Yesterday was one of those rare, golden days, a day when I reaped the bounty of years gone by. Dad planted some grape vines a long time ago; I don’t even remember how many years ago. Yesterday, I gathered what he had painstakingly planted. His great-grandchildren will be beneficiaries of those lovely grapes made into jelly. That’s, let […]
Aug 17, 2015
Old-Fashioned Girl
By · 7 Comments
I know I’m old fashioned But I don’t mind it That’s how I want to be As long as you agree To stay old fashioned with me So sang Ella Fitzgerald a few years back. And, do you remember Teresa Brewer singing, “Sweet Old Fashioned Girl”? Anyway, sometimes I feel terribly old-fashioned and out of […]
Aug 16, 2015
Starting Points
By · 2 Comments
Sometimes I think back to Etta Bend, to the middle child in a family of three girls and one boy who grew up there, as the starting point for my family, at least for my mother’s branch. Then, of course Dad’s side had another starting point in Mena, Arkansas. From those beginnings came (so far) five, six, […]
Aug 15, 2015
Campfires and Tree Frogs
By · 2 Comments
It was a perfect summer evening. Smoke from the fire pit curled up through the maples. Hot dogs sizzled, marshmallows melted, and the lightning bugs blinked in a friendly way. Tree frogs celebrated the summer evening with their enthusiastic voices. We stayed out until the sun’s last rays gilded the tops of the trees and twilight […]
Aug 14, 2015
Excitement Building
By · 4 Comments
I want to share an exciting event with you. My publisher, the book cover artist, and I are working on a cover picture for my upcoming release, Moonlight Can Be Murder. I got a first glimpse of the artist’s idea yesterday. Then, I added some suggested changes and emailed it back to my publisher. Even […]
Aug 12, 2015
A Wonderful Chill
By · 2 Comments
A wonderful crispness greeted me as I opened the door this morning. There’s a chill in the air. A new feeling. Is it because school is starting next week? Is it because summer is winding down? I haven’t read a cozy mystery this morning, so it can’t be that. When school starts, I am ready […]
