First off I want to wish all my friends in the U.S. a happy and safe holiday weekend. I hope whatever plans you have include good times with family and friends. As most of you loyal readers know, today is my birthday. However, I’ll be celebrating rather low-key as a nasty summer cold was one […]
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As always, I’m happy to have Slim Randles as my Wednesday’s Guest. He never fails to entertain us with a yarn or two about the guys at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. He shares these columns free with us here, as well as readers of several hundred newspapers around our fair nation. So, if you
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THE BUMBLEBEE SAYS HAPPY MONDAY When I took this photo of a blossom on my Rose of Sharon bush, I didn’t know there was a bee inside until this morning when I resized the picture. I’m delighted to see a bee. We are losing too many of those most-needed flying friends. Today I’m going to
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EL PASO SUNRISE & EL PASO SUNSET by Louis Bodnar Publisher: Morgan James Fiction Pub Date: September 24th, 2019 | January 5th, 2021 Pages: 292 | 238 Categories: Thriller / Terrorism / Conspiracy El Paso Sunrise From a Constitutional Republic to a Marxist Dictatorship led by a Muslim President in a Second American Civil War “Kill
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Today I thought it might be fun to share some facts that I’ve recently found on Trivia Genius. This is a website that I can sometimes get lost in – down that proverbial rabbit hole – if I don’t make myself stop. My game plan, play until I don’t get the right answer. Sometimes I
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My wish for all dads is that this is a great day of relaxation and family fun. Kick back and enjoy it. You deserve the rest and the accolades. I’m missing my father this day, as well as my husband, who was a wonderful father, too. Not perfect. Just human. But both were men of
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When I saw this meme a friend sent me this morning, I cracked up. Seeing the garage packed like that reminded me of the garage my father had when I was a kid. The garage had been built as a three car garage, with one third of the space dedicated to woodworking tools and equipment.
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So, the best laid plans and all that. My Sunday was supposed to go like this: A quick trip to the grocery store early enough in the morning to avoid lots of shoppers, then home to do just a little bit of cleaning, then work all afternoon on the quilt I’m making. Well, it’s now
RIVER, SING OUT BYJAMES WADECategories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction / Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-AgePublisher: Blackstone PublishingDate of Publication: June 8, 2021 ** 315 Pages Blackstone: Facebook Twitter Instagram *** Scroll Down For Giveaway *** “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things in it.”
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A little bird like this has built a nest in one of my large potted plants on the front porch. When I’m in my office, supposed to be working, I can see her out and go in search of sustenance. I haven’t dared disturb her when I’m out, so I don’t know if there are