Today, being the last of March, may be unpredictable. You know how she is, warm one day, cold the next but all in all, the adage about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb is holding true. April? I don’t know. April is whimsical. But, with March, we can tuck […]

Tattered
You’ll never guess what special day falls on April 1. Sure, I know it’s April Fool’s Day and hope and energy are in the air as well as a lot of jokes about shoe laces being untied. But April 1 is also International Tatting Day! Honestly. Yes, today is only March 30 and I’m a couple of days […]

Weather Wanderings (Wonderings?)
My eyes must be deceiving me. Something is falling from the skies this morning and it must be rain but, under the porch light it looks amazingly like snow. The temperature hovers around forty-one and the weatherman is calling for the possibility of light rain so that must be the answer. The rain is so light […]

Darcy, Danger, and Devilish Deeds
Danger was no stranger to Darcy. Her life as an investigative reporter for a Dallas newspaper many times was uncomfortable. She made enemies–like the man who threatened her because her picture sent him to prison. Darcy pointed her camera and snapped the shot as the man left the store after robbing it. What is it the […]

Fierce Storms
What a difference a night makes!Tornadoes tore through parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma last night. It was a fearful time with people going to their safe places and praying that the tornadoes would pass them by. My heart and prayers go out to those affected and I’m thankful for the safety of family and friends. In […]

Running for the Office
Just so we understand this is all tongue-in-cheek and completely imaginary, don’t bother with write-in votes. Reporter: So today, Mrs. Manos, you are announcing you are a candidate for Office of the President of the United States? (snicker) If you’ll pardon me, what makes you think you are qualified? Me: (nervously pleating the hem of […]

