2:03) answers questions about movies and acts out a Jerry Maguire reboot, «Garry Marshall» (1:19) explains why he's done with movies, Gillian Jacobs (1:38) discusses the ghost of Christopher Marlowe and the conflict in Nebraska, Chef Emeril Lugosi (0:34) endures a pun about sun - dried tomatoes, Andy Richter (4:59) delivers a kid - friendly version of «The Aristocrats» joke, pulls a gun after not answering a fart question (a task handled by Andy Samberg on the show itself), and responds to the 1990s TV movie The Shining, Tom Perdy (0:44) shows off a couple of additional cartoons.

We would all do well to follow this bear's example, led by a lesson his Aunt Lucy often repeats: «If we're kind and polite, the world will be right.»

Briefly, the plot (for the small percentage who don't know) involves Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), the orphan son of deceased wizards, who is raised by his horrible aunt and uncle before being whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on his 11th birthday.

Since then, this Chicago - born daughter of first - generation Thai immigrants has done just that, particularly in Ranong, the small village in Thailand where she was raised for many years, in part by her aunt, a teacher.

It is about a nine - year - old girl named Lizzie Varo who has hypertrichosis (she is covered with hair) and her desire to go to school (she's been home - schooled by her clever and amusing Aunt Mariella) and what happens when she does go to school (things get weird).

They come by this designation somewhat unfairly, of course, since aunts are free to act like a hip older friend while moms are stuck doing the thankless business of actually mothering.

Now, when a pricing plague strikes your village and the experts fail to stop the spread, and Aunt Sadie's home recipes don't work, and your prayers don't save the people you love, there's a natural tendency to latch on to anyone who comes by with a possible solution.

Young Astri is not so lucky — when she is taken away from her aunt's home, it's by a hunchbacked goat herder, and she doesn't sleep in a magnificent castle, but in a cold, filthy cottage in the mountains.

She responded to a comment I made about my Aunt (who was Ms. Atlanta one year) having faith in the AJC reviews, so I don't believe it was a generic letter, but her last sentence was heartbreaking, «If your work was published by a «major» publishing house, we «might consider» reviewing it.»

The quiet girl from Brooklyn refused to go back to the projects — being raised by her selfish aunt her whole life was the push she needed to run far away and never return.According to Ms. Hudson, actions have always spoken louder than words, so when a blast from the past resurfaces and refuses to take «no» for an answer, Nia decides to give him one hour of her time.Surprisingly, one hour turns into a week, a week transpires into months and before she knows it, the two have become a couple.Together, East and Nia don't paint the perfect - picture — they have nothing in common, and in fact, he's the complete opposite of everything she stands for.Dangerous, thr...

But he adds an allimportant caveat: «Your aunt reporting that her joint pain is so much better after seeing that herbalist recommended by her best friend does not count as evidence.»

He told his aunt about what he was doing, and she helped him to take the mission to another level by setting up a temporary fundraising page on Facebook.

It does in the fierce hilarity of a short 1971 film called «Colored Spade» by Betye Saar that flashes racial stereotypes at us like rapid - fire bullets, and in a funky 1973 assemblage called «The Liberation of Aunt Jemima: Cocktail,» by the same artist, which turns a California wine jug with a «mammy» image on one side and a Black Power fist on another, into a homemade bomb.

As for Lamb, wonderful narrative it provides, does it specifically demonstrate either storm spans in excess of 1,100 miles or created by the interaction of a tropical cyclone with a major Arctic low pressure system, or does it just rhyme off a list of the vague recollections of a few mariners and dotty old aunts?

The aunt did not execute the will before that solicitor but did so elsewhere, in circumstances which led to the second defendant (D2) requiring the will be proved in solemn form by cross examining the witnesses who attested, and leading to an allegation of undue influence by the third defendant (D3)(which claim was later abandoned).

Of course, if you just want to keep it in the family, say so: If all else fails, obfuscating the situation by merely changing the subject should suffice, but don't get defensive or disrespectful; after all, your mother / grandmother / aunt / etc. just want to see you happy, so don't take your singledom too hard.