Category Archives: Reading

Yalpdrow

Posted on 05/11/2011 by chick

Ounce, Dice, Trice by Alastair Reid Grade: B Amazon has been trying to sell me this book for a while, but I’ve been burned too many times by their recommendations, so I ordered it from the library instead. Good thing … Continue reading →

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Another Beautiful “Once Upon a Time”

Posted on 05/10/2011 by chick

Many Moons by James Thurber Grade: A+ James Thurber wrote The 13 Clocks, one of my favorite books of all time. I haven’t been as impressed with some of his other books, though. Amazon had been trying to sell me … Continue reading →

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Doing Away With Diapers (I Wish)

Posted on 05/09/2011 by chick

The Diaper Free Baby by Christine Gross-Loh Grade: C+ When I was expecting my first child, I had this notion that I was going to use cloth diapers for my son. Well, that was a great idea, except that the … Continue reading →

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Watch What You Say!

Posted on 05/08/2011 by chick

Poirot says, Oh, my dear friend, it is impossible not to give oneself away—unless one never opens one’s mouth! Speech is the deadliest of revealers. from Cards on the Table

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Ladies and Their Shoes

Posted on 05/01/2011 by chick

My two pregnancies expanded more than just my belly. I also gained a whole shoe size, so most of my old shoes no longer fit. It takes time, money, and big-time effort to rebuild one’s shoe collection, especially when one’s … Continue reading →

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Dressing for the Occasion

Posted on 04/24/2011 by chick

Poirot and his friend Hastings traveled to many places together, including Egypt. In “The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb,” Hastings said, The charm of Egypt had laid hold of me. Not so Poirot. Dressed precisely the same as in London, … Continue reading →

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The Good Heart

Posted on 04/17/2011 by chick

Poirot says, And the good heart, it is in the end worth all the little gray cells. from “The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan”

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Le Pee

Posted on 04/12/2011 by chick

I think I want to read this book. Not only don’t you need to drink eight glasses of water every day, you cannot in any way make your complexion more youthful by drinking water. Your body’s water-balance mechanisms are tuned … Continue reading →

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BFFs

Posted on 04/10/2011 by chick

Poirot’s know-it-all attitude even irritates his best friend, Hastings, from time to time. In “The Million Dollar Bond Robbery,” Hastings says, “Good Lord, Poirot! Do you know, I’d give a considerable sum of money to see you make a thorough … Continue reading →

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Spring Poetry

Posted on 04/08/2011 by chick

Yesterday I saw my first robin of the spring. Seeing him made me think of one of Emily Dickinson’s poems. A Bird came down the Walk — He did not know I saw — He bit an Angleworm in halves … Continue reading →

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