Of the six cozy mysteries I’ve written, which is my favorite? Well, let me see now. The Cemetery Club was the first, the one that launched me from being a retired kindergarten teacher into authordom. My friend Barbara Burgess and I collaborated on it and that was fun, especially since it involved spooky stuff like […]
Mar 31, 2017
If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon
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If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon is a very old song, recorded by Bing Crosby in 1947 and Frank Sinatra in 1949. It’s a song about trying to reach a dream, not quite getting there, but finding something else that is even more fulfilling. The point is to try. It was a great […]
Mar 30, 2017
Scientists, Doctors, Critics, Friends
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We are sometimes like scientists discovering new ideas, doctors discussing alternative ways for treatment, critics with a gentle tongue and avid readers of all things written…but most of all…friends! and believe me, we know how to keep secrets! The Cozy Critters came yesterday in spite of a forecast for wicked weather. As it turned out, […]
Mar 24, 2017
Stumbling Over Pride
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Why on earth would I be thinking about pride this early on a Friday morning when the weather is warm and thunderstorms are on the way? What does pride have to do with anything, anyway? And, more to the point, what, exactly, is pride? Thesaurus.com says pride is delight, dignity, ego, honor, happiness, and several […]
Mar 22, 2017
A Circle of Friends
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I wrote this blog post a couple of years ago, but it’s still true. Since that time, things have changed some. One friend has gone on to Heaven; Fran has moved and Robbi hosts the luncheon friends, the Cozy Critters circle has lost a couple and gained a couple. The circle is truly elastic. Do I […]
Mar 21, 2017
A Cat, a House, and a Story
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My name is Penny. I am a cat. I live in a big Victorian house with a woman named Nettie Elizabeth Duncan McNeil. Her friends call her Ned. She’s a nice woman, always makes sure my food dish doesn’t go empty and when she has ice cream, she shares it with me. I like living […]
