The coffee is hot; the morning is quiet, a perfect time for a cozy chat with friends. Although I’m in NW Arkansas and you are in various places around the country and around the world, we have a lot in common. In the first place, we like books and reading. In the second place, we may […]
Feb 24, 2016
Cozy Critter Time Again!
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Today, we cozy critters will gather to discuss all things literary and several things that are not. I can hardly wait to hear what they have been reading and writing. We will miss Cozy Critter Judy. But, when Texas calls, Judy must answer. As I started to go to bed last night, I glanced out […]
Feb 13, 2016
Putting the Past Into Perspective
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Yesterday was perfect for a trip to Tahlequah. It was one of those winter days when the sun promised more than the icy wind allowed. But when the day is cold, conversations with family and friends warm it nicely. The Japonica bush at my parents’ house is beginning to bloom. It is in a sheltered corner of […]
Dec 5, 2015
Raintrees, Victorians, Mysteries and Acorns
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Raintrees and mysteries are swirling through my mind this morning. Would you believe I’m on my third cup of Folgers already and the sun hasn’t even gotten up? The sky however, is growing lighter in the east. These beautiful December days are like a blessing, a time of reprieve, perhaps, before winter arrives in earnest. Will it […]
Oct 21, 2015
A Writer’s Psalm
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Bless the Lord, O my writing. May all my plots and characters praise the One who put the love of writing in my heart. The earth, O Lord, contains a multitude of books. Verily, it overflows with the written word so that they bump into each other and crowd upon the shelves. Large is the competition; Great […]
Oct 15, 2015
Coffee, Cookies, Critique, Friends
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When friends get together with coffee and cookies, it’s a fun time. Throw in a rousing critique, mix with a lot of laughter, and you have a recipe for a very good day. We Cozy Critters have met when snow lay on the ground, when we had to dodge raindrops, when the wind was so strong it blew over Peg’s […]
