May’s Mutterings: Rants and Ramblings
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Book review: Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars actual rating I adore Georgette Heyer Regency romances, and I am very fond of her mysteries as well. This particular one is completely representative of Heyer mysteries. There is a large quantity of witty dialogue, acute and funny commentary on…
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Book review: Code Girls: The Untold Story of American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy My rating: 4 of 5 stars One of my (achievable) New Year’s resolutions is to read more non-fiction. “Code Girls” was a wonderful place to start. The author paints a detailed and knowledgeable picture of…
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2018 New Year’s Eve Dinner at Métier (Washington, DC)
As consolation for not being able to go to Hawaii over holiday break (a First World problem, I know), we celebrated New Year’s Eve with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Métier, the younger sibling of Kinship, headed up by Chef Eric Ziebold and his wife, Celia Laurent. To our delight, the kids decided…
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Christmas 2018
Christmas 2018 will go down in the family chronicles as the Christmas with an (Over) Abundance of Lintotts. :). Jim’s mother, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew all joined us for our Christmas celebration. It was the first time in many years that the three grandchildren all spent Christmas with their grandmother, and it was lovely that…
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Book review: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in Sherry Thomas’s Lady Sherlock series, and I think it is even better than the first. Or, rather, the mystery is even better. The first book suffered (relatively speaking, as it was excellent) from having to set…
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Thanksgiving 2018
We love Thanksgiving. In particular, we love hosting Thanksgiving—the more, the merrier (especially for the extroverts in the family). This year, we sat 32 people for dinner, including several new attendees! (It’s always lovely to discover new orphans to welcome to Thanksgiving as well as welcoming back returning orphans.) Here is the complete Thanksgiving menu…
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Book review: Devil’s Brood by Sharon Kay Penman
Devil’s Brood by Sharon Kay Penman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sharon Penman is one of my favorite authors (she ranks up there with Jane Austen and J.R.R. Tolkien) and certainly my favorite author of historical fiction. Devil’s Brood describes the internecine warfare and deteriorating family relationships of the sons of Henry II and…
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Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Becoming an Eagle Scout is the pinnacle of a Boy Scout’s career and only a small fraction of those who start out in Boy Scouts achieve it. We are the proud parents of an Eagle Scout whose Court of Honor was held on October 22. But, first, an aside. The Court of Honor is the…
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Book review: The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been meaning to read this book for a long time, as it came highly recommended by both my kids. After reading it, I can see why. The author has written a loose structure of a novel in order…
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Book review: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean My rating: 4 of 5 stars As you can tell from my Goodreads shelves, I read a lot of Regency romances. I love them–they are light, frothy, and “spoiler alert” always have a happy ending. :). Occasionally, one comes along that has more depth than normal in this…
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