The other day, I got to church a little bit later than I meant to, arriving at the same time as a tall, slim young man, someone I had never seen before. He said good morning, held the door open for me, walked beside me down the hall to my classroom, and made small talk […]
Jan 25, 2017
Winners of the Mug Contest
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The only thing I dislike about contests is that there can be only one or two winners. I randomly chose not one, but two winners this morning: Sherry Thompson and Terri Crossley. Congratulations! If you two will message me your mailing addresses, I’ll get the mugs on their way to your houses. Everyone who entered […]
Jan 23, 2017
Monday Morning and a Mystery Solved
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Yesterday morning and a small mystery: I was in the kitchen putting a quiche in the oven when I heard a loud, clanging bang. Was that the front storm door? Had I not fastened it well? As it turned out, it was the garage door. The cable that raises and lowers the door snapped and whacked […]
Jan 20, 2017
Mysteries and Inaugural Moments in History
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A moment in time for our country–a new President takes the reins. I love the pomp and circumstance, the traditions, following a procedure that reaches back in history to the beginnings of a new nation, a nation that has been the bastion of freedom for more than 200 years. I like listening to the inaugural addresses […]
Jan 19, 2017
A Cold, Dampish, Winter Day Warmed by Cozy Critters
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Yesterday was cold and dampish, the sort of day that made you want to come in by the fireside and sit down for coffee and cookies with friends. So, that’s what we did. In this, the first meeting of the critique group since before Christmas, all were present and accounted for. We had a lot of […]
Jan 18, 2017
The Weight of Many Years
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The weight of many years was too much for an historic building in my hometown of Tahlequah. The back end of 120-year old Masters’ Hardware, collapsed. Judging from the pictures, it just let go and crumbled to the ground. Luckily, the store had been closed for a while and no one was inside. What caused it? A 3.0 […]
