I just learned a new word: hygge. If you’d like to read more about it, it’s in The Farmer’s Almanac. Just click on the link. The word comes to us from Denmark, which has long, cold, dark winters. Just as a friendly hug warms the heart, so does the Norwegian hygge. They dress in soft, […]
A Spooky, Scary, Mysterious, Yet Cozy Quiz
·When I was in school, “Pop Quiz” were two of the scariest words around, but school was a long time ago and now, when I take a quiz, it is just for fun. That’s what this is this morning, a just-for fun quiz on my five published cozy mysteries. Pour another cup of coffee, get comfortable, […]
When Hope Soars Over the Goal Post
Hope–that fire within, the heartbeat that keeps us pushing toward the goal post. Hope beat hard in the hearts of the two teams in the Super Bowl last night. I am not a sports fan. I don’t know a thing about the rules for football. I know more about baseball but I don’t care much […]
Memorable Stops Along the Road Map of Life
Does anybody remember actual, old paper road maps? They were folded just so, and when traveling, I would unfold only the part I needed to find the right route. Life is like that–unfolding a little at a time, depending upon how far along we are on our journey, re-folding what isn’t needed any more. Once, years […]
Happy Groundhog Day
·Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow! Six more weeks of winter. It’s always kind of fun to see the big deal the folk in Pennsylvania and other places make of Groundhog Day. I have a feeling, though, we’d have six more weeks of winter anyway. Wit, wisdom and fun crackled around the hundred-year old table at […]
Who Do You Think You Are?
Have you ever been asked that question, usually in a taunting tone: Who do you think you are, anyway? Next time you are asked, answer: I’m royalty, a child of the King. Who are you? The Bible also says, “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he” Proverbs 23:7. What you think about yourself […]