First, I have some exciting news. Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series is ready for pre-order over at Amazon. I’ve listed it at a special price of only $1.99 for the ebook, so if you’ve been eager to read the next book, now’s your chance to get it for less than […]
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Last week I was busy plotting a new book. When I finished Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, I thought about making that the last book, so I tied up a few of the subplots. Well, sort of. It was more like making suggestions as to how some things would go
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I had a really pleasant few days last week. One of my sons came on Monday and stayed until Saturday morning to help me with chores around the house. Since he doesn’t live as close as some of his sibs – he’s in Austin with his family, and I’m near Dallas – he wanted to
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This past Friday, when 80-year-old Georgia Congressman John Lewis died from pancreatic cancer, our country lost a pillar of the civil rights movement. He grew up in the South, the son of a sharecropper, and when he was a refused admittance into a college in Alabama, he wrote to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr for
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You Were There, Too Colleen Oakley File Size: 3029 KB Print Length: 348 pages Publisher: Berkley (January 7, 2020) Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC Language: English ASIN: B07QPKR9YH BOOK BLURB: Acclaimed author Colleen Oakley delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable love story about a woman who must choose between the man she loves and the
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Well, I did manage to drum up a little bit of a patriotic attitude for my birthday. I dressed in red white and blue. 🙂 And even though I’d been thinking I might be alone on the Fourth, I ended up having some company, which brightened the day considerably. The morning started with a trip
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Good Monday morning. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I did. I worked a bit on my WIP, then did some coloring and quilting. This is a panel for the quilt I’m making for my granddaughter. The center piece is from one of her t-shirts, and the two side pieces I made from material
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Saturday was the official graduation day for my youngest granddaughter in Austin Texas. She’s the last of the grandkids to graduate from high school, and her graduation is so different on so many levels from her cousins. First of all, there was no traditional ceremony in an auditorium where all the kids gathered to sweat
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First, I want to take a moment to remember and honor those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy here in the United States. There will be few gatherings or picnics or barbecues today, and my anger toward the Corona Virus that has impacted our lives in so many ways is growing. People should be
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Today, I’m thinking about the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.” “Come Monday It’ll be all right, Come Monday I’ll be holding you tight. I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze And I just want you back by my side.” I used to be able to do a fair rendition of the song
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