Tall Tales from Kansas
My name is Carol. I live in Kansas. I write about stuff that happens to me as I walk through the world. Most of it is true.

Category: holidays
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If you are sitting alone, looking at the fire tonight, while you wait for Santa to make a delivery, may I suggest you listen to Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie? Written in 1938 it’s a timeless classic. Who killed Simeon Lee inside the locked room in an old English mansion in the countryside? Was…
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Santa was giving out hugs at the Holiday Farmers Market in Lawrence on Saturday. I was second in line after Karen Pendleton, creator of those fabulous gourds in the photo below. They also had paperwhites, in the proper containers, with clear instructions on what to do with them when you got them home. Which is…
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This walk on a day in late November, showcases perfectly the beauty of the season. Gray-ish sky turning blue by spells, the gold/wheat/tan/browns of the grasses, the turned leaves that are nonetheless spectacular, especially against the water and the sky. The dark branches of the trees. As a special treat, how about that great blue…