On this day in 1973 Secretariat won the Triple Crown in racing, the first horse to do so since Citation in 1948. Will Justify join that exclusive rank today at the Belmont Stakes? Will you be glued to your television set to watch that exciting race? It must be my Irish ancestry that causes my […]
Jun 8, 2018
What a Dream!
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I realize this was from three years ago, but when it popped up on “Memories” and I re-read, I thought it was too good not to re-share. Oh, my goodness! Okay, all you dream analyzers, have I got a doozy for you! I’m not quite sure how it all started but danger was involved […]
Jun 7, 2018
Here, There, and Everywhere (Almost)
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After many cancellations due to conflicts in schedules, the Cozy Critters finally met again yesterday. As usual, it was a fun time. Jane was brimming with enthusiasm for her recent trip out west. She has been posting pictures on her Facebook page and brought more to show us today. Her and Mark’s first stop was […]
Jun 6, 2018
Early Morning Sounds
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I’ve always enjoyed early morning sounds. They mean that night is over, the sun is on its way, a whole, new day opens up before me. Possibilities rise with daybreak. When I was a child, I awoke to the chunk of wood being poked into a cookstove, the clink of a coffee pot and the […]
May 31, 2018
One-Two-Three, It’s Still Free
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I feel like the Count on Sesame Street. One-Two-Three, It’s Still Free! Three! Three more days of By the Fright of the Silvery Moon being a free ebook on Amazon. My publishers really want you to take a look at this second Ned McNeil book, so that’s why they are offering it free–sort of […]
May 26, 2018
A Day in the Life of a Writer of Mysteries
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Writing a mystery is an all-consuming thing. I mean, it sort of takes over. For example, I went to get groceries. That was where I was, physically. My mind was somewhere else. My thoughts went something like this: The plantation was once called a plantation but it has changed now to growing soybeans and race horses. […]
