From One Antique to Another

An antique is rare and priceless. It is “desirable because of its age, beauty, and rarity…” An antique represents a previous era in human society; it  is a link with the past. An antique has stood the test of time. It has weathered the storms, held onto life in spite of adversities, and refused to […]

The Unfriendly Woods

This is an excerpt from the latest Ned McNeil cozy, Murder By Moonlight. Usually, Ned enjoyed a walk through autumn woods, but today something went painfully wrong. I sang as I drove, windows rolled down. Ulysses didn’t object, so I took that as a sign of approval. My mind was on the events of the […]

Laboring Away

A lovely Labor Day dawns in Arkansas. Wherever you are, I hope your day is lovely too. As we rest from our work, let’s be thankful for jobs, for the good health to do them, for families, for freedom, for so many things. You have your own personal list as I have mine.  Each Labor […]

The Clock Is Ticking

The clock is ticking on the four-day countdown deal of the four DARCY AND FLORA COZY MYSTERIES at Amazon. This is Day 1, the only day all four books will be $4.99. Price will increase one dollar for each of the four days. Darcy and Flora are the intrepid mother/daughter sleuths who get stuck in […]

More Flowers

Saturday, I went flower shopping. And, sure enough, my favorite outdoor shop had a new shipment of chrysanthemums. Hard to resist those bright, beautiful flowers, so I didn’t. I bought two smallish pots to brighten the front flower bed. Then, I noticed honeybees were really buzzing around the cone flowers or echinacea. Since I have […]

A Threat on the Prairie

Sophie pointed to a large, spreading cottonwood standing like a lonely sentinel atop a knoll in the vastness of the prairie. “Oh, let’s forget about it for now and not let that miserable Tom Mott spoil a perfectly nice day. There’s a spring over there by those trees and some flat rocks. It’s a good […]