Old as Time; New Every Morning

Old as Time; New Every Morning

It sounds like a riddle, doesn’t it? What’s as old as time, yet new every morning? But, it isn’t a riddle and it isn’t something hard and convoluted. It’s really quite simple–it’s love. Recently, my niece sent me some photos she found in her mom and dad’s album. As I looked through old family pictures, […]

Is It Moonlight or Is It Murder?

Portrait of an Unforgettable Character

Portrait of an Unforgettable Character

Painting a Memorable Portrait I love the people I love because of who they are. I don’t love them because of their looks or their clothes or the car they drive. I don’t love them because of any of the outward trappings I can see; I cherish them because of their inner essence, the real […]

What Strange Sights Did the Moon See?

What Strange Sights Did the Moon See?

The moon, shining down on Granger’s Mansion, saw some strange and puzzling sights. What, for example, was the animal who stopped by one moonlit night to pay Ned McNeil a visit? But, long before that, what were the strange things that went on in the moonlight which were furtive and secret and had an effect […]

That Shivery, Silvery, Spooky Old Moon

That Shivery, Silvery, Spooky Old Moon

What strange and shivery things happen under the light of the silvery moon? What frightful shadows move quickly across the grass only to disappear in the darkness of the trees? Was it only a nightmare or was Ned McNeil in very real danger from something unknown?   Sure enough, yesterday the UPS man delivered the […]

The Lovely Feeling of Being Home

The Lovely Feeling of Being Home

The older I grow, the more convinced I am that there’s absolutely no feeling that can beat the feeling of being home. Home…where you can just be yourself, relax, put on old shoes or go without shoes, eat if you’re hungry, go to sleep when you want, clean house until it sparkles or not. Home! […]