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Location Isn’t Everything

Posted on 10/03/2010 by chick

It is a gray day. Chilly. Not the kind of day that draws you out of the house. I wish I were at the seaside enjoying the sun. Replies Poirot, The sun shines. The sea is blue. But you forget … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Own Business

Posted on 09/26/2010 by chick

Poirot knew what he was about. Murder is my business. And it is my business before it has happened as well as afterward. From “Wasps’ Nest”

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The Weekly Poirot

Posted on 09/19/2010 by chick

How far would I have to go back in my memory to reach a time when I didn’t know who Agatha Christie was?  I remember playing Trivial Pursuit while on vacation at my grandparents’ lake cottage. I was maybe 10 … Continue reading →

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Reading on the Web

Posted on 05/01/2010 by chick

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Grade: A+ Charlotte’s Web is one of the most charming books I’ve ever read. No wonder it’s #1 on the list of top children’s books. I remembered enough from my last reading (some 20+ years … Continue reading →

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Good Fortune

Posted on 01/24/2010 by chick

We had Chinese food for dinner the other night and I liked the fortune that came in my fortune cookie. I looked for the little scrap of paper today because I wanted to share that precious pearl of Ancient Chinese … Continue reading →

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The Marplethon Moves On

Posted on 01/18/2010 by chick

The Mousetrap (a.k.a. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories) by Agatha Christie Grade: A I enjoyed this collection of short stories by Agatha Christie. She had a good sense of humor and I agreed wholeheartedly with the character named Giles … Continue reading →

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More Murder, More Marple

Posted on 11/03/2009 by chick

Murder With Mirrors (a.k.a. They Do It With Mirrors) by Agatha Christie Grade: B So difficult, isn’t it? To be clear about anything, I mean. Because if you’re looking at one thing, you can’t be looking at another. And one … Continue reading →

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Feeling Stretched

Posted on 10/19/2009 by chick

I feel all thin, sort of stretched…like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.—Bilbo in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien I feel like that some days. To use that quote is to compare our son … 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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Puzzling Thoughts

Posted on 08/16/2009 by chick

Writing is like a puzzle, isn’t it?—Faithful Reader That’s what he said to me last night when he looked over and saw me toying with a block of text. Writing is a sort of puzzle, one with constantly shifting pieces. … Continue reading →

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