Each Cozy Critter headed straight for the fireplace as she came into my house yesterday. Next stop, coffee pot, then the hundred year old table and chocolate chip cookies. You’ll understand that while all this activity was going on, we were talking non-stop. A good way to warm up a cold day. Nancy told us […]
Feb 11, 2018
Ice and Hibernation
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Only one thing to do on a morning like this–hibernate! We don’t have a major ice storm, just ice on the roads in enough spots to make them slick. At least, most of us won’t be in Darcy and Flora’s predicament: Sleet rattled against the worn boards of the barn, and a […]
Feb 10, 2018
Facades and Fancies and Other False Fronts
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Many of you will remember seeing old western movies with store buildings that had false fronts, making them appear much larger than they were. Let me tell you that people have false fronts too, sometimes without even being aware that they have them. For example, how many of you may be a secret cozy mystery […]
Feb 5, 2018
Power-Packed, Indelible, Unforgettable Words
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I shot an arrow into the air; it fell to earth, I know not where. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Amazing, isn’t it? Words last long after we’ve spoken or written them. They remain in our memories, they stubbornly refuse to be erased from pages. They echo down the chambers of time. Family stories are […]
Jan 15, 2018
The Comfort of Well-Chosen Words
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My mother has been gone for more than twenty years; yet, I miss her every day, even now. When the grief of her passing was new and I felt wounded and sore, I sought and found comfort in words: the words of friends, words in the Bible and other books. I found relief from pain in […]
Jan 12, 2018
Bone-Chilling Cold
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It is so cold this morning that Nemo hurries to do his business then wants back in directly. I understand. He’s a lucky little fellow to have a warm home and I, of course, am lucky to have such a staunch watch dog. Many little animals don’t have that and I’m sorry. Sad to say, […]
