Chewing her cud, Edith would answer, “No, that can’t be! I’m one of the finest milk cows you’ll ever hope to see. But, it doesn’t matter, Winnie, whether we are bovine or swine. If we ‘hang together as friends’, we’ll always be fine.”
Photos of Carolyn’s paintings by Jane Barron
Those lines are a part of the poem, Edith and Winnie, Jane wrote about two paintings she has which were painted by our friend and Cozy Critter, Carolyn Bayley. The paintings and the poem are examples of the creativity that powers the lives of Jane and also Carolyn. Carolyn lives on a farm and is inspired by her animals and thoughts of daily living. Jane is inspired by the beauty she encounters along life’s way. And, both are very talented women.
Edith by Carolyn Bayley
Peg shared her insight into what makes a good cozy mystery. Two of her favorite authors are Miranda James and Donna Andrews. Miranda writes two series, The Cat in the Stacks series and the Southern Ladies Mysteries.
Donna Andrews’ mysteries have the name of a bird in each of the titles. These books are popular with Peg and many others because of their cleverly crafted plots and the antics of the characters.
Peg likes books that are believable and make sense. She has gotten to know the characters in each book, so, reading about them is like dropping in on old friends. Peg is re-reading some of her favorites of these two series. And, she is enjoying them just as much the second time around.
When I was searching for my very old copy of a magazine which carried one of my children’s stories years ago, I came across other writings that I had almost forgotten about. There was the alphabet story I did for Sara when she was little,
A Caterpillar wriggles and a Cricket creaks a song, surrounded by the river cane, thick and green and long.
and the Grand View Coloring Book, The First Hundred Years of Grand View School, 1889-1989, a fellow teacher and I wrote and illustrated, about the school where we taught. It’s actually a bit of history.
Lonely winds and coyotes prowled the prairies where one day Grand View School would stand.
It was a thoroughly fun critique day, but it always is. And now, back to the business of finishing Moonstruck and Murderous. Ned is in a real pickle this time and getting her out is going to be tricky.
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