It was a perfect summer evening. Smoke from the fire pit curled up through the maples. Hot dogs sizzled, marshmallows melted, and the lightning bugs blinked in a friendly way. Tree frogs celebrated the summer evening with their enthusiastic voices. We stayed out until the sun’s last rays gilded the tops of the trees and twilight […]
Aug 14, 2015
Excitement Building
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I want to share an exciting event with you. My publisher, the book cover artist, and I are working on a cover picture for my upcoming release, Moonlight Can Be Murder. I got a first glimpse of the artist’s idea yesterday. Then, I added some suggested changes and emailed it back to my publisher. Even […]
Aug 12, 2015
A Wonderful Chill
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A wonderful crispness greeted me as I opened the door this morning. There’s a chill in the air. A new feeling. Is it because school is starting next week? Is it because summer is winding down? I haven’t read a cozy mystery this morning, so it can’t be that. When school starts, I am ready […]
Aug 9, 2015
A Morning Celebration
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Each morning when I get out of bed, I feel like celebrating! It’s great to be alive, to have a new day before me, to visit with family and friends, to be able to write again! Wonderful. And, I’m enjoying my first cup of Folgers. Some of my instructions from the hospital said to beware […]
Aug 8, 2015
Let’s Have Another Cup of Cozy
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Remember this old jingle? “Let’s have another cup of coffee. Oh, let’s have a cup of Nescafe.” That long ago ad was meant to put people in the mood for a chat, a warm, easy beginning to a new day or a friendship. That’s the sort of feeling I hope my cozy mysteries evoke. Cozies are […]
Aug 7, 2015
Reflections
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When one lies in a hard, unyielding hospital bed, one has time for reflection. Anyway, I did. I reflected on how nice home is and how much I liked the comfortable, familiar routine of my days at home. (And how much I missed my own bed.) I also had time to read. We’ve talked several […]
