Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Adventure of Peeps: Part I

Posted on 08/30/2009 by chick

Here it is, the first installment of the new Sunday Story. I didn’t have much time to work on it. I reserve the right to add or change details as I work on other installments, because Peeps has not yet … Continue reading →

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Ask and You Shall Receive

Posted on 08/29/2009 by chick

Yesterday I caught a glimpse through the kitchen window of the nasturtiums growing on our deck and I thought how unfair it was that only Faithful Reader ever got lucky enough to see hummingbirds feeding on the flowers. Then I … Continue reading →

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Only in America

Posted on 08/26/2009 by chick

Faithful Reader and I have a big problem with small appliances. We have too many of them. I doubt that we are alone in this. Small appliances are hard to resist. They do such marvelous things. Who hasn’t watched those … Continue reading →

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Haste Makes Waste

Posted on 08/25/2009 by chick

There’s nothing like trying to put a baby to sleep at night to teach you the wisdom of “haste makes waste.” No matter how tired you are, no matter how badly you want to put the snoozing baby into his … Continue reading →

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Marple-icious

Posted on 08/24/2009 by chick

Below is the complete list of Miss Marple stories (thanks to agathachristie.com for the information). Some titles are novels and some are short stories. The first story in which Miss Marple appeared, “The Tuesday Night Club,” is found in a … Continue reading →

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Egad!

Posted on 08/23/2009 by chick

I have let Time, the Move, and the Baby blind me to the reality of my book problem. So many of my books were hidden in boxes, I forgot how many I had. Last night, we moved a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Still Reading, Still Writing

Posted on 08/22/2009 by chick

I am once again far behind on my reading posts. I will try to get caught up now. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding Grade: A- This is the sequel to Bridget Jones’s Diary. One always takes … Continue reading →

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Accidental Puns

Posted on 08/21/2009 by chick

I pun all the time, but I hardly ever mean to. My brain just comes up with the puns on its own. For example, my husband and I are thinking about buying a dehumidifier for our new home. Price is … Continue reading →

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A Touchy Subject

Posted on 08/20/2009 by chick

I have always believed that women should have all rights to their bodies, including the right not to carry an unwanted child. The fact is, biology is working against women in a cruel way. First, a woman can be made … Continue reading →

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Taking Back Our Lives

Posted on 08/19/2009 by chick

When Baby was first born, it seemed as though our lives were over. Baby took everything. He took our freedom and our free time, our money and our sleep, our thoughts and our energies, and even my looks. He took … Continue reading →

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