I almost missed the eclipse last night. Matt called and asked me to come and watch with them. This was a little after 9:00. So, I hurried over. They were in deck chairs on the sidewalk, looking upward, so I joined them. Wow! What a heavenly show. No fireworks, no flashing lights, no background music; just […]
Sep 27, 2015
Lively Library
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Yesterday’s authors’ fair at the library was interesting. Isn’t it fun to people watch? I met some neat authors and exchanged books with a couple of them. Some people were there who are always at authors’ shindigs. Some were new to me. The day was beautiful, tables nicely set up, refreshments in the kitchen area. […]
Sep 26, 2015
As the Books Turn…
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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine Sometimes it seems as if writing, books, marketing, are taking over my world. But, it’s a nice kind of world to travel. At the moment, I’m writing the fourth Darcy and Flora cozy mystery, getting everything lined up […]
Sep 25, 2015
A Little Levity
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“Ask your doctor. It could be that xyqimiticinz is for you!” (Please don’t ask for this at your pharmacy. It isn’t there. I hope.) Television commercials are sometimes funny, revolting, or downright ridiculous. The ads touting cures for your ills are all of these. I think there must be a pill for every illness under […]
Sep 24, 2015
Ownership
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“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). So begins one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible. It ties in nicely with one of my favorite songs, “This is my Father’s world.” Sometimes we forget Who is the ultimate authority, Who has final […]
Sep 22, 2015
Rain Barrel Dwellers
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“Climb up my rain barrel, slide down my cellar door and we’ll be friends forevermore.” So went one of the first songs I learned as a small child. Another song was Tex Ritter’s Walkin’ the Floor Over You. But that’s neither here nor there. Yesterday when I was at Matt and Dawn’s house, she said, […]
