Sometimes, it’s nice to just listen to a story instead of reading it. I loved hearing a bedtime story when I was a child, and I still like to hear a good book. I’ll bet you do too. Did you know that my four Darcy and Flora cozy mysteries are available as audio books on […]
Jan 8, 2017
The Carriage House Lives Again
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If you’ll remember, in Moonlight Can Be Murder, Ned McNeil’s carriage house burned to the ground. In its day, it had been quite a place and it figured pretty heavily in the mystery surrounding Granger Mansion. The burned-down building weighed on Ned’s mind, reminding her of recent unsavory happenings, so she had it re-built, true […]
Jan 7, 2017
Peeling Back the Layers of Time
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Those of us fascinated by history like to peel back the layers of time. Year by year, century by century, people live, die, buildings are built and then fall victim to a disaster or, by chance, survive. Going forward, we add to the layers of history but going backward, ah! There is the fascination. I haven’t […]
Dec 15, 2016
Hilarity and the Cozy Critters
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Was it because Christmas is just around the corner or was a spirit of hilarity in the air? Whatever it was, merriment prevailed around the hundred-year old table at yesterday’s critique. Jane brought a rum cake and, let me tell you, it was so delicious that we all asked for the recipe. With the temperatures hovering […]
Mar 23, 2016
Put Your Feet Up and Take Two Cozy Mysteries
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Now and then the here and now get to be a little much. We need a break! We need to relax! We don’t need to spend a lot of money! A quick and easy way to improve your outlook on life, take a vacation without the hassle of packing or passports, and come back to […]
Feb 22, 2016
A Tangle of Tree Limbs and Cozies
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Sunday afternoon, February 21. I gaze at the tangle of bare, winter time branches crisscrossing each other above my driveway. Maple tree and white mulberry limbs snarl together like two balls of yarn after a kitten’s playful antics. I hope the trees do not put out leaves too soon because I’m afraid this pseudo spring weather won’t last. […]
