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• Navy Wife Lecture, or how I almost lost the Cold War

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 7, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  When my husband served in the Navy, way back when dinosaurs roamed Connecticut, technology was rather primitive.  We lived on the Navy base in Groton, Connecticut. Connecticut is where I first encountered truly cold winters and enjoyed the intimacy of… Read More ›

• Students hate math? Ethan Brown is the cure!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 6, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Students hate math? Ethan Brown is the cure!.

• Historic Chicago, still there if you look for it!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 1, 2014 • ( 9 )

  Fellow blogger Jeff Wagg lives in the great city of Chicago.  He is the brains behind the “College of Curiosity”.  Curious is the best word to describe Jeff, if it’s new, old, different or in any way interesting, Jeff want… Read More ›

• Vintage book covers

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 29, 2013 • ( 6 )

  I have been purchasing a few old books from Homestead Books in Marlborough NH simply for the covers.  I was rather shocked that Pineterest and other sites have lots of crafting ideas that involved cutting up beautiful old books.  While… Read More ›

• Krampus Kristmas! Day 5

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 26, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Just to show the Krampus can be as jolly as any elf, here he is taking these happy children on a fun ride! That poor little boy left behind, he’s missing out on all the fun.  He must have been… Read More ›

• Krampus Kristmas! Day 4 (mad gasser edition!)

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  This Krampus has gone high tech, gassing all the bad children!  “Mad gassers” are still a part of legend and folklore, so combining the Krampus with gassing makes for a frightening combination! Related articles Greetings from the Krampus (derexploitation.com) Photos… Read More ›

• Krampus Kristmas, and Merry Christmas!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 24, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  My daughter Aynsley drew me a Krampus and is allowing me to share it for Christmas day.  She is an artist of a different sort, she models and dose special effects for horror movies.  However, I think this Krampus with… Read More ›

• Krampus Kristmas, day two

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 23, 2013 • ( 1 )

  This Krampus is nice, he’s more interested in eating oranges than children! Related articles The Antidote to Any Bah-Humbug in Your Heart: Krampus (zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com) Tartan Ink Classic (on Nikolaustag) ~ Christmas in Austria (tartaninkblog.wordpress.com)

• Krampus Kristmas! Day one!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  This holiday season, Naomi and I are giving the blog a rest for the week!  We have good things to eat, probably too much good stuff to drink, and family to spoil. We are going to feature a Krampus a… Read More ›

• Winter and the cat keeps warm..Friday Fun Flick

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 19, 2013 • ( 0 )

  How can you tell Winter is here in  New England?  Our cat, Moxie, comes running when she hears the clicking sound the gas fire makes when we start it up.  She thinks the fire is for her alone, and will… Read More ›