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The View from Atherton Court, Part V

  By Melanie Atherton Allen May 3, 2020 May 3, 2020 Atherton Court, Quarantine

Mostly Introduction, But Also Mushroom Ketchup & Ginger Snaps (The Movie) Well, April is over, but the quarantine thing is still quarantining away at Atherton Court (“our pretentious name for our unpretentious suburban dwelling” –Dept. of Re-Used Gags), and we are still more or less on our movie-a-day schedule. I… Continue reading

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The View from Atherton Court, Part IV

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 26, 2020 April 9, 2021 Atherton Court, Quarantine

Swinburne, Cheese Fritters, and Movies Hello, and welcome to another exciting installment of The View From Atherton Court! In this series, I do things I am vaguely uncomfortable with (like talking about myself on the Internet, almost as if this were an actual blog or something), because I am feeling… Continue reading

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The View From Atherton Court, Part III

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 19, 2020 April 19, 2020 Atherton Court, Quarantine

Cake; Meat Pie; Also, Movies!   Cake! So, week five (?) of this whole quarantine thing went pretty well. Alec’s birthday happened! He made his own cake (because I don’t really bake), but let me assure you I am helping him eat it. I am there for him, in that… Continue reading

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The View from Atherton Court, Part II

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 12, 2020 April 12, 2020 Atherton Court, Quarantine

More Movies; Improved Meat Pies I’ve been in quarantine now for around 4 weeks, I think. And you know what? It’s going well, on the whole. Not only am I not sick (which is something to be celebrated right there), but I am finding plenty to do to keep myself… Continue reading

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The View From Atherton Court

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 5, 2020 April 5, 2020 Atherton Court, Quarantine

Meat Pie and Movies It is Sunday (I think), and thus time for my post. This sort of post is a departure for me, being more blog-like than I generally go in for. Still! I am feeling chatty. I will talk about me and my week in quarantine. Actually, I’ve… Continue reading

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The Unedifying Tale of Cuthbert the Caterpillar

  By Melanie Atherton Allen December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 Atherton Court, Monsters

A Slideshow Drama!   Continue reading

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The Creation of Cuthbert the Caterpillar

  By Melanie Atherton Allen December 10, 2014 December 10, 2014 Atherton Court, Monsters

I. The Birth of Cuthbert The Progenitor Meet Cuthbert The Progenitor (or Ur-Cuthbert, if you prefer).  Alec and I made him by accident while we were trying to make a Halloween ghost prop.  See, Cuthbert’s head is a helium balloon; the long balloon and the inflated glove are full of… Continue reading

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Keep Your Shoes On

  By Melanie Atherton Allen July 31, 2014 August 1, 2014 Atherton Court

I like wearing shoes.  I feel inadequately clad without them.  Also, exposed, vulnerable, and other words expressing feelings of that sort. That said, I will remove my shoes willingly when I am entering a House Of Shoelessness.  No problem; it is the custom of the place, and the house is… Continue reading

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Alec’s Summary of The Silmarillion

  By Melanie Atherton Allen July 26, 2014 August 1, 2014 Alec's Corner, Atherton Court, Books

We at Atherton’s Magic Vapour like to save you, our readers, trouble, whenever we can do so without much trouble ourselves.  As a public service, therefore, I present my boyfriend’s summary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.  I do this to spare you, my devoted readers (there are seven of you,… Continue reading

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An Art-Making Game

  By Melanie Atherton Allen July 15, 2014 August 2, 2014 Art, Atherton Court, Games, Monsters

I recently purchased an iPad.  My journey towards this purchase was, I imagine, a fairly typical one.  First, I spent years sneering at the concept of the iPad, denying that an iPad could be either fun or useful, thumping my womanly chest and brandishing my Kindle in the air while… Continue reading

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