If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon

If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon

If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon is a very old song, recorded by Bing Crosby in 1947 and Frank Sinatra in 1949. It’s a song about trying to reach a dream, not quite getting there, but finding something else that is even more fulfilling. The point is to try. It was a great […]

Scientists, Doctors, Critics, Friends

Scientists, Doctors, Critics, Friends

We are sometimes like scientists discovering new ideas, doctors discussing alternative ways for treatment, critics with a gentle tongue and avid readers of all things written…but most of all…friends! and believe me, we know how to keep secrets!  The Cozy Critters came yesterday in spite of a forecast for wicked weather. As it turned out, […]

The Mother Hen Syndrome

The Mother Hen Syndrome

I looked up the word syndrome in the thesaurus and it doesn’t sound like a good thing to have, sort of like the flu. I beg to differ with the definition of malady. Rather, I think the word syndrome means a symptom or a defining characteristic. That description sounds much better to me. However it is defined, […]

Chronicles of a Cozy Mystery

Chronicles of a Cozy Mystery

Thanks to Sharon Mierke for allowing me to guest blog on Cozy Cat Chronicles. It’s an attractive site and Ned McNeil and I are privileged to be featured. Come, take a look. It also spotlights the cover of By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. I love history and I love a good mystery. This […]

Looking For Answers to Age-Old Questions

Looking For Answers to Age-Old Questions

Many of us are searching for answers to age-old questions. Yesterday, I was privileged to hear Ken Ham, founder of AnswersinGenesis.org. Mr. Ham spoke at my church and I, for one, was mesmerized by what he had to say. The Creation story generates interest and the church was pretty well packed as we listened to […]

Dusty and Dated Songs of My Youth

Dusty and Dated Songs of My Youth

Nothing dates a person like her repertoire of songs. But, I fear my repertoire is dusty, dated, and part of a fading past. My post from a year ago, In the Gloaming was about eventide or early night and I mentioned a song by that name. True, it is a very old song and true, the […]