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A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story by Brenda Ashford

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A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story by Brenda Ashford My rating: 5 of 5 stars From the very start of the Spoonful of Sugar , I found Brenda Ashford to be an inspirational lady, I could not wait to read on... Heartwarming and Heartbreaking. As the words and pages past me by, I could not help but feel that warm feeling inside, I think to be one of the many people Brenda has touch would surely be a blessing. Reading these words made my heart swell with such admiration and hope. If I am fortunate enough to make it that far in years, I could only hope to be as blessed as her. Each opening chapter we are given a little nursery rhyme or lullaby, and I can only imagine the number of times she has spoken those words to a sleepy or upset child. Then at the end of them she has included a section titled "The Nannys Wisdom", they are filled with wonderful advice and information, and sometimes one of her family recipes. :) Brenda Ashford has opened up to us and shared so ma...