October and Fall Yesterday, fall came to my fireplace mantel. Down came the pictures and lamps that had been there. Up went the painted gourds I’ve kept for years. With a few tiny lights added, it looks quite festive. All the gourds but two were my artistic efforts with acrylics. Sara painted the ghost when […]
Sep 29, 2016
Busy, Bustling Beehive Bursting with Book News
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Sometimes things happen at just the right time. They couldn’t be more fortuitous. Yesterday was one of those times.We Cozy Critters sitting around the hundred-year old table sounded like a bunch of bees. Except, I don’t think bees laugh a lot and probably don’t discuss books. I’ve never seen a bee eat gingersnaps or drink coffee […]
Sep 22, 2016
The Artistic Advance of Autumn
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“Hear ye, hear ye! Summer has passed and autumn is here!” If I were a town crier, this would be my news this morning. Or, since I would be a crier with literary leanings, I might shout, “Autumn is here! Autumn books abound! Get yours today!” One of those books, available only since Monday, is […]
Sep 1, 2016
September’s Song
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The melody of autumn is played on muted strings, A symphony of wind and trees, the song September sings. The rhythm of the autumn rain is somnolent and slow; From softened skies, a lullaby in summer’s afterglow. –Blanche Day Manos September is that, isn’t it…summer’s afterglow? Each spring, leaves, flowers, grass are bursting with new […]
Aug 22, 2016
Curiouser and Curiouser
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Aren’t you glad the world is full of mysteries? Isn’t it pretty neat that, with all our know-how, many things still elude answers? Sometimes, in trying to ravel out mysteries, the mystery itself becomes curiouser and curiouser. (Excuse me. I mean more and more curious.) This morning, I read that the great mystery of Stonehenge has […]
Jul 29, 2016
And the Sky Turned Green
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Peg has been reading (she actually never stops) and I’m glad to say she enjoys cozy mysteries, maybe best of all. Is that right Peg? One of her favorites is Gone with the Wool by Betty Hechtman. Peg is eagerly awaiting a new release by Leann Sweeney, The Cat, The Collector, and the Killer. According to Amazon, its […]
