In case you’re like me and rather numb with cold, as well as what’s happening in the political arena, maybe a dose of nonsense from Windy Wilson – resident word-scrambler at the Mule Barn Truck Stop – will bring a smile. Windy wouldn’t call it nonsense. He’s convinced that his words make sense. You be […]
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Letting my friend, Slim Randles take center stage today. His point about the cold doesn’t make sense here in Texas, as we’re currently experiencing a warm spell. It’s going to be 75 degrees on Monday, and folks who want a fire that evening will have to run their AC to compensate. 🙂 I hope everyone
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A friend sent me this meme and I couldn’t resist the urge to share it here. It perfectly captures the attitude of a cat, although perhaps not all cats. I’ve had some that were aloof, and some that were not. This doesn’t reflect my attitude about the holidays, either. It’s a wonderful, magical time for
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By far one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving dinner involves pumpkin pie. This is the first year in I don’t know how long that I won’t make the traditional pie for dinner today. My granddaughter-in-law prepared the dinner and I’ll honor whatever she has chosen for desert, but rumor has it that I make
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First I want to acknowledge Veterans Day and give a shout out to the veterans in my immediate family. My son, David, a Marine, who was in Desert Storm. My daughter, Dany, who was in the Army and was lucky to avoid combat duty. My brother, Michael, who was also in the Army and served
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I don’t know who painted that charming scene with the cats and the witch and the glorious colors. Neither did the friend who sent me the image, so if any of you know who the artist is, please do share. I do know the artist who colored the Happy Halloween picture. It’s one I did
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It’s October and what does that mean? For me, it’s the annual Arts & Crafts Sale in Hawkins, Texas.A great place to find some very nice jewelry, decorative items, fiber art, paintings, and more.I’ll be there with books to sign for you or for gifts, as well as prints of some of my photography.If you
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One of the newsletters I subscribe to comes from History Facts.com and every day a new bit of trivia lands in my mailbox. The short article is always interesting and often delves into little known facts. Such as the ones I stole, er, borrowed to lead off the blog today. First is this about the
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So, you’d think I’d learn after all the time I’ve spent on this planet, that I should stop making plans. I do suspect that the old cliché, “The best laid plans” and all that was coined just for me. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, I finished the first draft of my WIP, One
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Ta-da! I finished the second draft of One More Time, the third book in the One Small Victory series published by Next Chapter Publishing. The only thing left to do is a read-through for copy editing, then it will be ready to go to the publisher, hopefully in a few days. If your not familiar
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