The first cup of Folgers is always the best. I like the fragrance of fresh-brewed coffee as well as I like the taste. Rain drips steadily from the eaves. The morning is dark and damp. It would be a good morning to go back to sleep except I have things to do and once I’m up, I’m […]
Sep 4, 2014
Have Books, Will Travel
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When a writer completes a book, she heaves a great sigh of relief. Something like 60,000 words are written, re-written, read, re-read, edited and re-edited. It’s finished. Right? Wrong! As the song by The Carpenters goes, “We’ve Only Just Begun”. Because, dear readers, next comes marketing. Once, I was a shy, bashful, blushing young gal who […]
Aug 13, 2014
Dog Days of Summer
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This period of time is traditionally referred to as the dog days of summer. May I say that every summer should be like this one! The temperature is not quite fifty-eight degrees this morning. Blue skies, low humidity, and delightful weather smile down on us. Some dogs, who cannot defend themselves against being associated with what are […]
Jun 25, 2014
A Special Day
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Today is special. It marks when my life took on a decided change for the better. Of course, this was a few years ago, but the day was special then and it’s special now. It’s the birthday of a unique, talented, amazing someone who is very near and dear to me. And I hope it’s the best […]
Feb 27, 2014
Sun Snow
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Sun snow–did you ever see it? Yesterday morning, the sun was shining and only one small, dark cloud had crept up from the horizon, when I glanced out the window and lo and behold! snow was falling. Sun and snow, all at the same time. The other clouds which had been lurking on the horizon, […]
Feb 25, 2014
Possibilities
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A weird, ghostly image floats back and forth in the front window of my neighbor’s house across the street. Now, if it were a moonlit night, and the wind was blowing with an eerie sound, and I happened to glimpse that faint, disembodied object, my mystery writer’s brain would go into high gear. As it […]
