Forgotten Classics

In which we go for a walk, attend church, and are always mysteriously transported somewhere else! Episode 360, The Wind Boy, chapters 7-8 (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for a girl from the mountains, coppery gold hair, sandals, sculptors, new friends, and the Wind Boy. This story is in the public domain. Podcast Highlight The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

In which we discover just what those fancy sandals can do, visit the Clear Land, and meet The Artist. Episode 359, The Wind Boy, chapters 5-6 (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for a girl from the mountains, coppery gold hair, sandals, sculptors, new friends, and the Wind Boy. This story is in the public domain. Podcast Highlight Rachel Watches Star Trek

In which Autumn brings migration, roasted corn, and the choreman.Episode 231, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, September-October (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).Podcast Highlight Revolutions

In which baseballs are encouraged to break windows and we hear an unusual story from Civil War days is told.Episode 230, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, August (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).Podcast Highlight Revolutions

In which it is summer in Vermont so get ready for picnics, July 4th, and new-picked peas.Episode 229, Mrs. Appleyard's Year, June-July (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).Podcast Highlight Uvula Audio - The Lone Ranger Rides

In which we drive into the country, consider the elm,and think about baby talk.Episode 227, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 5 - May (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).Podcast Highlight I'll Have the Cheeseburger Other Links  Great Courses on Audible LibriVox new recordings

In which we consider hand towels, gray days, sick days, and the British telephone.Episode 226, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 3-4 - March-April (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).

A bit of In the Steps of St. Paul by H.V. Morton(listen or download from link above)According to Webster la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\ Function: noun Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added Date: 1844 : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

In which we consider hand towels, gray days, sick days, and the British telephone.Episode 225, Mrs. Appleyard's Year ch. 2 - February (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).Highlights Audiobooks

A bit of More Scenes from the Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg.  (I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine review program ...(listen or download from link above)According to Webster la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\ Function: noun Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added Date: 1844 : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

In which we meet the Appleyards and consider Mrs. Appleyard's New Year's resolutions.Episode 224, Mrs. Appleyard's Year intro - ch. 1 (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: G for charm, humor, and 1941 lifeThis story is in the public domain as far as I can ascertain. If I am incorrect in my findings, please contact me (my email is in the sidebar).NOTEI'm out of town for a couple of weeks and will close comments until I get back just to avoid spamming problems.

In which Doan and Carstairs solve not just one mystery, but all of them. Episode 223, The Mouse in the Mountain, Finale (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: PG for violence and suggested sexuality Author information: Thrilling Detective,  Rue Morgue Press, Black Mask Magazine.This story is in the public domain. Download it free here.Or here.Podcast Highlights Welcome to Night ValeOther Links Episode 73: Mrs. Appleyard's KitchenLibriVox

In which there are one aviator, two brothers, and three daughters (with a little Pig Latin thrown in). Episode 222, The Mouse in the Mountain, chapters 11-13 (download or listen via this link) Book Information Story rating: PG for violence and suggested sexuality Author information: Thrilling Detective,  Rue Morgue Press, Black Mask Magazine.This story is in the public domain. Download it free here.Or here.Podcast Highlights Exploring Music

In which there is murder, mayhem, and a missing person in the night ...  and a mysterious umbrella. Episode 221, The Mouse in the Mountain, chapter 10 (download or listen via this link)Book Information Story rating: PG for violence and suggested sexuality Author information: Thrilling Detective,  Rue Morgue Press, Black Mask Magazine.This story is in the public domain. Download it free here.Or here.Podcast Highlights Myths and History of Ancient GreeceLegends of King Arthur and His Knights

In which Doan and Carstairs rejoin the tourists ... and the plot thickens. Episode 220, The Mouse in the Mountain, chapter 9 (download or listen via this link)Book Information Story rating: PG for violence and suggested sexuality Author information: Thrilling Detective,  Rue Morgue Press, Black Mask Magazine.This story is in the public domain. Download it free here.Or here.Highlights World War Z by Max BrooksThe Canterbury Tales: a retelling by Peter Ackroyd