Sauntering, strolling, streeling–words that mean about the same but the last word is not heard much any more. In Grave Heritage, Flora uses the word and she and Darcy remember that Andy Tucker used to say that. None of the Cozy Critters who heard me read the passage from the book knew what it meant. […]
Dec 10, 2015
Heart Stitches and Penguin Eggs
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As I selected the yarn, I thought of you. Friends are like colors in different hues. They bring forth a light, each in their own way, Making them the person that we love today.” — Stitches from the Heart. The above verse is part of a poem by Jane. She brought an “interactive presentation” to […]
Dec 8, 2015
A Fanciful Flight with a Fox
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A few years ago, I wrote a children’s imaginary tale about a fox and how the birth of Christ changed him. I meant to illustrate the story and bind it into two small books: one for my grandchildren and one for the grandchildren of a dear friend. Somehow, even though I finished it, it was […]
Dec 5, 2015
Raintrees, Victorians, Mysteries and Acorns
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Raintrees and mysteries are swirling through my mind this morning. Would you believe I’m on my third cup of Folgers already and the sun hasn’t even gotten up? The sky however, is growing lighter in the east. These beautiful December days are like a blessing, a time of reprieve, perhaps, before winter arrives in earnest. Will it […]
Dec 1, 2015
How Many Ghosts Are There?
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This morning, Moonlight Can Be Murder is featured on Barbara A. Martin’s Facebook page. Thanks, Barbara. http://www.folkstalesthings.com/Special-Events-.html An interesting item popped up on a news website this morning: a ghost town for sale. Swett, South Dakota, is offered for a mere $250,000. There’s not much there, according to the report, just a gas station, museum, a bar […]
Nov 29, 2015
Diabolical Writing
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My first thoughts this morning were of writing “finis” to a character’s life. Not to worry, it isn’t for real and I don’t actually have diabolical thoughts. You see, his untimely passing is supposed to look like an accident only it isn’t an accident although Grant Hendley, the sheriff of Ventris County, thinks it is but […]
