Daily Archives: May 29, 2015

Fun and easy to follow origami designs

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Iiiireader

Origami Anywhere: Why Throw It Out When You Can Fold It Up?

By: Nick Robinson

Rating: 5 of 5

Origami Anywhere“Origami Anywhere” by Nick Robinson is a fun book of origami patterns which focus on using paper recycled from everyday use.

I learned origami as a young child when visiting my friend’s house. Her grandmother could only speak Japanese but she loved teaching origami to both her granddaughter and to me. We would work on a project and, when finished, we were rewarded with a cup of tea and a homemade almond cookie. I loved the two afternoons a week I spent at Jean’s house.

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A Victorian mystery loosely based on a true case

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Iiiireader

Second Street Station: A Mary Handley Mystery

By: Lawrence H. Levy

Rating: 3.5 of 5

secondstreetstation“Second Street Station” is the first of the Mary Handley mysteries. It is also the debut novel by Lawrence H. Levy. The character, Mary Handley, is loosely based on a real life individual of the same name who was involved in a murder case upon which this story is also based.

Presumably, future novels will be completely fictional as I could not find further evidence that Ms. Handley pursued her work as a detective following the events described in this novel. Certainly, there is nothing to suggest that she was involved with such personages as Thomas Edison, J.P. Morgan, George Westinghouse, etc.

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