The Groundhog and Me

Did you ever say hello to a groundhog? I did once and the result was unbelievable. You see, a groundhog lived under the garage at my house. I tried everything I could think of to make her realize she needed to find a new place to live. I mean, who wants tunnels and holes under […]

Frigid February?

Frigid February?

Is your birthday this month? A happy February birthday to you!  Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan also had birthdays this month, so you’re in good company.  Your birthstone is the lovely Amethyst and your flowers are the violet and primrose. If you had lived during the Victorian era, a gift of violets […]

Hallelujah, Amen!

Hallelujah, Amen!

Hallelujah, Thine the glory! Hallelujah, Amen. Hallelujah, Thine the glory, revive us again! In my memory, I hear voices raised in song in the rural school house. It was Sunday morning and a small group of people sang their joy to God while I pounded out an accompaniment on the piano. This was the place […]

A Remembering Rock

It rests in my herb garden, a memory stone. It’s a reminder of a slower, quieter time, of the strong, good people who owned the farm which was the rock’s home. It’s just a dark rock, pitted by millenia. Cows’ and horses’ hooves have stepped on it and probably bare-foot children have stubbed their toes […]

Roving Reporter Caught Me

At last, she did it! The roving reporter caught up with me. She asked probing questions and I did my best to provide interesting answers. Roving Reporter: Tell me, please, what led up to your becoming a writer of mysteries? I mean, well, no offense, but just looking at you, you are sort of the […]

Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See?

Syria’s king was out for blood. He was determined to defeat Israel but every time he set a trap for King Jehoram, God revealed the plan to the Prophet Elisha, who warned Israel’s king about each ambush. Syria’s king was puzzled and frustrated. How, he asked, did it always happen that Israel knew about and escaped his secret entrapments? It’s the […]