Within the Walls of a Mystery

Within the Walls of a Mystery

Old houses have a certain mystique and charm that newer houses do not possess. I enjoy looking at them in person and I also like to read descriptions of them when they are offered for sale. Of course, only positives are stressed; the fine workmanship, the many rooms, the connection with the past. Negative aspects […]

What Was on the Old Well?

What Was on the Old Well?

Gray, lowering skies this morning. Everything is still, waiting. Waiting for what? April showers? Spring thunderstorms? Another time, another place, Ned McNeil is waiting too. She’s waiting for deputy Gerald Mills to show up. You see, it is on a morning like this…well, not exactly like this, but it is April. However, the morning is […]