Currently Reading

Fiction
"Pollyanna's Western Adventure"
by Harriet Lummis Smith
{Series, continuation}
[commissioned by the original publisher after the death of Eleanor H. Porter]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"
by Evan Esar **************************
Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
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Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"Pollyanna's Debt of Honor"

by Harriet Lummis Smith
{Series, continuation}
[commissioned by

the original publisher after the death of Eleanor H. Porter]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"

by Evan Esar
************************** Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
********************

Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"Pollyanna's Jewels"

by Harriet Lummis Smith
{Series, continuation}
[commissioned by

the original publisher after the death of Eleanor H. Porter]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"

by Evan Esar
************************** Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
********************

Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms"

by Harriet Lummis Smith
{Series, continuation}
[commissioned by

the original publisher after the death of Eleanor H. Porter]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"

by Evan Esar
************************** Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
********************

Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"storm warning"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"
by Evan Esar
**************************
Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ********************
Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"jazz off-key"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"
by Evan Esar
**************************
Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ********************
Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"upsetting annie"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"
by Evan Esar
**************************
Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ********************
Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Although this blog is on hiatus, I'm continuing with this list
Fiction
"grace under pressure"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Humorous English"
by Evan Esar
**************************
Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ********************
Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Here's The Announcement I Promised Last Night

This blog will be on hiatus for awhile so that I can concentrate on my two, yes two, new blogs. I'll be honest; I was planning just one new blog L'CHAYIM!!! TO LIFE!!!, which celebrates life, Catholicism, and my Jewish heritage, but I also ended up making a blog dedicated to my writings. Rochelle's Writings/Wrochelle's Ritings.

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

There will be a big change tomorrow!

Currently Reading

Fiction
"just jazz"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Why Did They Name It?"
by Hannah Campbell
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Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
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Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction
"love, annie"
(title is in lower case)
by Dandi Daley Mackall
{Blog On series}
[Christian themes (Protestant)]
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Non-Fiction: General
"Why Did They Name It?"
by Hannah Campbell
**************************
Non-fiction: Catholic
"True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
by St. Louis de Montfort
********************
Non-fiction: Jewish
"Pirkei Avos Treasury"
(long term reading)

Scheduling Change

Up until now, I have been posting something here every day, even if just a sentence or two. In some cases, I was blogging for the sake of blogging, and, I must admit, even I find some of my posts boring. Sort of reminds me of this cartoon. Note: If that mouse preacher wants to learn how to give a good sermon, he should watch EWTN! That is, of course, if comic strip mice watch tv.
But I digress.
Okay. No more blogging just to blog, no more posting just to post. There may not be a new post every day from now on, but I will be blogging at least once a week.

Accidental Deletion

I accidentally deleted my "Books Read In The Past Week" list. Thank God, that's all I deleted.

"Inconvenient people" and the rising "Obligation to Die Movement"

"Inconvenient people" and the rising "Obligation to Die Movement" Now this is scary, and that's putting it mildly!

Restructuring

I am reconfiguring this blog, and placing the links to some of my most frequently used labels on their own pages. I'm placing the links, rather than the posts, to save time and space. The links to my pages are below the title of this blog.

Games, Online and Offline

I played "Gold Miner Holiday Haul" on grab.com today, mostly because I hadn't played that for some time. I purchased "Mah Jong Suite" to play offline. I love to play Mah Jong on the computer.

Currently Reading

Fiction "Pollyanna Grows Up" by Eleanor H. Porter (the latter part of the book, which takes place AFTER "Pollyanna at Six Star Ranch" by Virginia May Moffitt) ############################## Non-Fiction: General "Why Did They Name It?" by Hannah Campbell ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction "Pollyanna at Six Star Ranch" by Virginia May Moffitt [Fill-in] {see More about the Pollyanna Books} ############################## Non-Fiction: General "Why Did They Name It?" by Hannah Campbell ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Cats and Computers

Winky just printed something; he stepped on just the right buttons! Then, intrigued by the sound, he started to SMELL the printer! Mom and I have been a bit unhappy because lately the printer hasn't worked very well, but now I can say thank God the paper wasn't wasted!

