At one of our critiques, a few years back, I mentioned to my friends gathered around the table that I should start a third mystery series starring them, the Cozy Critters! Everybody liked that idea and started choosing names for themselves and cautioning me not to kill them off in my book. “Well, why not?” […]
May 12, 2023
Long Ago Teens
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It was a different time. My teenage years were almost unbelievably different when compared to the lives of today’s teens. Were those days better? Do I see them through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia? Those days, so long ago, were far from perfect; however, there was an innocence and a wide-eyed wonder that seems gone […]
May 5, 2023
The Joy of Music
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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” Victor Hugo. Music is a universal language, joining people of all nationalities who cannot speak or understand any language but their own. Music, we all understand and respond to. As the seven junior and high school choirs presented their annual […]
May 1, 2023
Maybe Not
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Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. This is the month of May and if you see a strange-looking but busy little insect this month, […]
Apr 30, 2023
And So It Goes
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The last day of April has come around and tomorrow, we start a brand new month of this eventful spring. Will spring finally settle in and feel comfortable in May? Let’s hope she stays in a good mood and there’s nothing in store like the Peggs tornado of 1920. Each year, I re-print the account […]
Apr 27, 2023
Birthdays and Things
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Another birthday has come and gone, and I’m reminded of what a wonderful family I have and what great friends. Thanks to one and all. It’s hard to believe just how many birthdays I’m talking about, so we’ll lightly skip over them. Changes! There’ve been an unbelievable number of changes through the years. Things which […]
