Our Sunday School lesson was on a Bible passage that many of us have read again and again. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if […]
Jun 17, 2016
Star-Spangled Cat
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As you know, I sometimes like to write children’s stories as well as cozy mysteries. Flag Day was June 14 so that put me in mind of this story about a cat, a ship, and a famous lawyer. To me, our American history is so wonderful that I want to pass it along to future […]
Jun 16, 2016
Tea for Two
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“So, what do you think?” I asked Helen. “Should I explain more fully about the red rose against the head stone?” We were discussing the edit of Grave Heritage and I had a few questions about making my meaning clearer concerning Darcy and Flora and their discovery toward the end of the book. Sometimes an […]
Jun 15, 2016
Worse Than Termites
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I’ve known for quite some time that squirrels are accomplished acrobats. They are also cute, lively, industrious and destructive. But, I didn’t know until this week that they like to eat paint. My newly painted storage room developed bare spots just under the eaves. What on earth caused them? The building had been beautifully painted just […]
Jun 10, 2016
In the Cemetery Business
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My friend Joy recently said she might want me to write her obituary. She said this jokingly as a compliment. “Well, after all,” she said, “you are in the cemetery business.” Gravely speaking, I guess I am, but it’s only in a fictional way. I’ll have to admit that all three Darcy and Flora books […]
Jun 8, 2016
A Spot of Sunshine in a Gray Day
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As you know, I once wrote for The Tahlequah Daily Press. Recently, I ran onto this story I did for them many years ago and thought you might enjoy it. A wise woman once said, “I decided long ago that I would never be wealthy. In fact, I knew that I would never have much money. […]
