Cozy mysteries are a partial reflection of the life of the author. Each person–you, I, everyone, is a part of so many other people, of our own experiences and the experiences of others, of hopes and failures, of good and bad, of the past, the present and yes, even the future. We are all that […]
Jul 8, 2017
The Lovely Feeling of Being Home
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The older I grow, the more convinced I am that there’s absolutely no feeling that can beat the feeling of being home. Home…where you can just be yourself, relax, put on old shoes or go without shoes, eat if you’re hungry, go to sleep when you want, clean house until it sparkles or not. Home! […]
Nov 3, 2016
The Beauty of Brothers
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My brothers and I often reminisce. Sadly, we don’t usually chat over coffee; our conversations are by telephone except for those rare occasions when we can all get together. Who else but my brothers can remember relatives who are no longer with us or recollect childhood days with Mom and Dad? It’s funny; even when thinking of a shared […]
Dec 4, 2015
Home Is a Place Where Love Lives
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Home: a place of safety, a refuge, a comforting place where I can be me. During this Christmas season, people’s thoughts are toward home. One of the Christmas songs, “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” says it pretty well. Home may be large or it may be small; richly furnished or barely furnished […]
Jan 20, 2015
Coming Home at Night
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It was late afternoon and the sun was throwing long shadows across the grass. In a tall tree on the street behind me, a cardinal sat. Just one bird. At the very tiptop of the tree. I know it was a cardinal because of its shape against the winter sky. Was he staking out the […]
Jul 29, 2013
Much More Than It Appears
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At first glance, it is just a rock, albeit quite an interesting one. It is perhaps six inches high, maybe 22 inches around it. However, you’ve got to understand that I’m pretty terrible with estimating distances, sizes, or what direction I’m traveling. This rock is here in Arkansas in my herb garden but that’s not […]
