Category Archives: Reading

Feet of Glass

Posted on 03/10/2012 by chick

The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw I usually don’t buy my fiction at Ocean State Job Lot, but I had the strangest feeling that there was a book there for me, so I paused to look at the … Continue reading →

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Recent Reads

Posted on 03/04/2012 by chick

Granny’s Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne Grade: A- Surprisingly good set of fairy tales. The Sea Egg by L.M. Boston Grade: B Clearly L.M. Boston hoped to instill a love of the sea in young folks, because she attempted to … Continue reading →

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First for the Year

Posted on 02/06/2012 by chick

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Grade: B I am almost ashamed to admit that I only just finished reading my first book for the year. At nearly 500 pages, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos … Continue reading →

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A Mystery

Posted on 02/05/2012 by chick

A month went by without a single Poirot post. That’s unusual. Normally I’d force myself to sit down on Sunday, no matter what else I had going on, and post a quote. So what happened? My husband happened. One day … Continue reading →

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Keep on Moving

Posted on 01/08/2012 by chick

From Third Girl But one could not relax forever, one had to go on to the next thing. Unfortunately he had no idea what the next thing might be. Some further literary accomplishment? He thought not. Do a thing well, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Pictures of 2011: Part I

Posted on 01/04/2012 by chick

Here are some pictures I took in 2011 that never made it into blog posts. The last picture is my favorite of the three. There is a story behind it. Hurricane Irene knocked out our power for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Yummy, Happy

Posted on 01/01/2012 by chick

Poirot speaking to Ariadne Oliver in Third Girl: One day you rang me up. I was in distress. Yes, I admit it, I was in distress. Something extremely painful had been said to me. You, madame were kindness itself. You … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2011

Posted on 12/31/2011 by chick

Well, we made it through another year. We loved, we laughed, and just as importantly, we read. My reading tally for the year was a rather paltry 36, but I had a baby and so my reading time was once … Continue reading →

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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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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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