As I hear the horrendous stories of the floods in Texas and Oklahoma, I stand in awe of the human spirit, the strength of faith, and plain, raw courage. To me, courage is continuing on when you don’t want to, not the absence of fear but keeping on in spite of fear or defeat, putting the […]
May 30, 2015
Ipana, Alka Seltzer and Me
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Remember the phrase, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”? I wonder that about a lot of things and more often now than I used to. One thing that puzzles me is why manufacturers or agencies change an advertisement that is working fine. Sometimes after watching a flashy commercial complete with all the latest TV hijinks, I ask, […]
May 29, 2015
Grave Shift Goes Visual
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BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER Wow! Am I excited! For the first time ever, I have a video on YouTube. It is a book trailer of my second Darcy and Flora Cozy Mystery, Grave Shift. I’m eager for you to see it and share in the fun. Clicking on An Unsuspected Traitor will […]
May 26, 2015
Mysterious Morning
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If a writer of mysteries (me) ever needed a mysterious atmosphere in which to write a mystery, that dark, dangerous, scary time is now! In fact, after a night of lightning and storm warnings, it’s still dark and foreboding this morning. My heart goes out to the people in Texas and Oklahoma and also here […]
May 25, 2015
Proudly
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My brothers, Thurman, Tracy, and Richard served in the Navy; my husband in the Army; my nephew Clint joined the Marines. They all came back home, all except Clint. We lost him to an awful place called Viet Nam. I think of Clint often and especially on Memorial Day. My country is made up of diverse […]
May 23, 2015
Food for Thought
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Does anybody remember the good old days when we pretty much ate what we wanted to eat, didn’t worry about how many calories we consumed or whether the flour was gluten-free? Or am I the only one old enough to recall when food was food, and were thankful to have it? I grew up on […]
