Is it the coffee? Is it the heavy warmth of summer or is it just me? For whatever reason, I’m sitting at my computer feeling philosophical this morning. I’ve learned through the years that if one is quiet, prone to brief nods or slow eye blinks, tilts the head to one side and says, “Hmm,” […]
Jul 18, 2019
An Eye-Opening Episode
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Let me tell you about my latest adventure–cataract surgery. It took place Monday, with Dawn going with me, waiting patiently, and driving me home. She took me back for the one-day checkup also, since I couldn’t drive as yet. Since then, my family has been helping in every way they can think of. What would […]
Jul 15, 2019
Things My Mama Taught Me
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All the good things that I believe and am, came from my parents. And the not-so-good? Well, I’ve managed those things on my own. This morning I was thinking about things my mother taught me. I had never really tried to itemize them, they were just there. To list them would be like trying […]
Jul 14, 2019
Memories, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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Yesterday, I cleaned out a room in my house, throwing away things I’ve stuck back and have no use for. Why can’t we do that with our memories? Why can’t we just go through and discard what we don’t want and hang onto those that are priceless and dear? Why is that so very […]
Jul 12, 2019
The Faith of a Blind Beggar
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The Faith of Bartimaeus by blanche manos · leave a comment It was just another day in the life of Bartimaeus. He sat down beside the road in the dust, the sun beating down on his head and back, hoping that a few kind-hearted people who passed by would give him enough money to buy food. That’s the […]
Jul 11, 2019
The Mysterious Mystery Reader
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Ah! So, it’s you, Mysterious Mystery Reader, checking in this morning. Good morning and may your day be as bright with blessings as the flowers blooming in summer gardens. I want to know something–an answer to a mystery. When you open the pages of a cozy mystery, any cozy mystery, what do you hope […]
