Mabel’s chest swelled importantly. “We are going to be the first granny band in England.”
I looked at her stupidly. “Granny—what?”
“Well, you see, there are girl bands and boy bands, dear,” said Glenda, as if explaining something to a child. “So… why not a granny band?” 
“We’ll be singing and dancing to old favourite songs. Isn’t it lucky that we have so much musical talent between us?” added Florence, beaming.
I winced slightly. The one time I’d heard the Old Biddies sing and dance, a man had come up to them and desperately offered them money to shut up. Still, I didn’t want to rain on their parade. 
“That… er… that sounds… great. Congratulations! So… um… you’re going to perform as this granny band?”
“Ooh yes, we even have a special name for ourselves. We’ve given it a lot of thought, you see, and we’ve come up with the perfect name: The Pussy Puffs!”
“The what?” I blinked at them. “You’re not serious. You can’t call yourselves that!”
Ethel looked at me innocently. “Why not? It’s a lovely name.”
“Yes, but it’s… um…” I groped around for a way to say it, then took the cowardly route. “Well, it’s rather silly, isn’t it?” 
“It’s not silly at all,” said Florence indignantly. “We thought it was very apt. You see, people look at elderly ladies and think that we’re just dull and frail, like a puff of air might blow us away—”
“—but in fact, we’re clever and resourceful and full of surprises, just like pussycats!” finished Glenda with a proud smile.
I took a deep breath. “Look… just trust me—‘The Pussy Puffs’ is a really bad choice.”

German-speaking fans - what do you think? Do you think most German readers would be able to understand and appreciate the humour of the original English terms: "granny band" and "Pussy Puffs"? Or do you think it would be better to change them to the German versions suggested? 
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Any thoughts gratefully received - thank you!

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Quick update on upcoming books:

I'm currently working on the next book in the Bewitched by Chocolate series and I'm hoping that it'll be completed and ready for release in the autumn... I'll keep you posted!

Finally... a quick hello from Muesli, lounging on her personal “mouse pillow” - what every cat needs for sweet dreams! 😉

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