Moonlight can be deceptive, but so can sunlight. Yesterday, the sun and clear blue sky could have lulled an unsuspecting person into thinking the day was warm. But, nay and forsooth! Such was not the case. I lit the fireplace and each of the Cozy Critters came in wearing a jacket. As I thought, everyone […]
Dec 1, 2016
Wire Briers and Limberlocks
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“Wire Brier, Limberlock, three geese in a flock. One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.” How many of you heard this or played the game on childish fingers? Jane’s aunt introduced her to the rhyme years ago. I learned it from my mother and passed it on to Matt and then […]
Oct 27, 2016
Damp and Daring But Never Difficult
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Yesterday was a damp sort of day but our daring critiquers braved the showers for a cozy critique replete with coffee, brownies, chocolate-covered mints and much fun and laughter. Sometimes our cozy critiques erupt in passionate opinions and moments of looking back at the way we were taught instead of using the Oxford comma. We wax exuberant […]
Oct 13, 2016
A Dark and Stormy Afternoon
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It was a dark and stormy afternoon. Rain beat against the deck. Lightning flashed and thunder rattled the windows. Within the dining room, four women sat around an antique dining table, sipping coffee and munching chocolate. They spoke in hushed voices, almost as if they were afraid they would be overheard although they were the […]
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 15, 2016
Though Storm Clouds Gathered, So Did We
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When five women are talking, writing, reading, and giggling, it’s no wonder they don’t notice the afternoon has grown dark and storm clouds are gathering. However, rain held off until the Cozy Critters began climbing into their cars. Then, it rained! Poured! Deluged! (I don’t think there is such a word but that’s what it did.) Carolyn came back […]
