Are there times when you long for the warmth of a friendly home, the sincerity of a smile, the familiarity of people and a certain place, the knowledge that you are welcome? Do you ever turn to a well-loved book to recapture that comfort? I do. I go to Mary Roberts Rinehart. How many times […]
Nov 19, 2021
The Warmth of a Friendly Home
Filed Under: Mysteries · Tagged: books, clean mysteries, friendship, Manos, mystery, mystery books, mystery stories, Thanksgiving, warmth, welcome, women writers
Oct 10, 2020
The Sky Is Falling
To my friends and family in Louisiana, I’m thinking of you and praying for you. I hope Hurricane Delta didn’t deal you a whole lot of misery. Yesterday, continuing with my yard cleaning, I journeyed to the front yard. While under the oak tree, picking up limbs and twigs, something hit me on the head. […]
Filed Under: Musings · Tagged: acorn, animal stories, cozy mysteries, fables, fall, intrigue, Manos, mystery stories, women sleuths, women writers
Jun 28, 2016
Lullaby For Summer
By Blanche Manos · 2 Comments
For the past two nights, just as darkness closed in, thunder rumbled and rain fell, a perfect lullaby for summer, arriving at just the right time to do the most good for flowers and grass. This morning in the pre-dawn darkness, robins and doves announce a new day. A train rumbles into downtown and the world awakes to something that […]
Filed Under: Musings · Tagged: Manos, musings, mystery stories, rain, thoughts on the morning