It was a perfect summer evening. Smoke from the fire pit curled up through the maples. Hot dogs sizzled, marshmallows melted, and the lightning bugs blinked in a friendly way. Tree frogs celebrated the summer evening with their enthusiastic voices. We stayed out until the sun’s last rays gilded the tops of the trees and twilight […]
Aug 14, 2015
Excitement Building
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I want to share an exciting event with you. My publisher, the book cover artist, and I are working on a cover picture for my upcoming release, Moonlight Can Be Murder. I got a first glimpse of the artist’s idea yesterday. Then, I added some suggested changes and emailed it back to my publisher. Even […]
Aug 13, 2015
The Unexplained
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My son and I were talking the other day about noises we’ve heard in years past. These sounds were never explained, so make of them what you will. However, they really happened. So pour a cup of coffee and pull up a chair. One year, it was a very cold winter, a lot of Cherokee County […]
Aug 12, 2015
A Wonderful Chill
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A wonderful crispness greeted me as I opened the door this morning. There’s a chill in the air. A new feeling. Is it because school is starting next week? Is it because summer is winding down? I haven’t read a cozy mystery this morning, so it can’t be that. When school starts, I am ready […]
Aug 10, 2015
The Mystery of History
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I love history, especially American history, most especially my family’s history. The trouble is that so much of my family’s history is a mystery. Now, I’ve explored heritage and genealogical websites and know more about my ancestors than I would have otherwise but I’d like to know more. I wish a member or two of my […]
Aug 9, 2015
A Morning Celebration
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Each morning when I get out of bed, I feel like celebrating! It’s great to be alive, to have a new day before me, to visit with family and friends, to be able to write again! Wonderful. And, I’m enjoying my first cup of Folgers. Some of my instructions from the hospital said to beware […]
