Cozy Sleuths Darcy and her mom, Flora is her name, never wanted fortune and never asked for fame, But, somehow, mysteries find them, in one way or another, and danger is the neighborhood of Darcy and her mother. A lovely, sunny Sunday in the magic month of May, finds them getting ready for their Decoration […]
Apr 6, 2024
The A, B, Cs of Wild Critters
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As I wrote this, I drew a few pictures to illustrate, but what I really had was a vision of a large, published picture book for little ones who might enjoy it. If you’ve never seen river cane, let me tell you that it resembles bamboo, is tall and straight and very tough. It makes […]
Feb 6, 2024
Remembrance
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Cleaning out and organizing the writings I’ve done through the years has its rewards. I found poems, a few songs, Sunday School lessons, and stories that I wrote so many years ago, I’d forgotten about them. But, it was fun to re-read. It was sort of like meeting old friends. I’ll post a few of […]
Feb 1, 2024
February Fun
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February babies have reason to celebrate. You share your birth month with Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan. Your birthstone is the lovely Amethyst and your flowers are the violet and primrose. If you had lived during the Victorian era, a gift of violets meant that you’d always be true. Primroses signified that […]
Jan 29, 2024
Say It In Rhyme
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I opened my old, tattered three-ring notebook where I’ve stuffed a lot of past writing sales and found these two poems. Both were written a long time ago to two different Christian children’s magazines of widely differing beliefs. But, you know what? Both magazines’ editors liked poems. Poetry and stories sort of bring us all […]
