Valentine
It’s Valentine’s Day. So I’m sure all of us Nancy Drew fans are thinking the same thing… Secret of Shadow Ranch! Why? Because that book could have easily gone by the title “The Legend of Dirk Valentine.” You haven’t heard … Continued
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The Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, when we usher in The Year of the Rooster. Here in the neighborhood, we have always had a fondness for roosters. We put them on mailboxes and fence posts. We put them on … Continued
Chinese New Year begins this Saturday — the Year of the Rooster. Let’s celebrate by looking at a few of the Nancy Drew books that involve Chinese culture. More specifically, three of the ones that involve encounters with Chinese dragons. … Continued
Tonight is the longest night of the year. Which means that tomorrow, the daylight hours will lengthen just a bit. And the next day will be even longer… Still, if today is feeling too short, and the night too dark, … Continued
It’s Christmastime and the neighborhood is looking quite elegant. There are silver and gold bows on mailboxes. Scarlet ribbons on lamp posts. Twinkling lights on porch railings. And then there’s the inflatable reindeer flattening Grandma with a steamroller. I love … Continued
If one wreath is good, two wreaths are twice as nice.
Nothing says Thanksgiving like an Oreo turkey. Happy Thanksgiving from my house to yours.
I love Thanksgiving inflatables. Because that’s how I feel after Thanksgiving dinner. Inflatable.
Cranberries. Yeah, we don’t grow those down here. Nor do we have Plymouth Rock. Or Pilgrims, for that matter. But we do have Southern hospitality. And what is Thanksgiving Day about if it’s not about hospitality, graciousness and gratefulness? Oh, … Continued