Monthly Archives: February 2019

Dispatch from the Village

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Marion

That’s the Barlow on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Those metal spans you see in the water and at the edge of the water on the left are flood doors, meant to act like sandbags and hold the water out of … Continue reading →

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Bad Times at the El Royale

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Marion

Contains Spoilers! I watched Bad Times at the El Royale last weekend. It was a strange viewing experience: stagey, typey, talky and violent. I’m putting it in the “Liked It” Category. The El Royale is a gimmicky hotel set right … Continue reading →

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Little White Lies

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Marion

A couple of years ago, in the wake of thrillers with names like The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins) and The Woman in Cabin Ten (Ruth Ware), a new thriller appeared on the market and became an automatic best … Continue reading →

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Lethal White; Lethally Boring

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Marion

Lethal White is the fourth Cormoran Strike mystery novel by Robert Galbraith, a pseudonym for a fairly well-known fantasy writer, J.K. Rowling. Rowling left behind the YA world of Harry Potter (you may have heard of him) and started writing … Continue reading →

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The Newest One

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Marion

My faithful Lenovo Yoga, which served as my main computer for more years than I really remember, finally went to meet its silicon ancestors. Before that, my baby laptop had started giving me problems, so I had bought a Dell … Continue reading →

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