Sorry; we have to go to the doc. I’d be there if it weren’t for the clock.
This was the verse Carolyn sent the other day when she couldn’t make it to a critique. However, she. as well as Peg, Nancy, and Jane gathered around the hundred year old table yesterday and it was great to all be together again. We enjoyed peanut butter cookies (1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup of sugar, 1 egg) and coffee as well as Nancy’s banana bread, and were glad to be in where all was warm. Time has a way of flying when you’re having fun and before I was ready for them to go, each had to hurry off to various commitments. The table always looks a bit lonely after they leave, but it’s nice to remember the warmth of conversation with friends.
Holding Onto My Caregiver’s Hand was another verse Carolyn shared with us. Hilarious.
Nancy brought an inspirational piece she plans to send to a periodical. We enjoyed critiquing Full Access . She compared approaching God to the frustration of blocked roads and detours which we recently experienced due to the floods. With Him, there is never a road closed and we are not denied access.
Nancy, author of The Grace Impact, has also read an intriguing cozy mystery, The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann.
Jane’s new poem was Farewell to Kris, a tribute to her departing pastor. Jane cleverly mixed the church’s gratitude for Pastor Kris’ guidance and love with their sadness at seeing her go.
Jane’s puppy, Libby, is always up to some new adventure. She is settling into Jane’s home and has already found a niche in her heart. Next time, we’d like to hear a poem about that lovable new member of the family.
Peg will always enjoy reading and she has a discerning eye for what she likes and what she doesn’t like. Mostly, she likes. Recent books she’s read are by one of her favorite authors, Donna Andrews, Stork Raving Mad and The Hen of the Baskervilles . “They are good books,” Peg said. “I like them a lot.”
I shared with the group the progress of By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. This is the second book in the Ned McNeil series. The first one, Moonlight Can Be Murder, introduces the reader to Nettie Elizabeth Duncan McNeil (Ned) and sets her right in the middle of a snowy Oklahoma December and a murder. Yesterday, I read a recent review of this book that brightened my whole day. I loved reading: a wonderfully drawn character and background make this suspenseful story a pleasure to read.
After the Cozy Critters leave, there’s always a slight let-down feeling, a twinge of sadness, a touch of loneliness, but as the hands of the clock turn around and the days of the week flutter by, a new critique time draws nearer. It’s something to look forward to.
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