Monthly Archives: September 2011
Friedrich van Pelt
by cheri block More than once in my life I have been compared to Charles Schultz’s Lucy van Pelt. Maybe the comparison began in 1963 when I was running for Vice-President of Centerville Junior High. Except for my big wiseacre … Continue reading
Quebec City
by cheri block Tonight, as is customary during our fall months– before winter’s chill hovers and then settles into the meadow, silencing the fall breezes that blow ten-thousand leaves off the sycamore trees– the crickets grate a syncopated tune with … Continue reading
Part One: Bloggers meet for a drink in Montreal: the charming Mr. Costopoulos
by cheri block Le Judge and I fell in love with French Canada when we visited the Acadian part of Nova Scotia two years ago. You may remember that Le Judge thought we were traveling to the location of Annie … Continue reading
Flying Continental-United Airlines: A bag’s perspective
by cheri block Here I am in Jordan. That’s right. Amman, Jordan. I’m wedged among others who don’t speak my language in the hanger of the Royal Jordanian Airlines. My arduous odyssey began innocently enough in Quebec when The Judge … Continue reading
