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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Dog Day Halloween
Rosemary has four dogs; Scarlett, the matriarch who is over fifteen years old; Pearl, who is part terrier; Honeybunch and Roxie, two miniature schnauzers. Last year she decided to have a Halloween costume party for the Dogs of Gualala. … Continue reading
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St Orre’s In Autumn
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the best way to inaugurate a retirement is to drive up the coast for a weekend in St Orre’s, so that’s what we did. It was a less than perfect trip for Spouse, … Continue reading
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After Apple Picking
My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree, Toward heaven still, And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples that I didn’t pick upon some bough But I am done … Continue reading
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The Chapter is Ending; The Retirement Party
It was 82 degrees and sunny. the park was not too crowded, but there were plenty of healthy-looking joggers and families with bikes and dogs. By the time we got there, the barbecue was smoking and a dozen people … Continue reading
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Unspoken, by Mari Jungsdedt
I picked up Unspoken, by Mari Jungstedt, at Mockingbird Used Books. This Swedish murder mystery is a later book in a series, something I didn’t realize when I chose it. The book was ably translated by Tiina Nunally. The story … Continue reading
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Big Box of Books
Last night when I got home I found a big box in my chair. It was from the Four-Eyed Frog, and chock full of books! Here’s what was in there: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, a YA fantasy. This has been … Continue reading
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The Reversal
I started reading Michael Connelly’s police procedurals when they first came out in the 1990s, with Concrete Blonde and Black Ice. Harry Bosch, Connelly’s Los Angeles detective, had a shard of darkness in his soul. The LA scene was gritty … Continue reading
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