Like most people, I am dismayed at the latest in too many mass killings, that as President Obama said following the tragedy in Oregon, “Have become routine.” How sad is that? A friend on Facebook pointed out that there has been over 275 mass shootings so far in 2015, and I was shocked. Checking to […]
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Thought I would start us off with a chuckle today. I saw this on Facebook and thought it was a hoot. Don’t we all feel like this some days? And I’m especially feeling it this morning after hearing about another mass shooting. Is it ever going to end? For some time I have been saying
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Today’s Wednesday’s Guest is Mary Reed, who, with her husband Eric Mayer, wrote the historical mystery Murder in Megara that I reviewed this past Sunday. Mary is here sharing a bit about chance meetings and old friends, both topics that bring a smile. Since this is all very British – except WordPress wanted all the
This will be short today as I have to limit my computer time for a few days, so lets start with something to make you smile. This is a picture of a moon flower from my back flowerbed. The plant came to Texas with me when I moved here from Omaha, NE, and I was
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Please help me welcome Slim Randles back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. While I do love his humorous offerings, now and then he gives us something that is incredibly thoughtful and, well, pretty. Not that a cowboy ever admits to pretty, at least not out loud to his friends at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. Why
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I found these mushrooms growing by an old stump in my back pasture and thought they were very pretty. With the sun shining on them, it looked as if they had been gilded. I wish I could have captured that shimmer of gold, but pictures I take with my phone never look exactly like the
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Not the usual Monday fare here today, but I wanted to support a fellow author and give a shout out for her new release. Ryker Special Operations Command (Book #3) The author, S. Reynolds is having a blog hop to launch the new book, and I was happy to join in the celebration. (Due to
Please welcome Rebecca Goldfield as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is the author of The Captive of Friendly Cove, the graphic novel I reviewed on Sunday, and she is here answering a few interview questions. We can all share some donuts while we get acquainted with Rebecca. Hello Rebecca. So nice to have you here for
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First I want to wish all my friends in the States a Happy Labor Day. This is a day to acknowledge all that people do in jobs ranging from the most menial to the most celebrated. I have always thought most highly of the folks that do the work that some people think they are
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Here we are at the end of another week. It has been a busy one for me, and it seems like that has become a habit with me of late. While I have been busy with editing for a client, writing and taking care of some business, I have made time to get outside and
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