Rituals! A practice with meaning that becomes a habit. Do you have a daily ritual? I begin each day with coffee and Bible reading. It’s a pattern that gives structure to my day. It’s a funny thing. The women in my cozy mysteries begin the day with drinking coffee too. And Flora, at least, […]
Aug 1, 2025
Hello, August
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Good morning all you August people (and everyone else). If you have an August birthday, you were born in an interesting month–a month with a history. To start with, it was once called Sextilis and was the sixth month. Then, along came powerful Augustus Caesar. It was renamed August in the year 8 B.C. The […]
Jan 17, 2025
Keeping Out the Cold
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January can be a bleak month. It’s winter. It’s cold. Trees are bare. Grass looks like it has forgotten the word green. We’ve had a few days of comparative warmth and sunshine but now, a polar vortex is aimed squarely at us and is barrelling this way. Blah. Nemo and I are blessed with a […]
Dec 14, 2024
What Do You Think?
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So, what do you think they are–those mysterious drones that are appearing in swarms over many of our northeastern states? Isn’t it strange that no one knows what their purpose is or where they came from? It seems odd to me that if anyone does know, they aren’t saying. That’s just one of the puzzling […]
Jun 21, 2024
Nature’s Surprise
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This morning as I looked out at my front yard flower garden, I saw three small mushrooms or toadstools, I don’t know which. That’s not too surprising except that last night, they weren’t there. They are maybe three or four inches tall. I know that’s what mushrooms do–they spring up quickly. I wonder if I […]
