Like our backyard groundhog, I have been in hibernation. I guess he's hibernating. We haven't seen him for weeks and in Pennsylvania groundhogs crawl into their burrows and pull the dirt up over themselves long before winter arrives. They also get up earlier then you'd expect. We've seen a groundhog rambling around in the snow in February. But enough about groundhogs.

While I have not been writing essays, Mary has, so I will point you to some of her efforts. She has a monthly piece on the excellent Poisoned Pen Press Blog. This month she tells the thrilling tale of how we removed an old washing machine from our house. Trust me, it was an adventure.

Changing A Washer The Hard Way

Last month on the PPP Blog she made a little list about annoying things that people post to lists. I wasn't the co-author here, I guess Gilbert and Sullivan helped out.

Pestiferous Posters

Finally, our newest Orphan Scrivener, Mary writes about deadly fireplace furniture.

Yes, there's an essay by me in the newsletter but readers of this blog will recognize it. I told you I've been hibernating.