Dear Reader,
The steam locomotive to the Victorian Era is derailed.
I’d have to resurrect Tolstoy to adequately explain why…
Computer troubles galore are the least of the problems…
(Yes, there is a story behind that photo. Click the picture.)
While you’re here please browse around (page buttons at the top of the screen). Investigate some of the past serials. Do catch up reading at this serial’s homepage…
Or on the right side of the screen, maybe you’ll check out some of the categories, such as “Character Interviews.”
I promise that “Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers” will be back next weekend.
Mega hugs, my friends!
Teagan's Books 
I realize I’m late here, but I do hope all has improved!
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Hi GP! It’s so nice of you to drop by and comment. The locomotive is back on track, if moving a tad slowly. Wishing you a sublime Sunday. Hugs.
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Thanks for leaving us with some great LOL’s Teagan. I hope you have/had a lovely week. ❤
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That’s so nice of you, Debby. Thanks for taking a moment to comment. Great big hug!
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Sorry to hear about your troubles. No a/c is bad enough. Glad it’s working again.
Love the pictures of the locomotive. Almost fell off my chair wondering what’s going on in the story to cause such a crash! 😀
I almost fainted when my laptop wouldn’t startup after Windows 10 and it’s n.e.w. Are these headaches progress. Bleh. Look forward to next week. Need my fix, but don’t make yourself crazy. Will still love you anyway. ❤
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It’s good to see you Tess. I appreciate the encouraging words. Huge hugs! ❤ 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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Hope everything is all right, Teagan.Take your time.
Hugs!!!
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Thank you for your kind words, Inese. All is well now, and I’m even beginning to adjust to the new computer. I appreciate you stopping to comment. Time to get ready for the office now. Hugs! 🙂
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Have a wonderful and productive week, Teagan! Hugs!
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Oh my goodness, I do hope no one was hurt!
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Only my pride, Kev. 😉
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Oh dear!
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I hope you have a great week and… until soon then , dear Teagan!. ✨❄️✨🐈✨ Hugs and best wishes, as always! Aquileana 🌺
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PS… It is the second time in the last few days I can not add likes on WordPress… Has it ever happened to you?… Hence, I´ll be back to leave my like later on… (How knows?)… 💦
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Hi Aquileana. It’s so nice to see you. Hugs and good wishes gladly accepted and put to motivating use! I didn’t have the problem with the “likes” lately. However, I have experienced that several times when working from another computer (& in another location, like work). I mostly enjoy using WordPress, but it does seem to be given to random “gremlins” and other issues.
Thanks very much for taking time to visit and comment. Have a wonder-filled week. Hugs! 🙂
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Well Teagan, it looks like I have no worries from being “unpluugged” for four days! I hope you get it all resolved soon. Major hugs!
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Hi Kathryn. LOL that’s right — you didn’t miss anything here. I hope your getaway was lovely. Looking forward to your next post. 😀 Huge hugs!
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Teagan, I’ll be at the station, so don’t worry about getting derailed right now. I’m sure your train will be back on track soon. Computer issues are enough to bring out my darkest side. You seem to be handling it better than I do. Shrieking, pulling hair, swearing, crying, and, yes, screaming at the tech who is only trying to help have been some of my more minor fits over computer woes. Hope all is back up and running and you get caught up on everything soon. Big hugs!
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LOL. You pretty much described what was going on here, Michelle. 😀 My patience with the computer issue was even shorter with the air conditioner being on the fritz in the middle of August… All is well though. Thanks for the encouraging words. Mega hugs! 🙂
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AC too! Now that would really put me in a foul mood. Our water heater gave out on a weekend. Cold showers? It was really ugly here for a couple of days.
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Oooh yeah — that would be bad. It does give one a sense of gratitude for the “simple things.” I never realized how much I used my kitchen sink until I found myself without it for a week… Here’s to a great week ahead. Cheers!
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I’m sorry to hear about your troubles, but understand completely, Teagan, I’ve been derailed for a few days by computer troubles and let’s be honest, life in general, so I’m sending you huge megahugs and as always will be waiting at the station whenever the train leaves – I’ll always be on board.
