Thanksgiving Day has come and gone and it was worth the effort! It was great to see family and friends, eat and talk and eat some more. We did a lot of talking, every topic under the sun was covered. It was so good to see Steven, my nephew from Minnesota. And, of course Tracy, […]
Nov 26, 2014
A Cause for Jubilation!
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What could possibly be better than getting that first box of my Darcy and Flora cozies? Getting the second box of Darcy and Flora cozies! That second box came yesterday and now I should have plenty for the book signing Saturday at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville, the Thompson House Victorian Christmas in Tahlequah, and Fran’s […]
Nov 25, 2014
In My Mind’s Eye
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Closing my eyes, I’m there–years and miles disappear and once again I am at that home of my childhood. It is fall, just as it is now. The trees, surrounding the yard and barn and chicken house are mostly oaks. They’ve dropped many of their leaves. Those left on the trees are dry and brown. […]
Nov 22, 2014
A Misty, Moisty Morning
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A quiet, cloudy autumn morning. The maple leaves are a faded orange; most of them are on the ground. The crepe myrtle’s branches are nearly bare. Trees, gray sky, and damp ground seem slow to wake up and get started with the day. So am I. Maybe a second cup of Folgers will help. Even the water […]
Nov 21, 2014
The Toils of Tertius
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Writers have always had an important place in the grand scheme of things. Yesterday morning while reading the concluding chapter of the Book of Romans, I noted that it was written, under Paul’s dictation and by God’s direction by a transcriber named Tertius. He was an early Christian martyr so this means that he was a believer who […]
Nov 19, 2014
November Days
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November. A month with different meanings for different people. For us here in NWArkansas, it is the month of the first snow and frozen bird baths. I wanted to show you how my water fountain in the container garden has iced a bit. Not completely, though, because the water is running. I’ll keep it running as […]
