It is summer in Poplar and everyone is trying to stay cool. Sister Julienne delivers a boy to the Prendergast family while the father prays in the other room. At Dr. Turner’s office, the doctor is getting overwhelmed. There are… Continue Reading
At the clinic, the nuns and nurses are getting ready for the day, but nobody knows where Trixie is. Nurse Crane proclaims about the need to move the mothers along faster than they usually do, and Shelagh complains about this… Continue Reading
As I watch the news and just live life day to day, I notice that regardless of the country, ethnicity, social strata or economic development, children are pretty much welcomed into this world with unmitigated joy. Then life happens. What… Continue Reading
Meet Brian Grigsby. Full disclosure: he’s my much older fraternal twin brother (by 3 minutes). Brian is a teacher at Shasta High School and the 2014 recipient of the National Space Club Explorer’s Award and has hit me in the… Continue Reading
Peter Noakes is conducting a meeting of the civil defense brigade when a rat scurries into the middle of the group of men and everybody freaks out. The rat is clobbered by one of the men, and Noakes thanks him.… Continue Reading
Friday, April 10 The Blackwell Brothers at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 8:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Ashley MacDonald performs at Kelly’s Pub and Wine Bar in Redding at 8 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 223-3165. Sami Jo at the California Brewing Company in Palo Cedro at 6:00 p.m. All ages. (530) 222-2739. Crary, Evans,… Continue Reading
This is a recap. There are major spoilers here. Sister Julienne is tending flowers in the garden when the skies open up into a downpour, and she is suddenly drenched. She goes inside to change, and finds there is a… Continue Reading
In February I sat down to write a piece about love. Well, it was Valentine’s Day after all. I hadn’t written anything productive for a few weeks, so I put on my self-discipline hat and set to work. Oh, I… Continue Reading
This is a recap. There are major spoilers here. Nurse Patsy Mount delivers a baby and returns to Nonnatus House early in the morning, while Trixie is getting ready. A call comes in, and Trixie takes it. A woman is… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 1 Chico Breaks the Record! at the Tackle Box in Chico will be happening around the clock. It’s an effort to break the current Guinness World Record for “Longest Multi-Artist Concert” of 15 days, 12 hours, and is the brainchild of Julian Ruck. 21 and… Continue Reading
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