On the first day of Christmas, Santa brought to me: a creative cozy mystery. On the second day of Christmas, Santa brought to me: Two tidy murders and a creative cozy mystery. On the third day of Christmas, Santa brought to me Three suspects skulking, two tidy murders, and a creative cozy mystery. On the fourth […]
Jan 4, 2021
Happy Birthday!
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Happy birthday to all you January babies! You are important people, especially since your birthday starts off a brand new year. The lovely and fabled garnet is your birthstone. It is said to bring greater confidence and creative thinking to its wearer. In Medieval times, it was thought to be a remedy for some diseases, […]
Jan 2, 2021
Murky and Mysterious
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He holds his head high, looking squarely at the world without shrinking. He has not had an easy life. You can tell that he hasn’t, by the battered condition of his once handsome coat. What adventures has he known? What has he seen? What caused all those scrapes and tatters? He knows, but he doesn’t […]
Jan 1, 2021
I Firmly Resolve…
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Burke Hopkins: I don’t believe much in resolutions. I just hope I can continue to live on my farm with my dog, a few chickens, and learn more of the ways of the woods. The old ways are best and I sure hope I don’t get involved in any more narrow escapes this year. Maybe, […]
Dec 31, 2020
Oh, oh. See Spot.
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Where would I have been without them? Dick and Jane, Baby Sally, Spot, Puff, Mother and Father–they people the paper back books of my first readers and I remember them fondly. They were good friends. “Oh, oh. See Spot. See Puff. Oh, oh.” Such simple little sentences, but leading on to other, bigger, greater things–the […]
Dec 30, 2020
Dark and Drippy
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This is another dark, drippy day. The temperature is falling and the sky is metallic gray. It’s a “lights on in every room with fireplace going” kind of day. How many of you make New Year’s resolutions? I actually don’t. Oh, I may jot down a few goals in my journal and quite a few […]
