“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” – Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s The Raven has been taken apart and analyzed, looked […]
Jan 16, 2026
Moseying
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This morning, my thoughts are just moseying here and there, and going a far piece back into memory. Not sure what moseying means? Well, I’ve heard it all my life. It’s an old term that means to amble or to walk at a slow pace. That word, moseying, got me started thinking about other words […]
Jan 15, 2026
Here, There, or Upside Down?
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Do you ever have the feeling that you’d like to sit down and talk with someone who is older, wiser and more logical and who could give good answers to the craziness in the world today? I do. I’ve got a lot of questions that I’d like to ask. In fact, I’m not even sure […]
Jan 14, 2026
Footprints Around the World
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Recently, I’ve had the honor of traveling around the world. I mean to far-off places I’ve only heard about. You know how? Some friends in Austria and also in India bought my cozy mysteries! With a click of the mouse on their computers, there I was! Now, isn’t that neat? Many other authors have had […]
Jan 8, 2026
Cats and Thursdays
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She was crouched down by my azalea bush beside the house this morning, watching and waiting. So, I promptly filled the food and water dishes on the front porch. A minute later, there she was, munching and crunching. This little gray and white cat was hungry and, although she wasn’t mine, I fed her. Good […]
