Aug 29, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“Meg, you were right.” I looked up to see Randall Shiffley standing in the barn doorway. He was wearing a suit but his snazzy black and orange pumpkin tie was loosened, suggesting that he was relaxing after hard day of “mayoring.” “I often am,” I said. “What am I...
Oct 23, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Meg Langslow writes a letter to one of her cousins, with editorial comments from her husband, Michael December 20 Dear Cousin Safflower, Michael: Do you actually have a cousin named Safflower? Meg: Now I do. She thought Susan was too commonplace. Mother told me that...
Jul 17, 2014 | A Day In My Life
One of my favorite characters in the Meg Langslow series is her grandfather, Dr. J. Montgomery Blake, the eminent zoologist and environmentalist. Dr. Blake first entered Meg’s life in The Penguin Who Knew Too Much. While on a visit to Caerphilly, he saw a picture of...
