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Reading Report: Sleuthing With Nancy Drew

Posted on 06/14/2024 by chick

I read a few Nancy Drew books earlier this year. One was The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (#17). I bought it at an antique store in Vermont for $3. It’s not a perfect copy. The cover’s a little stained, … Continue reading →

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New Default

Posted on 06/13/2024 by chick

I am a quiet and non-confrontational person. Consequently I try to avoid talking about political issues, particularly among people with whom I’m likely to disagree. But sometimes I end up in those kinds of conversations despite my best efforts. When … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: June 2024

Posted on 06/12/2024 by chick

My reading pace has been slow, but I finished four books recently. Two of them (Tom’s Midnight Garden and A Bear Called Paddington) are on the BBC’s Top 100 Children’s Books list, bringing my total for that list to 52/100. … Continue reading →

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Can’t Argue With That

Posted on 06/11/2024 by chick

Here is a discussion that I had with Marshall a few weeks ago. Marshall: I don’t want to go to school. Me: I know, but you’ve got less than a month to go. The school year’s almost over. You’ve got … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Day

Posted on 06/09/2024 by chick

One morning last week, Livia thought she was late for the bus, so she ran toward the bus stop. She slipped and fell, ripping open her hand and her knee on the driveway. Poor thing. My husband patched her up, … Continue reading →

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Gotta Go With What You’ve Got

Posted on 05/25/2024 by chick

The silent blog might have made it seem as if I’d dropped off the face of the earth, but I am still here, still alive, barely. Lack of sleep is really messing me up. It’s not just that I’m forced … Continue reading →

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The State of My Health

Posted on 05/11/2024 by chick

My new retinoschisis medication makes it harder for me to stay hydrated, and it seems to have worsened my tinnitus. Otherwise I’ve been doing OK with it. My eyes at least feel stronger. That is, I’ve had fewer bleary-eyed days … Continue reading →

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3/27/2024

Posted on 03/27/2024 by chick

Yesterday was my music lesson, so I had to drive myself there. While I was on my way home, a rock flew into my windshield. I saw it coming and was powerless to stop it. It hit with such a … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Summer

Posted on 03/26/2024 by chick

The last few weeks have been brutal. I can’t seem to get enough sleep. I’ve had no energy for anything but TV, and I’ve been falling asleep while watching it. As if I didn’t already have enough trouble waking in … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Out of the Dust

Posted on 03/24/2024 by chick

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is the story of Billie Jo, a girl growing up on a farm in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl years of the mid-1930s. When a terrible household accident kills her mother and scars … Continue reading →

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