The Children’s Hour

September 26, 2011

Alice once had a teacher who disliked her so much that, when she couldn’t answer a question in Civics class, he threw a book at her.

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More Mix-Ups (continued)

September 19, 2011

Mix-Up #3

Ever since she thought she found a grasshopper on her plate, Celia has been suspicious of the food served in the dining room at The Place. Read the rest of this entry »

More Mix-Ups

September 15, 2011

They happen. (See the first Mix-Up post.)

Some new examples:

Mix-Up #1

The staff at The Place will do laundry for a fee. Alice doesn’t trust them with the clothes she wears to the dining room (those fall under my laundry duties), but she does let the staff wash her nightgowns and towels.

The other day, I came for a visit and she showed me a nightgown that had been returned from the laundry room with a strange mark, a few holes, and some brown spots on it. This is not a very good photograph, but it’s all I have. Read the rest of this entry »

Cows Gone Wild – Update

September 12, 2011

Thinking about the old West reminds me that there’s news about Yvonne, the runaway Bavarian cow (see Cows Gone Wild).
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The Mystery of the Ugly Vest

September 8, 2011

All week Alice has been puzzling over a wool vest Mr. Fickle has been wearing to the dining room, despite temperatures in the 90s. Read the rest of this entry »

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