Big Ben
A children’s history club has suggested that I add a link to Big Ben: The History of the World’s Most Famous Clock. …
Basic carriage driving
I was needing to learn some of the finer points of carriage driving when I discovered this video on YouTube. I do …
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Thanks to my Sherlock Holmes scion society, Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, I’ve recently re-read The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and have …
The Lion’s Mane quiz: Answers
Think you know everything about The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane? Then this quiz should be easy. The answers will be posted …
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane, not a favorite
I’m a person who pours alcohol on wounds, scratches mosquito bites until they bleed and picks at scabs. In other words, I’m …
A Scandal in Bohemia uncovered
I read, but I did not comprehend. That was obvious when fellow Sherlockian Mike Newman asked this quiz question at the July …
Review: The Game is Afoot
It’s hard to relate how much I enjoyed The Game is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Marvin …
#amreading #SherlockHolmes, The Unauthorized #Biography
One of the advantages of having ignored the world of Sherlock Holmes for so long is that I can be surprised at …
Review: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
Almost a year after starting it, I’ve finished The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Time of Sir Arthur Conan …
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Nothing succeeds like success and by all measures The Adventure of the Abbey Grange is a success for Sherlock Holmes, but it’s …
The Adventure of the Second Stain
Oh what a wonderful story for those who love to nitpick. It has so many nuggets that one can brood over on …
His Last Bow quiz
Certain things you leave till last. I’ve never read Agatha Christie’s Curtains, for instance, or the director’s cut of Blade Runner and for …
DWNP Holmes birthday celebration
It was a little late to celebrate the Great Detective’s birthday, but let’s face it, Jan. 6 is a dubious date …
pea-souper, a real:
Unfortunately this phrase, to my knowledge, is never uttered in the Canon, but it was undoubtedly a phrase known to Holmes and …
Sherlock Holmes: Past and Present
This information I have just received from Roger Johnson, editor of The Sherlock Holmes Journal: Sherlock Holmes, Past and Present This conference offers …
Brain fever:
Brain fever afflicts several characters in the Canon, most notably Mrs. Barclay in The Crooked Man and Percy Phelps in The Naval …
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
An illness prevented me from attending the most recent Outpatients’ Meeting of Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, which disappointed me because I wanted …
DWNP events in January
Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients will have two events this month: our regular Outpatients Meeting Jan. 6 which as usual will be at Pints …
Elementary, dear Data
Ex Astris Scientia has a closeup look at the new HD episode of this Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where Data’s …
Jane and Sherlock
Two new additions to my work place, Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes refrigerator magnets, although they’ve found a home on the side …
The Adventure of the Circular Room
Just read The Adventure of the Circular Room in The Game Is Afoot collection my husband gave me. It’s an August Derleth …
Ronald Howard Sherlock Holmes series
I’m listening to this series in the background while building models in the basement, so I can’t say it has my full …
Holmes radio dramas
This just in from Sherlockian Who’s Who: RadioWest and Plan-B Theatre Company present SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE BLUE CARBUNCLE Tuesday, December 18, …
The Game Is Afoot
A birthday present from Jim, published in 1994. It has some of those strange early parodies, like Picklock Holes and from authors …
Sherlock Holmes plays in Denver metro area
Larry Feldman, a fellow member of Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, informs me of two Sherlock Holmes plays in the Denver metro area, …
Thor Bridge? No problem!
In the explorations of the Canon that I’ve posted here, I sometimes find myself criticizing the tales related by Dr. John H. …
Not quite so Elementary
After watching the pilot of Elementary, I have to grudgingly admit to being intrigued. I was quite prepared to dislike it for …
Holmes, Austen calendars
I’m trying to be better at keeping the Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes calendars updated, but it’s a difficult task. And so …
What I’m reading: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
I’ve been slowly, slowly plowing my way through The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan …
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band is one of those Sherlock Holmes stories that’s almost as famous for its bizarre errors as it is for …