My New Coffeemaker

I love waking up and having my coffee ready! However, the coffee isn't perfect; I need to adjust the amount of coffee grounds and water I use. Mom also noticed a difference with her new coffeemaker. (not programmable)

DVR

Mom and I got a DVR yesterday. It was my idea, so I'm paying the monthly charge. This cuts into my book-buying money, but that doesn't matter. Thank God, there are so many inexpensive used books available. The DVR is connected to Mom's TV in the living room; both of us watch it. I've already set it to record her shows, and mine. Most of my programs are on EWTN. Is anyone surprised?

Currently Reading

Fiction "Pollyanna Grows Up" by Eleanor H. Porter [Chapters 1-15] {see More about the Pollyanna Books} ############################## Non-Fiction: General "Why Did They Name It?" by Hannah Campbell ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

More About the "Pollyanna" Books

There are, so far, 14 or 15 books in the POLLYANNA SERIES, depending on whether or not you include "Six Star Ranch". {I'm going to buy all of the books, and just received "Pollyanna in Hollywood" in today's mail.} Pollyanna doesn't appear in "Six Star Ranch", nor is she so much as mentioned, but the publisher began to list it as part of the series after the publication of the fill-in title, "Pollyanna at Six Star Ranch". This book fills, in part, a gap of 3 or so years in "Pollyanna Grows Up", which I am reading, in part, at this time. In part? Yes, because I'm only reading the first 15 chapters now. When I finish the 15th chapter, I will read "Pollyanna at Six Star Ranch", and then resume "Pollyanna Grows Up". This may seem a bit confusing, but I want to stick, as much as possible, to the chronology of Pollyanna's story.

Coffee Maker

I mentioned in an earlier POST that I was going to get a programmable coffemaker. Well, I ordered it, and it came today. Tomorrow morning, I will wake up to the rich brown smell of coffee brewing! Now that is incentive (inSCENTive?) to get out of bed!

NOT a Happy Anniversary

On this day in 1960, the FDA approved "the pill". In his homily today on EWTN, Fr. Miguel pointed out the irony of this anniversary occurring on Mothers' Day. Irony indeed! Very tragic irony.

Currently Reading

Fiction "Six Star Ranch", aka "Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch" by Eleanor H. Porter ############################## Non-Fiction: General "Why Did They Name It?" by Hannah Campbell ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction "Six Star Ranch", aka "Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch" by Eleanor H. Porter ############################## Non-Fiction: General None at the moment ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction "Andy Blake" aka "Andy Blake in Advertising" aka "The Adventures of Advertising Andy" by Leo Edwards ( originally published as a serial in "American Boy" under his real name, Edward Edson Lee) [first-time read] ############################## Non-Fiction: General "Modern Advertising" by Earnest Elmo Calkins and Ralph Holden (published in 1905!) [first-time read ] { reading online } ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Currently Reading

Fiction "Andy Blake" aka "Andy Blake in Advertising" by Leo Edwards ( originally published as a serial in "American Boy" under his real name, Edward Edson Lee) [first-time read] ############################## Non-Fiction: General None at the moment ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort [ online {until I get the book} ] ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

R.I.P Helen Wagner

I thought I posted this yesterday, but apparently I didn't! HELEN WAGNER To call Helen Wagner a soap opera veteran, and to call Nancy Hughes a matriarch, would be gross understatements. She spoke the very first line on "As The World Turns", and made the "Guinness Book of Records" for playing the same character longer than any other actor. I hope that there will be fitting memorials, both on ATWT and at this year's Daytime Emmy Awards Ceremony.

Currently Reading

Fiction "Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. Porter. { I've already posted my adaptation of the Glad Game.} ############################## Non-Fiction: General None at the moment ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort [ online {until I get the book} ] ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)

Girls' Series

I came across this LIST. I'm going to see which of the older books are available online. I love discovering old, forgotten books.

Currently Reading

Fiction: "The Sixth Form at St. Clare's" by Pamela Cox {continuation of Enid Blyton's series} ############################## Non-Fiction: General None at the moment ################################ Non-fiction: Catholic "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort [ online {until I get the book} ] ################################### Non-fiction: Jewish "Pirkei Avos Treasury" (long term reading)