Batten Down the Hatches

Batten Down the Hatches

The ocean is fascinating and dangerous. It has many moods. I hope not one life will be lost due to Hurricane Florence. Two of my brothers were on board ships while they were in the US Navy. Storms struck at sea too. I noticed the Navy moved about thirty of their ships out of the […]

When the Chat Becomes Deadly

When the Chat Becomes Deadly

  Will we have rain and thunder and lightning again today? If we do, I doubt that it will hold a candle to the day a couple of years ago when the Cozy Critters met in spite of threatening weather. Anyone listening in would be alarmed, but there was nothing to fear. These ladies were […]

Lightning Popped and Sizzled

Lightning Popped and Sizzled

          Whew! What a night! Lightning popped and sizzled; thunder crashed and Nemo paced. Because he wasn’t asleep during the heavenly fireworks, neither was I. What is it about a storm that terrifies some animals? Do they feel an electrical charge in the air? Is it the noise? Are they afraid […]

Planting Those Shadowy Clues

Planting Those Shadowy Clues

Sometimes we encounter a mystery that seemingly has no solution, but wait! If you sharpen those bloodhound skills, could you find some clues that would lead you to the inevitable outcome? In cozy mysteries, a great deal of the fun and intrigue is in the foreshadowing or planting of subtle, shadowy clues and hints that […]

Happy Vernal Equinox

Happy Vernal Equinox

Happy vernal equinox, everyone. The day and night having been nearly equal, now the days will start inching longer and longer until we reach the longest day, the first day of summer in June. As usual, March is showing its temperamental side, parts of the nation having a snowstorm, parts, especially Alabama, hard-hit by a […]

Beautiful, Lowly Mud Puddles

Beautiful, Lowly Mud Puddles

Okay, let’s face it–a mud puddle is about the lowest thing in life. But, it has an undeserved reputation because I’ve never seen a puddle on the ground that was muddy–at least, until someone stepped in it. Puddles that remain after a rain can’t help that they happen to be in a low spot and […]