SPOILER ALERT: WE’RE REVEALING THE MURDERER… REALLY…STOP NOW IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!! Okay, I warned you… The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) This was the novel that established Agatha Christie’s mystery-writing reputation. As mentioned in my earlier post (part 1 – Product of a Golden Age), Christie had written five mystery novels before(…)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, pt 1: product of a Golden Age
We all know who Agatha Christie is, but in case you’re unfamiliar with specifics, here are some facts you might find of interest: Her lifetime body of work: 66 novels and 15 short story collections. She wrote novels for over 50 years, from 1920 to 1975. Her stageplay (also in novella form), The Mousetrap, holds the record(…)
Jazz up Your Strawberries!
Happy Friday! Here’s a quick recipe for dressing up your strawberries in summer style. Have a great weekend! Red,White and Blue Strawberries Ingredients: 2 lbs of strawberries, washed and blotted dry 12oz pkg of white chocolate chips blue decorating sugar, poured into a small bowl Directions: Line a baking sheet or jelly roll pan with(…)
Show Me the Money: 19thc bank robbers and counterfeiters
While I’m bouncing back from my previous week of R&R (hint: fridge re-stocking and massive laundry are involved), here’s a re-post about bank robbers and counterfeiters in the 19th century that you may find interesting. Enjoy! *************************** Some 19th century criminals weren’t as smooth and polished as the “Sting” style con-men (and women), or the(…)
Cookie Pizza, aka Adventures in Kid Decadence
There are a lot of perks to having kids. 1) You get to goof off in the name of “hands-on parenting.” I’d look kind of silly doing a science experiment with a bottle, pen cap, sculpting clay, paper clips, flossers, and LOTS of water…everywhere – without a kid next to me. I’m sure I looked(…)