Darcy waxes philosophical: Sometimes society as a whole looks with suspicion on people who are different. This is unfair and undeserved, but we are an imperfect species. Jasper moved in a realm of woods and animals. He was friends with the owls. Civilized society is locked into a set of established rules. Surely, if someone likes God’s great out-of-doors […]
Dec 21, 2015
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Cars and trucks on the Interstate are humming along this morning. The Folger’s coffee is hot and strong. Nemo is snoozing and the Christmas tree is glowing. It’s the Monday before Christmas and this is what the day looks like from my house. An amazing find out by the mailbox: jonquils are poking through the […]
Dec 20, 2015
Every Year About This Time
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Christmas is a nostalgic time; there’s no getting around that fact, but it’s not just other Christmases I remember. It’s childhood things; looking back at past summers as well as winters. My younger brother and I were children together. I had an older sister and three older brothers but they grew up, married, joined the Navy, worked […]
Dec 19, 2015
Christmas Is…
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Christmas can be a time of looking back, a nostalgic time of remembering Christmases Past. If I’m not careful, it can become a sad time as I miss those loved ones who are no longer here. When memories threaten to take over, I give myself a mental shake and a good talking to. This is […]
Dec 18, 2015
First Snowfall!
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If you did not look out your window between eight and nine o’clock last night, you probably missed NW Arkansas’s first snowfall. It started as a light mist, got harder, and those droplets turned into very wet flakes. It was only a handful, a sifting, and it melted off quickly. This is really funny because […]
Dec 17, 2015
Morning Coffee with Darcy and Flora
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The following conversation is not in any of the Darcy and Flora cozy mysteries…yet. But, come with me this morning to the town of Levi, Oklahoma, and listen in as Darcy talks with her mother about a problem and Flora’s wise recommendation. Darcy: You are up early, Mom. Couldn’t you sleep? Flora: I got my […]
