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Four Books

Posted on 02/17/2013 by chick

Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis by Peggy Layton Grade: B+ With the number of storms we’ve had that either knocked out or threatened to knock out … Continue reading →

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Mystery Thing #7

Posted on 02/16/2013 by chick

This is not a Mystery Thing in the usual sense, because I know what it is. It is ice. Specifically, it is ice bursting out of the ground. I see a lot of this kind of ice in the woods. … Continue reading →

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Eats, Sleuths, and Leaves

Posted on 02/15/2013 by chick

The Secret of the Old Clock (2001 printing) by Carolyn Keene Grade: B+ The Secret of the Old Clock is the first Nancy Drew book. In this story, Nancy meets several people who thought they’d been named heirs in a … Continue reading →

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A Dark Story

Posted on 02/13/2013 by chick

Horns by Joe Hill Grade: A Horns was a Kindle Daily Deal on a day when I was actively using my Kindle for the first time. I had recently read the Wikipedia article on Joe Hill, though I don’t recall … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad Habits

Posted on 02/12/2013 by chick

I found my folder of story ideas as I was cleaning my office last week. I was shocked by the number of unfinished drafts in there, including several fairly well-written chapters of a romance novel. But that’s just the tip … Continue reading →

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Before the Blizzard

Posted on 02/11/2013 by chick

Before the Blizzard of 2013 got really blizzardy, it was just a snowstorm and a beautiful one at that. Here for your enjoyment are some pictures I took in the woods on Friday afternoon.

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Quality Over Quantity

Posted on 02/10/2013 by chick

We just had a blizzard, so there’s a couple of feet of snow on the ground right now. Such an accumulation of the white stuff could make one focus only on quantity. But what about the quality of the snow? … Continue reading →

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Older Is Better

Posted on 02/09/2013 by chick

I bought a set of Nancy Drew books a few years ago. I started reading them, but they weren’t as exciting as I had remembered. I got bored after the first few and moved on to other things. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Motivation

Posted on 02/06/2013 by chick

My husband is often grumpy and slow to get up in the morning. Yesterday I thought of a way to motivate him to get out of bed. I had noticed that the woodpeckers were almost out of suet, so when … Continue reading →

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Get It Done and Fix It Later

Posted on 02/01/2013 by chick

“Get it done and fix it later.” That’s what I’m always telling myself at work. Perfection is a noble goal, but production must happen first. There will be opportunities to fix my mistakes later down the line. But if my … Continue reading →

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