Author Archives: Liza Blue

Snappers and Me

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Liza Blue

For any of you who vacation at a lake, this story may seem familiar, you have probably had some encounter with a snapping turtle.  My story begins at the end of a long hike around a mountain in the Upper … Continue reading →

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Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery: Chapters 26 and 27

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Liza Blue

Chapter 26 My nap at Ralph and Fanny’s had put me off kilter and I was wide awake at 5:30 AM, the kind of wide awake where I knew that I might as well get up.  I made some coffee … Continue reading →

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Now Thank We All Our Sphincters

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Liza Blue

Now Thank We All Our Sphincters Last week son Ned sent me a link to a blog posting with the note – “Mom, I thought this was funny – it seemed like something you might write.”  The essay was entitled:  … Continue reading →

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Chapters 24-25: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Liza Blue

Chapter 24 It was 5:30 as I headed back along the coast highway.  It was an absolutely spectacular sunset.  A veil of clouds hovered over the horizon sending luminous beams upward.  When I was a kid, my father used to … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeves

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Liza Blue

I am currently spinning my way closer to another complete lap around the sun, closing in on the only birthday that is divisible by the first six numbers– a landmark event that should prompt reflection on the chaotic jumble of … Continue reading →

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Chapter 23: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Liza Blue

Prior chapters of the Murder Mystery can be found be clicking on the Murder Mystery category on the right. I checked my watch – it was 4 PM.  I would’ve loved to call it quits and settle in with Ralph and … Continue reading →

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Best in Show

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Liza Blue

A couple of weeks ago, Nick and I found the TV offerings particularly desolate and we struggled to stitch together a reasonable combination of a primary TV show and a toggling alternative. After much flailing about, we hit upon the … Continue reading →

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Chapter 22: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Liza Blue

For prior chapters, click on the “Murder Mystery” category to the right. I got back into the car and headed north again.  I thought that it’d be helpful to find out a bit more about the Murphy finances.  Actually, if the … Continue reading →

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Mac ‘N Cheese

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Liza Blue

This January we met our children and their significant others in Hawaii for a delayed Christmas vacation, primarily because Hawaii emerged as the midpoint of our scattered lives. Ned and Emily joined us from China, while Frances and Dan traveled … Continue reading →

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Chapter 21: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Liza Blue

I pulled my car over and parked on the shoulder, took a deep breath, sighed, closed my eyes and rested my head on the steering wheel. I could generally divide cases into three categories, those where I was in control of … Continue reading →

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