Dickens Station’s First Independence Day
Click “Read More” to discover what “special items” Merritt Otto Dickens, a transplanted Britisher, ordered for the very first Independence Day celebration in Dickens Station, Vermont, in 1894. (Read More …)
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Cast the Character Game – Old Joe
It’s time, once again, to play our game called “Cast the Character.” Place yourself in the director role and tell me or show me who you would cast to play Old Joe when Dickens Station is made into a blockbuster movie or television series. Who is your nominee, real or fictional, contemporary or historical, to play this destined-to-become-iconic role? (Read More …)
Happy Birthday, Amelia Dickens
This week, we celebrate the birthday of Amelia Dickens, the matriarch of our beloved Dickens Station, Vermont, and the great-great-granddaughter of the town’s founder, Merritt Otto Dickens. (Read More …)
Cookie Picture Reader Poll
I need your input on the right picture to use in Marley’s Curse. Click “Read More” to help me out. (Read More …)
A Real Postcard From Dickens Station
A real postcard from a fictional town. How can that be? Click on “Read More” to find out. (Read More …)
Cast the Character Game – DC
Help me celebrate my 75th blog post by joining our game called “Cast the Character.” Place yourself in the director role and tell me or show me who you would cast to play DC when Dickens Station is made into a blockbuster movie or television series. Please show me your favorite feline, real or fictional, contemporary or historical, to play this destined-to-become-iconic role. (Read More …)
Cozy Mystery Book Review: The Raven Thief
Pandian teases the reader with three impossibilities surrounding the murder, hidden staircases, a smuggler’s nook, a secret garden, and a family curse that kept this reader spellbound until the end. (Read More …)
A Sugarbush Easter (Repost)
The game is afoot In this repost of a free Dickens Station Mystery Short Story. Dianna Norris, a newcomer to Dickens Station, unravels what’s happening to Charlie Mattson during her adventure to a sugarbush. Dianna explains, “My new life in Dickens Station began the day I murdered the man who, years later, became my husband.” (Read More …)
Flora Skukalek’s Halupki Recipe
Since I didn’t repost this recipe last Easter and have many new subscribers, this week’s edition is a repost of librarian Flora Skukalek’s scrumptious halupki (cabbage rolls) recipe just in time for Easter. Click “Read More” to read the blog post, find out who Flora Skukalek really is, and download the recipe. (Read More …)
White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Cookies
Since the Daily Telegraph featured Dianna Mattson last week, I’m adding a Dianna Mattson recipe to the Dickens Station Cookbook this week. Even though Dianna Mattson makes these scrumptious cookies for family and special friends during the holidays, they are great year-round. Click “Read More” for the recipe and to check out the ever-expanding Dickens Station Cookbook at DickensStation.com. (Read More …)