The only movement outside my window this morning is a fat, furry squirrel in the crepe myrtle bush. He jumps from limb to limb, stops and eats something, then hurries away. Something on that bush is tasty to the squirrel. This is the kind of still, cold morning when smoke from the chimney rises straight […]
Feb 25, 2016
A Cozy Critter’s Confession
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“I have a confession to make,” Peg said. Ears perked up; chatter ceased. “I have ‘t read a cozy since our last meeting,” Peg confided. As it turned out, she discovered a captivating genre, on an audio book on CD in our city library. What arrested Peg’s attention? Saturn Run by John Sanford. It is far from […]
Feb 24, 2016
Cozy Critter Time Again!
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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 […]
Feb 21, 2016
Titillating First Lines to Tease Your Curiosity
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BREAKING NEWS: Grave Shift is now available in audio format. Wonderful! I’ve waited for the day I could make this announcement and now it’s here. I can’t wait for you to hear the narrator. She sounds like Darcy to me. You can listen to a free sample at Amazon and I hope you do. And then […]
Feb 17, 2016
I Can’t Help It–I’m Cold!
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“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 […]
Feb 14, 2016
Be My Valentine
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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 […]
