(This is a re-print from one of the past Cozy Critiques.) It was a dark and stormy afternoon. Rain beat against the deck. Lightning flashed and thunder rattled the windows. Within the dining room, four women sat around an antique dining table, sipping coffee and munching chocolate. They spoke in hushed voices, almost as if […]
Dec 1, 2023
Fun Facts for December
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Happy birth month, all you December angels, everyone born in this first winter month. You really shine with turquoise as your birth stone and tanzanite as your second choice. By the way, your lovely color is blue. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Narcissus and poinsettia are your flowers. Two of everything for you! Here’s a fun […]
Nov 27, 2023
Home, Sweet Home
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Houses can be bought and sold, but homes cannot. Perhaps a house is no more than a few square feet of floor space but to someone, it’s home. Old houses, large houses, tiny houses and tumble-down houses have histories. As I pass them by, I wonder if love lived within their walls. I wonder if […]
Nov 24, 2023
Parliaments and Rafters
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A parliament came my way a few years ago, via Minnesota. Really! My niece Missy sent, not a flock, but a parliament of owls and I was very glad to get it. It settled sedately into my mailbox in a neat little package–a very colorful group of small owls perfect for a mantlepiece or a […]
