Christine Crowley

What caused the earth to start rotating more slowly until one day is 48 hours? The effects of this slowing rotation are horrific to the earth and those that live upon it.

It was a dark, cloudy end of winter Sunday yesterday so I decided to watch a movie. The Life of Pi was available on my cable channel and I am so glad I watched it. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. I read the book about a year ago and loved it. The film is true to the nov...

The holidays are over - Valentine's Day is ahead. But in between comes January where we sit and reflect on our lives - past, present and future.

Have you ever heard a beach call to you? I know I have. I can hear it loud and clear!

Don't you love the first snow fall of the winter? It's not quite winter yet - but still it is snowing outside - big flakes coming down nicely.

The Fairmount Water Works was built between 1812 and 1815. It was a world-wide tourist destination with it's lovely building and location right on the Schuylkill River.

This is a two-prong movie - a college professor tries to keep his two excellent students in school. A Washington big-wig, played by Tom Cruise, goes toe-to-toe with a reporter played by Meryl Streep about the United States' role in Afghanistan.

Renee Kirk was a friend of mine. She recently passed away and I wanted to write about her.

Federal Agent, John Corey, of the Anti-Terrorist Task Force is targeted by Asad Khalil - The Lion. The Lion's family was killed in a raid on his home town in Libya and he has sworn to kill everyone involved in that raid.

Keith Landry, recently retired from service to his country, returns to his family's home in Spencerville, Ohio. His highschool and college sweetheart, Annie Prentis, is married to the brutal chief of police who keeps her on a very tight rope. They run into each other by chance and...

It's 1937 and Japan has invaded China. Shanhai has fallen and the Japanese are killing everyone in Nanking. There is a western cathedral in Nanking where two very opposite groups have taken shelter. A compelling story which you will enjoy viewing.

The carving of the memorial to Chief Crazy Horse has been underway since 1948. Will it ever be done?

Lace - that wonderful, sexy, material that makes one feel so special. But did you ever think about how it is made? This book takes place in 1600 France where young girls - around age 5 - are taken into the convent and taught how to make lace by hand. There they sit with bobbins and...

I am watching and waiting for the huge hurricane which is headed our way. Already the barrier islands along the coast are flooding. High winds are predicted.

They say that when you die, your life flashes in front of you. But what if you don't die instantly .... death is a long time coming? This story is about a woman in an auto accident and no one knows that she is at the bottom of a ravine.

Bernie Madoff - name that will live in infamy. This documentary is about a reporter who blew the whistle on Bernie.

Aren't you a little curious about funeral homes and what goes on there? A trip to the People's Mortuary Museum will put your fears to rest. A guided tour of the museum will show you everything you wanted to know.

The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Phil...

When scarlet fever leaves a very young Grania deaf, her family is devastated. Her mother is guilt-ridden and prays every day for her daughter's hearing to be returned to her. How Grania and her family deals with this is the basis of a heart-warming story of family love.

This books takes place in British Columbia along the west coast. Directly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese were uprooted and moved inland 150 miles up in the mountains .... their boats and homes confiscated. This is a story about life in the camps and...

Did you know that September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day? I didn't. And boy do I love cheeseburgers. I can smell lunch coming up now - with onion, please.

This is a true story of a kitty that went to Disney World - in his owner's suitcase!

A few weeks ago I wrote a poem about two little deer coming out of the woods behind my house. They were alone. I worried, because they were so small, about them and if they would survive. They did and look bigger and healthy.

Now who would murder a Shaker sister? Their creed is Hands to Work and Hearts to God. Something is amiss in this Shaker community located in Maine. Then more murders occur.

I have a castle in my back yard - well, it is located near me, anyway. Fonthill Castle is a magical place to visit. Come with me on a journey.