John of The Book Mine Set reviewed this story a couple of weeks ago, here and enticed me to read it as well.
Aunt Cyrilla and Lucy were going to visit family in the city, Pembroke for Christmas.  Aunt Cyrilla took out her big clunky basket and started packing all kinds of food into it.  This was an embarrassment to Lucy.  To her it’s a symbol of the old county way of life.  She didn’t want to be seen with her Aunt and that basket.
It turned out to be a good thing that Aunt Cyrilla brought that basket full of food.  Read the story to find out.
I think as children, we have all had things that embarresed us about our parents or relatives.  Even though this is a really old story, I could relate to the characters.  I laughed at all of the things Aunt Cyrilla put in that basket.  In fact, I would have thought it was the size of a Hummer, if she hadn’t carried it on her arm.  LOL! I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it.
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