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Kurland St. Mary mystery series (and an explanation of cozy mysteries)
Catherine Lloyd, 2013-2021 Cozy Mystery This series is regency-set historical mysteries. They are all set in the rich countryside out of London. In Death Comes to the Village, the first book of the series, a wounded soldier and the rector’s daughter find strange happenings in the small village of Kurland St. Mary. Major Robert Kurland…
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The Ideal Life
Remember those pictures of pastoral beauty with farms dotting the countryside in every Ideals? Small (by today’s standards) silos proudly watch over the farmstead. Trees mark yards and creeks. Roads with miniscule tractors and pickups forever driving on them… All the crops are growing… Rivers wind through the countryside…. Farmyards are mowed and trimmed… The…
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50 Books with Mature Protagonists
Children typically like to read books with protagonists a couple years older than they are. This hopefully teaches them something about what life will be like as they grow older. I have been a typical reader most of my life, until one day I noticed that the heroines had gotten stuck somewhere under forty, while…
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A couple book reviews (and what to do on trips)
When Mischief Came to Town Katrina Nannestad, 2015 Children’s fiction The year is 1911. Orphaned 10 year old Inge Marie is sent to live with her grandmother on a remote island in the village of Bornholm, Denmark. Her enthusiasm and sweet outlook ends up changing the climate of the town. She bring joy and laughter…
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Come Go Along to Bible School
Last Sunday evening I attended a Vacation Bible School Rally. About ten people were asked to bring memories, songs or Bible verses from their Bible School days. We sang out of VBS songbooks, including a round song. There was time for volunteers to bring memories or thoughts. Some encouraged the ones who would be attending…
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Reading Dilemmas
This is an article that Liz and I wrote together awhile back. It still has good bookish information in it. Liz is in regular font and Eva is in italics. At the beginning of 2021 I made the resolution to read only fiction this year. My inspiration came from an article about how to choose…
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