Author Archives: Liza Blue

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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The Art of Relaxing

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Liza Blue

For the past 10 days around the Christmas holiday, I have been on a serious jigsaw puzzle jag, assembling 6 puzzles totaling several thousand pieces. I have put together two Amish farm scenes, fall in Vermont, a scene of colorful … Continue reading →

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Pass the Orange

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Liza Blue

Between Christmas and New Year’s our family traditionally gathers at our cabin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) along the shores of Lake Superior. Several other families have the same tradition, and therefore New Year’s has been celebrated with the same … Continue reading →

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Chapter 20: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Liza Blue

Prior chapters of the murder mystery are filed in the “murder mystery”category in the menu on the right. We pulled into the expansive circular driveway in tandem. This time the driveway was vacant, and Sam had wisely decided to park … Continue reading →

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Chapters 18-19: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Liza Blue

Prior chapters can be found in the category “Murder Mystery.” Chapter 18 I started to make a pile of the green puzzle pieces that looked like the grass and trees, and I noticed that Goddard was doing the same with … Continue reading →

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Deal or No Deal

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Liza Blue

The game show “Deal or No Deal” premiered in 2005, and NBC took advantage of its faddish popularity by airing it at least twice a week in primetime. By 2008, it died of overexposure, joining Who Wants to Be a … Continue reading →

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Chapters 16-17: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Liza Blue

Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club murder mystery can be found in the Murder Mystery category listed on the right. We walked into the café together with my shoulder propping Goddard up.  Fanny took one look at him and … Continue reading →

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Cwazy Wabbits

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Liza Blue

  As my husband can attest, I am not an everyday cook, but I do enjoy cooking for a special occasion. But then Nick wonders why I experiment on dinner guests. My answer is that my cooking is a “one … Continue reading →

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Chapters 13-15: Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Liza Blue

Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery are filed in the murder mystery category.   I was startled to see that it was already 4:30 PM.  I would have to hustle back to Goddard’s studio to make sure that … Continue reading →

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