Chapters featuring "Townsend Thoreson"

The Kerb-Crawling of Ms. Alice Zimmer

Following a sequence of unseemly and ghostly goings on at a séance the ladies begin to plan for a holiday. Sadly it becomes apparent that Ms. Zimmer is back to her old tricks…

Words of Wisdom

Old age is like an opium-dream. Nothing seems real except what is unreal.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Top Tip!

  • Dealing with Stray Cats

    Miss Flaubert recommends Vicks Vapo-rub for keeping cats out of your garden. As long as you’re careful the creeping tom will merely be stunned by the jar, but not permanently damaged (thus avoiding any complications with the Bow Street runners).