Hope this week is kinder to you, sweetie. All the best! 🙂
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Applesauce! Donna, I’m sorry to hear you’ve been in parallel to me. This past week really has been a stinker. Thank you for your kind words and for your fantastic post today. I sincerely enjoyed it. Mega hugs. 😀
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That’s ok, I’m sure there were some silver linings, they’re just hard to see right now. lol 😉
Megahugs, sweetie, maybe the universe is testing us (oh-oh, I don’t always do well on tests!). 😉
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Once again I am checking in after the fact….but always better late than never. Do hope you had a good break…we all need one every now and then. I call it cleansing my mental palette….Even so a very interesting post. As always…keep writing, I love it…janet. xx
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Hi Janet. Thanks so much for dropping in. Well, there wasn’t much of a break but I think everything is back in order now. Though it would be nice to do a deep cleanse of my mental palette — I love that concept. ❤ Have a wonder-filled week. Hugs! 🙂
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I have to totally cleanse my mental palette at least four times a year:) Otherwise all the old paint builds up….and I start not to be able to see the forest for the trees….have a lovely Monday and week ahead. Janet. xx
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That is surely a good thing to do. My mental palette is due for a deep cleanse and exfoliation too! 😀 Hopefully in a lovely desert oasis. All the best right back to you Janet. Hugs.
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Interesting page, Teagan. Sometimes it’s necessary to take a rest. Enjoy. 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by, Suzanne. Hugs!
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Your steam train still has a better track record (sorry) than our UK rail services.. a week’s delay is still within customer service recommended timelines!! hugs and look forward to next week. XXS
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LOL, I was thinking similar thoughts about the Metro Rail in DC! They had another big derailment the other day (thankfully no one was killed). The kicker is they knew about the problem. Then they made a big deal over giving hundreds of people $4 vouchers… as if that compensated them for missing a day of work and whatever emergency means they had to arrange to get there. Another kicker that.
I’m still catching up with your blog. Looking forward to all the fun at the Smorgasbord. Mega hugs!
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Look forward to boarding the train next weekend, Teagan. I’ve heard about Windows 10 and the problems it seems to be causing. Thank goodness I’m an iMac user.
See you next weekend but, in the meantime, please do call in for afternoon tea if you are passing 🙂 The kettle is always on here in my house.
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Hey Hugh. Thanks for visiting. I suspect that Windows 10 does okay if you have Windows 9… But I’d steer clear if anyone’s current version is older than that.
See you for tea shortly! Mega hugs.
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Hey Melinda! Thanks so much for the supportive comment. Everything seems to be fixed now (except work, but that’s a dystopian morality [or the lack thereof] tale for another day, Ha!) The locomotive is back on track for next weekend. I’ll save you a seat on the train next weekend. Hugs
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Woo hoo! Or should that be Choo choo!
Yeah, work is the worst! I was so glad to get disabled, and never have to go back into the classroom again! Losing your mind DOES have some benefits! 😉
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LOL thanks for the smile, Melinda. Now i’ve got both an old song and the resulting corny joke in my head… “Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?
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Oh, boy- sorry for stirring that up! haha
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Reblogged this on Today, You Will Write and commented:
Slight derailment, but Copper, the Alchemist and the Woman in Trousers will be back next weekend! If you love the serial, send Teagan some encouragement…or item ideas. Hugs T.
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Oh thank you so very much Melissa! Hugs gladly accepted and returned in triplicate. Have a sublime Sunday. 😀
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You too, Teagan. Relax, it will soon come.
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Teagan, Loved the train wreck beginning, hoping it was techy things and not you! Phew! A creative metaphor! Know computer frustration well. Hope all gets “back on track” soon. Meanwhile I have last week’s serial to read, still red flagged! Tons of hugs & calming thoughts! Christine
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Dear Christine, thank you so much. I’m fine. Yeah… old and new computers, air conditioner, coworkers, and more with the air conditioner, and more with a computer. It was quite a week. All’s finally well now.. well, at least with the new computer and the air conditioner. LOL Mega hugs my friend.
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Some things settled down, good! More calming thoughts with the coworkers for Monday! Tons of hugs! 💗 💗 💗 Christine
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:). ⭐ 🙂
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Why Ape — how nice of you! Mega hugs. 🙂 ❤
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Your always welcome Teagan – Mega Hugs back 😍🐵
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Sounds like you are in computer Hell and then some! Best to you and your issues…..take care!!
