H is for Heir. Young Viscount Diddums (aka Gerald Crabtree) has, with the decease of Lord Cadblister, inherited the title. Christmas Day Gerald Crabtree, Viscount Diddums, and now the 7th Earl of Cadblister, walked slowly up to the Hall, dabbing at his bleeding lip with a handkerchief as he went. … Continue reading
For each of my A To Z posts so far, I have taken a LOT of pictures. Sometimes, selecting the picture that I am actually going to use is hard. Sometimes, bloopers happen. Anyway, I thought I’d show you some of my better alternate photos. I will update this post… Continue reading
G is for Gossip. The village of Cadblister Parva is buzzing with gossip at the moment. * Christmas Day The village talked. Talk seethed, burbled, exploded, fell silent when certain persons came near, bubbled up again when those persons had left. Randall Grudge had been detained, arrested, he’d confessed, he’d… Continue reading
F is for Foreigner. Specifically, Herman T. Ermyntrude, an American. He’s here in Cadblister Parva “on a kind of pilgrimage,” as he is a Connection of the Crabtree family. They have Not Received him thus far, but he is a very hard man to snub. Christmas Day Herman T. Ermyntrude… Continue reading
E is for English Rose. Verity Meadows is the daughter of the Reverend Doctor Meadows, vicar of Cadblister Parva, and typifies, in appearance, the English Rose type of beauty. She’s caused a bit of a stir of late in the village, having returned from school with Notions. Specifically, she has… Continue reading
Those of you who have been following my A To Z Challenge so far will know that, in the sleepy English village of Cadblister Parva, the body of Lord Cadblister has just been found. You will also know, I hope, that mysteries are always enhanced by a map, with an… Continue reading
D is for Doctor. Doctor Nicholas Brandwood is the GP in Cadblister Parva. Christmas Morning Doctor Brandwood woke to the sound of the telephone. His wife (now eight months deceased) had insisted on having it installed two years ago, and, in his heart of hearts, Dr. Brandwood agreed that… Continue reading
C is for Constable. Constable Wilkins, that is. He represents the awful majesty of the Law in Cadblister Parva. Constable Wilkins mutters his way through life. He’s a thinking man, and he likes to do his thinking aloud. This has a dampening effect on crime in Cadblister Parva. Unnerving, we… Continue reading
Randall Grudge Randall Grudge is Lord Cadblister’s bastard. He is also a very angry young man, much addicted to quarreling and fisticuffs. Euphemisms are to Randall as red rags to a bull. Don’t, I pray, say he was “born on the wrong side of the blanket” in his hearing-… Continue reading
A Is For Aunt. Specifically, A is for Aunt Theodolinda, an ancient relative of the Crabtree family. All of the Crabtrees call her Aunt Theodolinda. But whose Aunt, exactly, is she? *** Christmas Eve Aunt Theodolinda, after a time, came to herself. “Dear me!” She said, genteelly, gazing about her. … Continue reading
