Sitting here at my computer long before the sun comes up, my thoughts wander here and there, different places, people, times, both past and present. And I remember a friend I met only once in southern Oklahoma, just across the river from Texas. I remember her each time I look at my kitchen windowsill and […]
Sep 28, 2015
Moon Eclipse
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I almost missed the eclipse last night. Matt called and asked me to come and watch with them. This was a little after 9:00. So, I hurried over. They were in deck chairs on the sidewalk, looking upward, so I joined them. Wow! What a heavenly show. No fireworks, no flashing lights, no background music; just […]
Sep 27, 2015
Lively Library
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Yesterday’s authors’ fair at the library was interesting. Isn’t it fun to people watch? I met some neat authors and exchanged books with a couple of them. Some people were there who are always at authors’ shindigs. Some were new to me. The day was beautiful, tables nicely set up, refreshments in the kitchen area. […]
Sep 26, 2015
As the Books Turn…
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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine Sometimes it seems as if writing, books, marketing, are taking over my world. But, it’s a nice kind of world to travel. At the moment, I’m writing the fourth Darcy and Flora cozy mystery, getting everything lined up […]
Sep 25, 2015
A Little Levity
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“Ask your doctor. It could be that xyqimiticinz is for you!” (Please don’t ask for this at your pharmacy. It isn’t there. I hope.) Television commercials are sometimes funny, revolting, or downright ridiculous. The ads touting cures for your ills are all of these. I think there must be a pill for every illness under […]
Sep 24, 2015
Ownership
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“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). So begins one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible. It ties in nicely with one of my favorite songs, “This is my Father’s world.” Sometimes we forget Who is the ultimate authority, Who has final […]
