Category Archives: Reading

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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Facts and Theories

Posted on 04/03/2011 by chick

According to M. Poirot, [People] conceive a certain theory, and everything has to fit into that theory. If one little fact will not fit it, they throw it aside. But it is always the facts that will not fit in … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2010

Posted on 03/28/2011 by chick

I read 59 books in 2010. That’s not too bad considering that pregnancy diverted most of my mental energy for the better part of the year. Of course, most of the books were either children’s books or mysteries, which means … Continue reading →

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A Little Advice

Posted on 03/27/2011 by chick

A little advice from M. Poirot: One must not permit oneself to be obsessed by one idea. from The Big Four

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