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#TBRChallenge – Lies: The Conductors by Nicole Glover

I chose The Conductors by Nicole Glover for the “Lies” theme because it’s a murder mystery. However, it turned out to fit the theme in other ways as well: many of the suspects rewrote themselves and their lives to some … Continue reading

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Philadelphia Mummers 2011 Part 3

Saloon girl! A pirate float! You can’t have a parade without a Stormtrooper. My favorite float had a circus theme. And finally, I leaned over the police barrier for this view up Broad Street towards City Hall.

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Philadelphia Mummers 2011 Part 2

As promised, more pictures from the Mummers’ Parade on New Year’s Day. That is one sexy French maid. Grandma Gaga is doing her best to compete, though. And then–ELVIS!!! The Buccaneer Bakers! Pirates and baking, my kind of group. Their … Continue reading

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Philadelphia Mummers 2011 Part 1

Check out this lovely review of The Duke & The Pirate Queen at The Discriminating Fangirl! On New Year’s Day, a friend and I went to the annual New Year’s Day Philadelphia Mummers’ Parade. I took a ton of pictures, … Continue reading

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