I’ve noticed of late that a certain phrase has become a standard part of my vocabulary. I used it this morning when I saw from the news report that last night’s blizzard in the Northeast, although bad enough, was not quite as fierce as had been predicted. When I looked at last month’s gas bill, […]
Jan 26, 2015
Blizzards and Bugs
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The sun warms the tattered brown leaves of the maple outside my window, turning them to gold. This day is starting out to be beautiful; a little nippy, but all in all, a nice day. A far cry from the people in the northeast who are expecting a blizzard today and tomorrow, worse than any […]
Jan 23, 2015
Prayers and Promises
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The March for Life in Washington, D. C. yesterday encouraged me. Tens of thousands of people rallying for the right of unborn children to live. I am reminded of a Bible verse (more than one, really) “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and […]
Jan 22, 2015
Contrary Contradictions
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People are interesting and I like to try to figure out what makes them tick. Usually, after pondering, I give up and decide people are contradictions, a little of this, a whole lot of that and somewhat of the other. I am not a country music fan, but I like the way Randy Travis sings. […]
Jan 21, 2015
Whence Cometh Thou?
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As you read the three Darcy and Flora cozies, do you ever stop to wonder why the characters act as they do, where they’re coming from? Do you ever recognize yourself in one or two of the characters and realize the answer to the question, Whence Cometh Thou? In the first book, The Cemetery Club, Darcy is simply […]
Jan 20, 2015
Coming Home at Night
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It was late afternoon and the sun was throwing long shadows across the grass. In a tall tree on the street behind me, a cardinal sat. Just one bird. At the very tiptop of the tree. I know it was a cardinal because of its shape against the winter sky. Was he staking out the […]
