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Happy Christmas Thought

Posted on 12/25/2011 by chick

My Christmas Eve and Christmas were very good this year. I did not once think of killing anyone, but I guess some people aren’t so lucky. Said Poirot, The result of pretending to be a more amiable, a more forgiving, … Continue reading →

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Quick Like Lightning

Posted on 12/21/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, You’re our second child, so a lot of your stuff is second-hand. Even some of your songs are. For example, I borrowed “Who’s the Cutest Baby?” from Marshall and changed it to “Who’s the Sweetest Baby?” for you. … Continue reading →

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Stick to the Facts

Posted on 12/18/2011 by chick

One’s own personal reactions to people are singularly unsafe guides. One must go not by one’s feelings but by facts. from Poirot Loses a Client Yeah, I’m only starting to realize how true this is. I get feelings about people … Continue reading →

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Christmas Is on the Way!

Posted on 12/11/2011 by chick

I’m getting ready for Christmas with this holiday Poirot quote. You have said that Christmas is a season of good cheer. That means, does it not, a lot of eating and drinking? It means, in fact, the overeating! And with … Continue reading →

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Killing Time

Posted on 12/08/2011 by chick

I have 90 files pending upload to a website that does photo books, so I have nothing better to do right now than explain why I haven’t posted much lately. It’s because I’m working on photo books. First, I started … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw Puzzling

Posted on 12/04/2011 by chick

At Hercule Poirot’s elbow was a tisane prepared for him by George. He sipped at it and thought. He thought in a certain way peculiar to himself. It was the technique of a man who selected thoughts as one might … Continue reading →

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True to Form

Posted on 11/27/2011 by chick

I think Poirot was probably right when he said, There are not so many round pegs in square holes as one might think. Most people, in spite of what they tell you, choose the occupations that they secretly desire. You … Continue reading →

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Mommies Would Write

Posted on 11/21/2011 by chick

Sometimes I don’t know which is worse—being forced out of bed to take care of a screaming Livia at 4:00 a.m. and then having several hours of time for reading and writing, or being allowed to sleep until 7:00 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Hmph

Posted on 11/20/2011 by chick

“It is true that America is the country of progress,” agreed Poirot. There is much that I admire about Americans. Only—I am perhaps old-fashioned—but me, I find the American woman less charming than my own country-women. The French or Belgian … Continue reading →

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Mixed-Up Memories

Posted on 11/13/2011 by chick

“But you know, my dear,” said Poirot gently, “people are never like what you remember them. You make them, as the years go by, more and more the way you wish them to be, and as you think you remember … Continue reading →

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