Mr. Otto Kelland
A while back, I was looking online for a family in response to a query. I found them. A note on their kinship chart said the wife was sister of…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 25/12)
It's all about Maria! Monday, very first scene: Negligee-clad Maria comes slinking out of the bedroom to the couch where Marcus sits looking fretful. Hey big boy what’s the problem,…
Reading History
Well-written and well-researched historical fiction gives the reader a two-fer: a good story and a history lesson that you may have slept through during school. Recently, I’ve been living in…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 18/12)
Mrs. Guy Fawkes I love Lewis when he ceases being Mr. Suave and Urbane. Oh, I love him when he is Mr. Slick too. But this week, he showed himself…
Hens movin’ on up
Hens movin' again. That’s what happens when you’ve got wheels on your coop, you get itchy claws. There have been some awfully cold days and nights the past couple weeks.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 11/12)
Greek Night Tuesday: Roy looking through the debris of Greek Night, picks up a broken object. It’s a model train car – a 5th anniversary gift from Hayley. Mary says…
Poppies
My dad had a whole collection of poppies. Mom kept the ones that we bought every year and pinned them on the top of a wallhanging in the dining room.…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Nov. 4/12)
Visuals There were a lot of great visuals this week. The end of the week, of course. Sophie with coked-up, pity-partying Ryan on the highway as traffic whizzes past. Then…