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Reading the Future

Posted on 02/06/2011 by chick

It’s a shame we are not better at seeing these shadows of which Poirot speaks. There are things that are not yet, but which cast their shadow before. from The Mystery of the Blue Train

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Puzzles for Poirot

Posted on 01/30/2011 by chick

It’s been over two weeks since I went on maternity leave, and I’m actually starting to miss work a little bit. At least I have Poirot to help me pass the time. Here’s what he has to say about his … Continue reading →

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I’m Back, Sort Of

Posted on 01/28/2011 by chick

My blog completely fell apart last year. I had so many things to say about my amazing son and the baby girl who was about to join our family that I felt overwhelmed by the task. I also had a … Continue reading →

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Mountebanks in Moustaches

Posted on 01/23/2011 by chick

In the Christie universe, some characters doubt Poirot’s abilities, often to their detriment. Here’s what one character had to say about him. That old mountebank? He won’t find out anything. He’s all talk and moustaches. from Death on the Nile … Continue reading →

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Be Prepared

Posted on 01/16/2011 by chick

Having just brought home a tiny newborn and not having been entirely prepared for it, I know all too well the wisdom of these words from Poirot: To succeed in life every detail should be arranged well beforehand. from Death … Continue reading →

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A-Counting Will We Go?

Posted on 01/09/2011 by chick

I wonder if this comment of Poirot’s is true, and if I have either of the things that would make me count. To count—really and truly to count—a woman must have goodness or brains. from Evil Under the Sun

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Clear Thinking

Posted on 01/02/2011 by chick

Clear thinking is something of which we all need more. Here’s how Poirot describes his process for clear thinking. Once I went professionally to an archaeological expedition—and I learnt something there. In the course of an excavation, when something comes … Continue reading →

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The Fun’s Not Over

Posted on 12/27/2010 by chick

Christmas may be over, but there’s still fun to be had, at least Poirot would think so. He says, Me–I am not an Englishman. . . . In my country, Christmas, it is for the children. The New Year, that … Continue reading →

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So Modest!

Posted on 12/19/2010 by chick

Now a Poirot for last week. I never prophesy. . . . It is true that I have the habit of being always right—but I do not boast of it. from The Mystery of the Blue Train

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No-Show Snow

Posted on 12/19/2010 by chick

I just looked at the weather report, hoping snow was in the forecast for Christmas. Alas, it is not likely, and as Poirot says, To make a snow-man one has to have the snow. . . . And one cannot … Continue reading →

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