Monthly Archives: October 2013
ffb: Terror in the House – The Early Kuttner Volume One
this is the 125th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Terror in the House – The Early Kuttner Volume One by Henry Kuttner, edited by Stephen Haffner, preface by Richard Matheson, Haffner Press 2010 hardcover, cover Art … Continue reading
How do you celebrate Halloween (All Hallow’s Day)?
We don’t do much. We carve a pumpkin, put a candle in it and put it out front. We buy some candy for the neighborhood kids. We don’t get a lot of people at the door and we don’t want … Continue reading
New Arrivals, Current Reading October 21 – 27, 2013
NEW ARRIVALS: I didn’t buy any books. I didn’t have any pre-orders arrive. So, good for me on my buy less, start less, finish more plan. However, I had a birthday. For a reader that means at least one book; in this … Continue reading
Saturday was my birthday
I turned mumble-mumble years old. Seems like an awful lot of years, but they’ve been good ones. I was treated to several gifts (see New Arrivals post on Monday), pot roast, mashed potatoes, salad and cupcakes for dessert. We watched … Continue reading
SF quilt
I designed this quilt with a “planets” feel in mind. After a lot of searching through bins of fabric and much layout work, we were happy with the first (of 3) strip set and did layouts. As Barbara pieced a … Continue reading
New Arrivals, Current Reading October 14 – 20, 2013
NEW ARRIVALS: Nothing this week. I’m trying to buy less, start less, finish more. Hopefully that will mean clearing out some (significant amount of) backlog of partially read books, which always seems to be a problem here. CURRENT READING: I read … Continue reading
Fall in the back yard
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Enjoy. Click for full enjoyment.
ffb: D-99
this is the 123rd in my series of posts on forgotten or seldom read books D-99 by H. B. Fyfe, Pyramid Books 1962 mass paperback I picked this one up last year at Robert’s Books over in Lincoln City, OR … Continue reading
this morning, 7:08 am
We had a really nice sunrise this morning. This is a good place to live.
say, is that…
Is that John Boehner reflected in the mirror, plotting the GOP takeover of, well, something or other? No, probably not, since the cover illustration on this Avon Murder Mystery Monthly is decades old, but still, take a look at that … Continue reading
ffb: Ask A Policeman — a guest post by Art Scott
this is the 122nd in my series of posts on forgotten or seldom read books Ask A Policeman by The Detection Club, © 1933 multiple author mystery A month ago Rick reviewed The Floating Admiral, the Detection Club’s 1931 first go at … Continue reading
Powder 1994 – 2013
He was one terrific cat! Born in Denver, he road tripped to California and finally to Oregon. He had a long life full of love and purring, and could this boy ever purr! If there’s a cat heaven, he has … Continue reading
Governmental shutdown – Republicans vs. ACA
The Republicans in Congress have thrown their little boy tantrum, having decided that Americans don’t need government and should not have affordable medical insurance. They forced a shutdown because they insist on eliminating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which mandates health care for … Continue reading
New Quilt!
Barbara has just finished a new quilt, and it’s a beauty. So I’m showing it to you. Dig it. These things are an incredible amount of work and take a lot of time. She worked on this on and off for over … Continue reading
The Oregonian goes digital
Bah. We were notified a couple months ago that our daily newspaper, the only one here, was going to curtail delivery to a couple days a week and go on-line, still requiring a subscription fee which is within a buck of … Continue reading
The Broken Bullhorn 
