Happy Thanksgiving Day, Everyone! Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter […]
Nov 25, 2015
Thanksgiving Mysteries
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That special holiday in November arrives tomorrow. I have heard a rumor that a jolly turkey slides down chimneys bringing mince and pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving-themed books for all good and dedicated readers. If this is true, maybe I could give him a few tips on what to leave on the festive table. I couldn’t resist this children’s […]
Nov 21, 2015
My Close Friend the Turkey
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Here’s how a turkey came home with me when I wasn’t expecting him. You see, it all happened this way: yesterday, I went to the food store just to pick up a few things. Well, first one thing led to another. I remembered more and more of what I needed until my grocery cart was […]
Nov 20, 2015
Invitation to a An Old Cemetery
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My publisher sends you an audio clip invitation this morning which takes you to the Pen-L website and my landing page. This link allows you to hear an excerpt from The Cemetery Club. http://www.Pen-L.com/TheCemeteryClub.html. I hope you enjoy it. As the narrator of the audio book reads, I can see that spring morning, Darcy and Flora at an ancient […]
Nov 17, 2015
Parliamentary Procedure
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Yesterday a parliamentary contingent from Minnesota arrived in my mailbox. As I carried the box inside, I heard muffled hoots and mutterings. When I opened the box, out they flew–a parliament of the prettiest owls I’ve seen yet and I’ve seen a lot of owls. You can understand that at first they were a bit disoriented. […]
Nov 16, 2015
Write What is Wrong
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Purposely, I’ve used a variant spelling, a homophone of the word “right”. Lots of things are wrong with this old world, I should say, with the people of this old world. You don’t have to look very far to know that. To my way of thinking (which, I’m happy to say, is Southern and rural […]
