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Hot Stuff

Posted on 10/29/2007 by chick

I am grateful for hot water. This place is going to be freezing cold during the winter. I got a taste of it last February, and I didn’t like it one bit. But we seem to have an abundant supply … Continue reading →

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It’s Just a Game

Posted on 10/28/2007 by chick

Krondor, the Betrayal by Raymond E. Feist Grade: D+ In Krondor, the Betrayal, Feist returns to the world he introduced in the Riftwar Saga. Reading the afterword, I discovered that the story for this book was based on a video … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on 10/27/2007 by chick

It’s time to catch you up on my reading. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon: A Meg Langslow Mystery by Donna Andrews Grade: B I was drawn to this author by her cute titles, many of which feature birds, and I bought … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon Walk

Posted on 10/23/2007 by chick

Images from an afternoon walk— Sections of the canal covered with floating autumn leaves. Zigzagging trails of clear water marking the passage of ducks. A capped jug bobbing cheerfully in the river. What’s in the jug? Moonshine, maybe. Or maple … Continue reading →

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Spicing Things Up

Posted on 10/20/2007 by chick

Did you know that the cinnamon you find at the grocery store is really cassia? I was unaware of this until recently, but once I found out, I had to get some real Ceylon cinnamon. The order that I placed … Continue reading →

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Brrr!

Posted on 10/15/2007 by chick

Walking at this time of year also requires a leap of faith. You have to trust that you’ll warm up as you go. If you can’t make yourself believe that, you’ll either wimp out and stay home or go out … Continue reading →

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Phooey

Posted on 10/15/2007 by chick

I just finished reading Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye. Grade: B This is another book that I really wanted to like. I bought it new, which I only do if a book sounds particularly interesting. … Continue reading →

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The Decision

Posted on 10/14/2007 by chick

We are still back in the year 2006 at the beginning of the month of November. It’s late at night and I’m wide awake, scribbling wildly in my shabby green journal, struggling to keep the pen moving fast enough to … Continue reading →

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201

Posted on 10/13/2007 by chick

This is my 201st post! I wish that my 200th had been about something more exciting than spider solitaire, but I didn’t plan ahead. No matter. It’s simply wonderful to have made it past the 200 mark. Now let’s go … Continue reading →

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Just Say Solitaire

Posted on 10/12/2007 by chick

I am vulnerable to suggestion. All my Faithful Reader has to say is “Spider Solitaire” and I’m gone for hours, lost in Game Land.

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