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Joy

Keats – in Ode on a Grecian Urn – makes the point that the joy is in the anticipation. If … Read More

I-95 Driving Notes

Yesterday: here to Brooklyn – 7 hours. Today: return trip – 3 hours 50 minutes. And here’s a recent Up On … Read More

Ribbons and Bows

Here’s Archie “wrapping presents”, according to his human companion (a very good friend of mine). (And I really liked Rebecca’s … Read More

Beginnings

On Sunday we do beginnings. Since we’ve already done the beginning of Up On The Woof Top (the new Chet … Read More

Trilogy?

Could you call this a Christmas trilogy? (Hanukkah also plays a role.) Maybe not, since Santa 365 is a short … Read More

Chetish

Are the Chet and Bernie mysteries cozies? I would say no. The angle of entry is hardboiled, if I may … Read More

Beginnings

On Sunday we do beginnings, taking a look at the start of a Peter Abrahams novel, including those written under … Read More

Reindeer Games

“Where are they all?” “Who?” “Blitzen, Comet, all the rest of them. Have they gone missing, too?” “Oh, no. They … Read More

Mitch (More)

Many thanks to Ellen Rohrbaugh Walter for sending this, re Mitch, Chet’s December Friend of the Month. (Don’t forget this … Read More

Ornaments

First, there seems to be interest in getting the Christmas decorations like those shown here yesterday. They were made and … Read More

The Iggy Chronicles

Iggy is a dog who doesn’t get out much, so it’s big news when elderly Mr. Parsons knocks on Bernie’s door to say that Iggy has vanished. In the search for Iggy, Chet and Bernie find Mrs. Parsons unconscious on her bedroom floor, in need of urgent medical care. But it’s only when they arrive at the hospital that things get really interesting.

With a jewel thief making short work of hospital patients’ valuables, it seems that Iggy is not alone in disappearing right out from under somebody’s nose. Suspects are plentiful and witnesses are few. But when little Iggy reappears, tail wagging, it turns out he holds the key to solving the entire affair.

In addition to a clever caper and the return of much beloved characters, this gem of a short story is a testament to the enduring power of friendship in all its forms: neighbor to neighbor, man to dog, dog to dog. Here is a treat you’ll devour in one sitting—rather like Chet with a juicy steak that’s been momentarily left unattended!

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