This tiny wildflower has finally made its appearance in lawns across this part of the country. I used to call them Johnny Jump-Ups but my mother gently informed me the small, four-petaled bloom is a bluet. They carpeted the hill east of the house at Manos Meadows. They are here in NW Arkansas too and […]
Mar 30, 2014
Family, Friends, and Fiction
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Having a brother is nice. Having two brothers is twice as nice. As I write, I draw upon my brothers’ experiences and knowledge quite a bit. Tracy is a geology major and if I want to know about rock formations that might contain gold or silver, or the kind of rock that is most likely […]
Mar 29, 2014
Reflections
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Reflect is such a nice word; really, it is a tremendous word with more than one meaning. It is what I do when I look back and think about something that has happened. It also means to mirror an image. Carol and I were talking the other day (via email) about how quickly the weeks […]
Mar 28, 2014
The Mystery of the Noisy Knocker
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“Knock, knock, knock,” came the sound from the back part of the house. “What was that?” I asked my dog Nemo. He looked interested for a minute, then put his head back on his paws. Oh well, my fearless watchdog wasn’t worried, so I resumed writing. “Tap-tap-bang!” The noise came again. “OK, ” I said […]
Mar 24, 2014
Where Did It Go,Anyway?
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Yesterday, seven of us sat around my mother’s cherry wood dining table for lunch after church. I was blessed to have Dawn’s parents, Louie and Angie, join us. I believe that communication goes well with food so we were talking about this and that and someone mentioned listening to speakers and taking notes. I commented […]
Mar 23, 2014
What’s Going On Here?
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Seismologists recorded fourteen earthquakes in Oklahoma since Friday! Not California nor some place overseas but right next door in my home state of Oklahoma! Was I reading the news story correctly? Have I not had enough coffee to open my eyes? This, of course, reminds me of the second Darcy/Flora cozy, Grave Shift. In that […]
