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Reading in 2010

Posted on 03/28/2011 by chick

I read 59 books in 2010. That’s not too bad considering that pregnancy diverted most of my mental energy for the better part of the year. Of course, most of the books were either children’s books or mysteries, which means … Continue reading →

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A Little Advice

Posted on 03/27/2011 by chick

A little advice from M. Poirot: One must not permit oneself to be obsessed by one idea. from The Big Four

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Picture My Walk

Posted on 03/25/2011 by chick

I went for a walk in the woods yesterday. As usual, I brought my camera, but it was unusually hard to find a visually attractive subject. The landscape looked much the same as it had in the fall. The ground … Continue reading →

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May 27, 2002

Posted on 03/24/2011 by chick

England, Here I Am! The train pulled into Bath at a time that was morning for the British, but well past bedtime for us. The first order of business was to acquire some English currency. This we accomplished the old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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Apologies

Posted on 03/23/2011 by chick

This site is experiencing some technical difficulties. If a page won’t load, keep trying. It usually will after a couple of tries. There’s nothing I can do to fix the problem for the moment, so we’ll all just have to … Continue reading →

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Namely You

Posted on 03/23/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, It’s strange that you ended up with the name Livia. There were so many things counting against it. To start, the most important criterion I used when hunting for a girl’s name was that it not end with … Continue reading →

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All Creatures Great and Small

Posted on 03/22/2011 by chick

I love science, and I love to read science articles in the news. There are so many cool discoveries going on. The weird thing is, though, that no one seems to care. Amazing science stories are reported all the time, … Continue reading →

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A Buffet of Books

Posted on 03/21/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, When you were very young, we kept all of your books on a shelf in your room. We wanted them to be close at hand for spontaneous reading. After you learned to stand, you were able to reach … Continue reading →

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Cookies!

Posted on 03/20/2011 by chick

It’s Girl Scout cookie season. Yum! I wish I had a Poirot quote relating to Girl Scouts. Oh, well. Boy Scouts will have to do. Poirot says, If one is prepared in advance all is simple—the motto of the Boy … Continue reading →

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Going to Extremes

Posted on 03/19/2011 by chick

A wireless weather station is one of those gadgets that people typically buy for each other at Christmas but which no one really needs or wants. We’re an exception, though. We bought one for ourselves and we like it. We’ve … Continue reading →

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