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Thank you Kirt. I’ll resist the urge to take anything up to the roof and throw it as hard as I can. 😀 Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs!
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Nothing is more frustrating……..hang in there!!!
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Thanks Kirt. I don’t want to jinx myself, but I think I’ve gotten the issues with the new computer figured out!!! Yay and Woot! However, the old one — after Windows 10, there seems to be no help for it at all. (Not much of a concern there, at least.)
And the air conditioner is still working (after last evening’s latest repair). All is finally well. 🙂
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In our world…..we would be in major hurt without AC. We have a friend who just about threw their pic out the window with the windows 10 issue! We’re Mac and glad we are!!! Have a great rest of the weekend!
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You too, my friend. In fairness, my old computer’s version of Windows was several versions behind. A friend said the problem preventing me from even starting the computer in “safe mode” was likely an incompatibility with the video driver. But still — they should have a huge warning that W10 might not be compatible… Sunday will be sublime! 😀
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Here’s to Sunday!!!!
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Dear David… just too many frustrations all through the week. I don’t know about a break, but I’ll get caught up so I can give you a new chapter next week. Mega hugs.
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I hope everything’s okay Teagan – if I could send you a little more time I would, try to fit in some you time around all the ‘stuff’ ❤
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Hi Andrea. Thanks so much for taking a moment to comment. I’m fine. Just lots of unexpected chores after a rough week. Broken air conditioner all week, (but happily fixed and cool now), and the usual workplace challenges didn’t allow me enough time to work on the serial. Then computer problems… As they used to say about this kind of situation, where I was raised — “It’s all good!” Hugs. ❤ 🙂
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Well I am a little relieved I have some catching up to do. I hope hope everything gets back on track soon and that you are ok. In the meantime I think I have a couple of episodes to read, trying to get back on track myself.
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Dear Suzanne — thank you. I’m fine. There’s just more “stuff” than there is “time.” I’m delighted that you want to take time to do catch-up reading. Mega hugs!
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Oh no! I wish you best on getting things back on track!
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Thank you Tim. All will be well. It just takes some time. Loved your photo post this morning. Hugs!
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We can wait – baited breath has enough energy to keep us on track until the train comes into view!
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Tee-hee! Thank you so much Sarah. I plan to spare some time to begin next weekend’s episode. But I knew I couldn’t do it for this weekend. I’ll save you a seat. 🙂 Hugs.
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AW. I’m sorry you are having some issues. I hope they get resolved. Thanks for letting us know. I’ll still have tea with you. Cranberry scones as well.
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Oooo… Thank you John — that sounds delicious! 😀 ❤
Now that my air conditioner is fixed after a week of being out, that helps enormously. But other things require my time… I'd rather spend it here. Everything is fine. Just not enough time for it all. Mega hugs!
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Sorry to hear about your troubles [great pictures all the same btw 😉 ]
I hope the break will do you good and you’ll be back refreshed and as sparkly as ever. Huge Hugs!
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Thank you Christoph. The serial isn’t here this weekend, but there’s really no break — LOL just like the train! Ha! Lots of computer work to do. If you see a little blue box, repeatedly enticing you with a free upgrade to Windows 10… Don’t. Just don’t.
😀 Mega hugs!
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I’ve heard about that – best of luck and remember: never hit the damn thing
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Ooooh… It is truly a temptation. 😀
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May all of your issues get resolved satisfactorily, pronto (and not just because it is torture waiting for the next episode). BTW, I adore the photo of the train that flew out of the station. I have always wondered how that happened…
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Thank you so much Doc. And I appreciate the encouraging words. Also, you just inspired me to update this post. I remembered reading something about the story behind that picture. Mega hugs. Here’s a link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment
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Oh, awesome! Thank you for providing the link. 🙂
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You’re welcome. Have a wonder-filled weekend.
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Phew – when I saw the title I thought something had gone terribly wrong for our characters. This is sad, but you’re entitled to a week off – now and then (don’t make it a habit) – just keep our peeps in the Victorian era safe and sound. Have a great weekend Teagan.
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LOL. Many thanks Dan. I won’t exactly be relaxing, but sometimes time has to be borrowed from Peter to pay Paul. Huge hugs!
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I fully understand.
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