A large oak stands firmly anchored to the ground on land that once belonged to my parents. It is so tall and its limbs spread so wide that when a person stands under it during a shower, she is sheltered from much of the rain. Whether it’s wise to be standing there during a […]
Nov 7, 2018
Livening Up Lunch
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When Nancy, Jane, and I got together for lunch yesterday, it had to be a lively time. And, it was. We decided to meet at one of our favorite restaurants. The food was good, the service was lovely, and the conversation was sprightly. It was helped along by a bandaid on my thumb […]
Nov 5, 2018
Stepping Away for a Closer Look
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Remember the old saying, You can’t see the forest for the trees? Have you ever noticed in a museum of art, people stepping away from a painting to look at it from a more distant viewpoint? That’s where I was with Moonstruck and Murderous before I started the proof-reading or first editing. I finished […]
Nov 4, 2018
Where in the World Did Daylight Go?
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We wake this morning to a new day, a new week, and an old way of figuring daylight. In other words, Daylight Savings Time has ended. We here in Arkansas are back on Central Standard Time. Then, there’s Eastern Standard, Mountain Standard, and Pacific Standard. In other words, we’re back on God’s time, as […]
Oct 28, 2018
The Older I Get
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The older I get, the more I wonder about some things and the less I think about others. The older I get, the more I wonder how I got to be this old so quickly and what happened to the years? I understand now the phrase time flies. It seems to. It seems to […]
Oct 26, 2018
Autumn Is a Rainy Day
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Thank you to those who are sharing yesterday’s blog post. If you haven’t yet done that, just click on this link: http://www.blanchedaymanos.com/a-small-gift-for-you I mailed some of the pens yesterday and will mail others today. Fall was in the air yesterday. It was in the small rain that fell off and on, pattering against fallen leaves. It shone in […]
