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Midsomer Murders Series 22 Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix Another season of Midsomer Murders has come and gone. Six episodes of DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and DS Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrix) working to solve the strange and unusual murders of Midsomer County. Series 22 starts with the episode “The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy.” An urban myth is floating around town. A myth everyone knows was created by a contest. Yet, the people have picked up on this myth as though it was real. It is even being used to kill people. At the same time, a new glamping site has been set up. Complete with hot tub and massages, it would seem people would be thrilled to have this new business in town. This is not the case. Campers and townspeople alike do not like this glamping business. Someone dislikes it so much, they are doing whatever they can to sabotage it. “The Stitcher Society” is about a club for people recovering from heart surgery. It is a close-knit club until a suspected murderer is allo...

How Women Won the Vote Susan Campbell Bartoletti We are in a terrifying time. A time where governments through the United States are taking away rights, and are being backed by the courts. Rights for women.  Rights for LGBTQ+. Rights for voting, seemingly* directed at hindering the right to vote for anyone whose race is other than white.  (*Note: I write “seemingly” only because I have yet to see one of these new voting laws specifically mention race. However, based on what I have read and observed, I have come to this conclusion as to who these new voting laws are targeted against.)  They are doing this simply because they can. Each one knows the right they are removing will never affect them. And if by chance one day it does, they have the means and the power to get around the laws they themselves have put into place. These events are why everyone needs to read How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. It is a remi...

All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Photo of DVD cover taken by Kate Dorsey I fall in love with Siegfried Farnon a little more each time I watch All Creatures Great & Small . Yes, he’s blustery. And yes, he has a hard time admitting when he’s wrong. But beneath that, he has the biggest heart. He cares to the point it probably terrifies him, which is why he acts the way he does. Those are the reasons I have fallen for Siegfried. Only now Siegfried has competition for my affections. Because, of course, I’m going to actually meet these fictional people in real life, right? The more I watched season two of All Creatures , the more I came to adore Richard Alderson. A widow with two daughters, Mr. Alderson is a man of few words. He’s a little rough around the edges, but incredibly kind and caring. Mr. Alderson loves his daughters and wants them to be happy, even if their happiness means leaving him. He still becomes emotional over his deceased wife, even though it has been years...