So many things for which to be thankful! It’s good to remember them every day of the year, not only at Thanksgiving. To my way of thinking, thankful people are healthier, happier, and a whole lot more fun to be around than old grumps! Don’t you agree? My generous Lord showers me with the invaluable […]
Nov 4, 2015
How Do You Spell Gratitude?
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With autumn in the air and the remembered aroma of turkey and pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving can’t be far away! As well as a holiday for getting together with family and friends, this is a time for reflecting upon life’s many blessings, a time to embrace gratitude. What am I especially thankful for? So many blessings raise their hands, like […]
Oct 31, 2015
Ring Those Bells!
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Ring those bells, give a shout; Look what has just come about! The day has finally arrived–a full two weeks early! I am pleased to announce Moonlight Can Be Murder in its complete, reader-friendly, mysterious best, ready for you on Amazon.com and Pen-L.com, both in ebook and paperback. As if this were not enough excitement for one […]
Oct 30, 2015
Just a House
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Houses are fascinating, especially old houses. In my mind, I go inside the house and reclaim it. I shore up sagging beams, put new shingles on the roof, paint walls and ceilings, lay hardwood floors. A fireplace goes in, if it is possible. If the house already has a fireplace, well and good; however, the mantel […]
Oct 23, 2015
What Did You Say?
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I had the oddest dream last night. Sometimes my daily activities invade my dreams. Or at least, mine did last night. In my dream, I was teaching a class of writers. This was their assignment: write a scene using conversation between two people or among more than two people to move the action along. Dialogue! Quotation marks! Actual words of speakers! How […]
Oct 20, 2015
Monsters Attack
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Never mind that they are minute. Size doesn’t matter. They are mean. They are yucky. They are decidedly an unwelcome, biting nuisance. Oak tree mites have descended on NWA and also Oklahoma. http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/yikes-oak-tree-mites-bring-chigger-like-bite-outbreak-from/article_23003330-d5bf-5399-9e60-8ceeed670b5b.html The first inkling I had of their unwelcome presence was seeing them on my bird baths in the back yard. Small, white […]
