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All the Rooms Are Quiet Now

Posted on 02/05/2018 by chick

From the day we brought him home with us, Mojo’s snuffly breathing always gave him away. He couldn’t hide from us. We could always hear him even if we couldn’t see him. All we had to do was listen. Until … Continue reading →

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Another Haunted House

Posted on 02/03/2018 by chick

Here I Stay by Barbara Michaels Grade: C+ A thirty-something woman named Andrea is in a bad financial situation after her teenage brother Jim (whom she has raised) has a terrible, life-altering car crash. What a fortuitous time to inherit … Continue reading →

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The Old Man in the Woods

Posted on 02/02/2018 by chick
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More Bingeing

Posted on 02/01/2018 by chick

Witch by Barbara Michaels Grade: B+ A middle-aged woman’s children have grown up and left the nest, so she goes looking for her dream house, and finds one in nowheresville Virginia. Sure enough, that house is haunted. But it’s not … Continue reading →

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I, Driver

Posted on 01/31/2018 by chick

I saw some car-related questions in an “Interesting Facts About Me” quiz that was making the rounds on Facebook, and I thought I’d answer them here. I’m not sure these are particularly interesting facts about me. It’s just that cars … Continue reading →

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Reading Binge

Posted on 01/30/2018 by chick

I’m on a Barbara Michaels binge. As I joked with my husband, one could get the impression that Barbara Michaels’s stories are all the same. First, a woman moves into an old house, typically in the D.C. area. The house … Continue reading →

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Random Stories from 2017

Posted on 01/29/2018 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some stories about us. I had bought each of you several special coloring books of your own, so when I purchased Johanna Basford’s The Enchanted Forest, it was supposed to be my coloring book. Honestly, I … Continue reading →

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The Journey and the Destination

Posted on 01/27/2018 by chick

Last night I was reading a romantic suspense novel. The main female character was dating a male character who I couldn’t stand. I suspected that he would turn out to be the bad guy. I didn’t care one way or … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2017

Posted on 01/22/2018 by chick

I started keeping track of my reading when I began my blog in 2007. Between then and the end of 2017, I read 498 books. I had hoped to read two more before the new year, just to even out … Continue reading →

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Better Today

Posted on 01/21/2018 by chick

My eye feels much better today. It’s still a little gunky and itchy, but it’s no longer red and swollen. I’m going to attribute that to the Healing Soup (a.k.a. chicken pho) that I had for dinner last night. Hooray … Continue reading →

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