This is a collection of Jean Kerr's columns for the New Yorker and other magazines of the 1950s/1960s. Her work (and her life) was the basis for the wonderful Doris Day/David Niven vehicle PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES (which is also the title of her first book, also recommended!) I particularly love the essay about how her family had Poetry Night for years and how her sons grew to love the classic and modern standards. But everything is funny and poignant in this book.I got this book for Christmas from my mother when I was around eleven or so. I was a fan of Jean Kerr's other book and this was on my wish list. The original copy I had was lost in a house fire, so when I found a copy here, I snapped it up. It's now on my keepers shelf. If you haven't read Kerr, I think you should. "If you can keep your head while everyone else is losing it, perhaps you aren't grasping the situation." First-time readers are in for a treat.I do wish this were out for the Kindle! You can't have everything.Recommended!