Think on These Things

Think on These Things

  I don’t believe in putting my head in the sand and not knowing what’s going on. Neither do I believe in panicking. Dictionary definition: Panic is sudden overpowering fear, often affecting large numbers of people all at once. This, I’m afraid, is what many people are experiencing and, let me tell you, it doesn’t […]

Try Laughter

Try Laughter

Darcy, Flora, and Ned are positive thinkers. Through them, I put a message of hope in my cozy mysteries.  Even though things may be going badly and evil seems about to win, these gals are not overcome by it. Take, for example, Grave Heritage. At one point, Flora was almost overcome by discoveries about her […]

Rain

Rain

Thunder, lightning, pouring rain–not Nemo’s kind of weather, although I like it. My furry buddy likes smooth jazz. With smooth jazz playing and wearing his thunder shirt, he calmed down. I can only imagine what a storm seems like to him. He doesn’t understand it, just reacts to hearing the loud but unseen noise of […]

An Old Fuddy Duddy

  This morning, I read a list of words that I should remember not to use. They date me. They announce to my hearers or readers that I’m out-of-date, not hip, and am an old fuddy-duddy. Never should I say my sofa is a davenport.  By the way, I don’t make long-distance calls any more, […]

When the Jonquils Bloom

When the jonquils bloom in the spring, I think of her–my sister Helen. Maybe it’s because of her March birthday, maybe it’s because those first flowers are so welcome after winter and are such a cheerful sight. My sister was a cheerful, upbeat, lovely person. Some people make the world a better place simply by being. […]

The Theme Song

The Theme Song

 I wonder if we realize the influence music has on each of our lives. When I hear the stirring first notes of My Own True Love, I instantly picture Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind. Each movie or TV show has its theme song and those opening notes tell us where we’re […]