Cozy Critter Time Again!

Cozy Critter Time Again!

Today, we cozy critters will gather to discuss all things literary and several things that are not. I can hardly wait to hear what they have been reading and writing. We will miss Cozy Critter Judy. But, when Texas calls, Judy must answer. As I started to go to bed last night, I glanced out […]

A Tangle of Tree Limbs and Cozies

A Tangle of Tree Limbs and Cozies

Sunday afternoon, February 21. I gaze at the tangle of bare, winter time branches crisscrossing each other above my driveway. Maple tree and white mulberry limbs snarl together like two balls of yarn after a kitten’s playful antics. I hope the trees do not put out leaves too soon because I’m afraid this pseudo spring weather won’t last. […]

I Can’t Help It–I’m Cold!

“It’s a really nice day,” they said. “It’s quite warm except for the wind,” they said. I didn’t believe it! Yesterday was cold! The wind was from the north, whipping across the plains and barreling through the trees, tossing whitecaps on the lakes. Even my newly-opened yellow crocus thought it was cold. I know how they […]

With a Shiver Down My Spine

With a Shiver Down My Spine

Remember that yesterday’s Valentine will last all week–until Friday. Just tell me which of my four cozy mysteries, The Cemetery Club, Grave Shift, Best Left Buried, or Moonlight Can Be Murder, you liked best and why you liked it. On Friday, I’ll randomly choose some lucky reader to receive a ten-dollar gift certificate to Amazon. Send […]

Be My Valentine

Be My Valentine

Remember how excited we’d get as children on Valentine’s Day, counting those cards, reading the verses, keeping them in boxes? What a sweet custom! It seemed to me that my kindergarteners got more excited about Valentine’s Day than about Christmas. They would decorate white paper sacks which I fastened to the chalk tray then they would […]

Once a Cozy Critter, Always a Cozy Critter

Once a Cozy Critter, Always a Cozy Critter

…even in Texas! Cozy Critter Judy is planning to move back to her home, which happens to be that great state of Texas! Yesterday’s meeting may have been her last at the old cherry wood table with the rest of us Critters. Jane wrote and framed a wonderful poem which included many of the things […]