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The trouble is that practically everything one does nowadays is illegal.
— Giles (Christie character)Meta
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Repeats
I love books. I own a lot of them, but I don’t have a lot of shelf space. You’d think, then, that I’d have only one copy of each book. Not so. Repeats abound in my library. Here are some … Continue reading
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This Morning’s Thoughts
I hate ticks. I really hate ticks. I’m amazed we manage to get Marshall to the school bus every morning given how slow both my husband and I are to get out of bed, how slow the kids are to … Continue reading
Short Spider Book
SHORT SPIDER BOOK by Marshall The spiders need to get food. They eat the food. They go outside and there’s food outside for them. They ate bugs and graham crackers from a tree. They ate a TV, but that didn’t … Continue reading
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SITY: It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
In honor of this weekend’s very rainy weather, I offer you some photos from a wet day earlier this month.
Knock, Knock
Marshall: Knock, knock! Me: Who’s there? Marshall: It’s me!
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Darkover Roundup
I had better tell you about the Darkover books I finished recently, while they’re still somewhat fresh in my mind. The Bloody Sun Grade: B+ The Bloody Sun is the story of Jeff Kerwin, a Terran orphan who feels drawn … Continue reading
Liviaspeak
Dear Livia, You have an amazing vocabulary. Seriously, you amaze me with the number of words you know, and even with the number of words you can say. It’s too bad, though, that your pronunciation can’t keep up with your … Continue reading
Metamorphoses
Dear Kids, When I was a child your grammie used to tuck me into a “cocoon” at bedtime. She tucked the blankets under me, from head to toe, so that I was as snug as a bug in a rug. … Continue reading
Favorite Thing: Being a Mom
I don’t really have any nicknames to speak of, just a shortened version of my given name that friends sometimes use. I had other nicknames once upon a time, but the people that called me by them are no longer … Continue reading
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Way Up Close
Sometimes I like to crop the heck out of a picture, just to see how it will look.