Brush Strokes

Brush Strokes

It is very early this morning. Too early to be up but here I am, as awake as a night owl. Probably everybody else on my street is sleeping. And, boy, am I thinking profound thoughts! What is my view of life? What is your view of life? What is your outlook? Heavy questions this […]

Courage and a Cardinal

Courage and a Cardinal

My niece Kim had an inspiring picture and quote on her Facebook page. I shared it on my own. A cardinal sits on a snowy pine. The caption is, “No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song.” I’ve noticed that, just by being who he is, no more and no […]

Did the Scorpion Wear Shoes?

Did the Scorpion Wear Shoes?

Admittedly, I just glanced at the news article and didn’t read the whole thing but evidently some scientists recently discovered ancient, I mean really ancient scorpions once had feet. So, that’s the question that popped into my mind–did they also wear shoes? If they did, now that would be news-worthy! I probably need a few […]

From My Heart

From My Heart

Sometimes I wonder how I got to be so blessed as to have this group of ladies in my life: Jane, Peg, Nancy, Helen, my cozy critters. They not only offer direct and helpful suggestions and insight, they are a support group like no other. Yesterday, our critique was held in the family room in […]

What a Deal!

What a Deal!

Hey, Kindle readers, look at the deal my publisher is offering you! He has dropped the price of all Pen-L.com books to 99 cents! Yes, really. Go to Amazon.com and check it out. Here is what a reader said about Best Left Buried: It would take many great adjectives to describe this third book of Blanche […]

Video Adventure

Just for a change this morning, I’m going to put a video on for my blog post. I’m reading a little bit of Grave Shift with the fireplace as a backdrop. As you can tell, this isn’t a professional reading, it’s just me. And, near the end, I really do know that “begun” needed the […]