I have a special feeling for platters–no, not the 1950s singing group, although I enjoyed their music, nor even new platters, but platters from the past, the older, the better. I have a few of them, have had them for years. Some I probably inherited; some, I bought at flea markets or antique shops. My […]
Jun 23, 2014
Family Connections
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Sunday, Matt and his family and I went to the Levi Latty reunion in Tahlequah. It was a neat day of a whole lot of visiting, a whole lot of food, games and prizes, and remembrances. I think of those family reunions as connections, a bridge between the past and the present or maybe even […]
Jun 3, 2014
It’s About Time
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You know the most precious asset you have? Not money, nor stocks, nor IRAs nor houses. Your most valuable asset and mine is time! Every one of us, no matter how rich nor how poor has the same number of hours in the day. We can’t hoard those hours for later, can’t save them in […]
Jun 1, 2014
Every Day Is a New Beginning
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In the stillness of early morning, not a breeze stirs the trees. A small white moth drifts through the leaves of the crepe myrtle, maybe looking for a place to hide since morning caught her unaware. The light in my fountain glows on wet rocks. Sunday morning slips in quietly, no fanfare, no trumpets announcing the sunrise. It’s a […]
May 29, 2014
Dark Deeds and Wild Weather
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It seems that Nettie McNeil (known to her friends as Ned) has one harrowing experience after another. In this partial chapter, she returns home, exhausted, troubled, and sad after finding…well, you’ll just have to read Moonlight Can Be Murder to know what she found. By the time I turned into my long driveway, the sun […]
Apr 4, 2014
Friday Fripperies
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Robins, doves, and a the voices of a few more birds blend into song this morning. Perhaps they are rejoicing that they escaped the small hailstones that fell yesterday. Thankfully, our storm front brought needed rain but, so far as I know, caused no damage and today, after too-warm temperatures, is supposed to be downright […]
