Rain woke me. Thunder too. I was thinking about long ago Etta this morning and my Latty family. It would be dark on the farm at this hour, house lit only by kerosene lamps, no outdoor lights at all. Pappy would take a lantern as he went to the barn to milk the cows and […]
Mar 28, 2018
An Ancient and Trusted Book of Information
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I have a shabby old address book but it is a real treasure. It has reason to look as tattered as it does. It is well on its way to being an antique. And, like any antique, the value is enhanced by, as they say, the provenance. This book’s provenance has more to do with […]
Mar 27, 2018
I Just Got to Thinking About Words
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I just got to thinking about words. We use them every day. Written or spoken, we can’t get along without them. I’m puzzled and saddened by the fact that, with all the beautiful words to choose from, why do some of us (let’s face it, a lot of us) use ugly, degrading, base words? Is […]
Mar 26, 2018
One Mind, Two Hands, a New Personality
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In the third Ned McNeil cozy mystery, the whole mystery centers around an old woman who recently died in a nursing home. Because she is the basis for the story, I have to know all about her before I can introduce her to you. That means I must write a back story. That’s the fascinating […]
Mar 25, 2018
The Peace and Triumph of Palm Sunday
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Palm Sunday–a Day to celebrate the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is a cloudy, warm day in NW Arkansas, but five years ago, that was not the case. In 2013, on Monday, the day after Palm Sunday was memorable for being downright uncomfortable. A brisk wind blew snow in front of it; snow that […]
Mar 24, 2018
Devil’s Den
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Yesterday was a beautiful, warm spring day in NW Arkansas. My family and I took a trip to Devil’s Den State Park. It is a gorgeous area of dam and waterfall, creek, woods, grass; just a lovely natural setting. We picnicked, climbed, walked, took pictures, talked, and had a great time. White splashes […]
