Posted by mcm0704 on November 9, 2020 |
∞ Unfortunately, I don’t see as many pretty colors on trees as Autumn slowly turns to winter. Most of the trees around me have leaves that turn a bit yellow, sometimes with a hint of gold or orange, but the colors aren’t as spectacular as they are in other places. When I take my daily walk […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, Art & Wine Festival, dogs, election 2020, Ethan Hawke, maryann miller, Matthew McConaughey, mystery, odds and ends, politics, Texas Book Festival, Winnsboro TX, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on October 5, 2020 |
∞ Since my week is going to be tied up with some treatments for pain that lay me low for several days, I’m going to let Slim Randles entertain you today and Wednesday, then there will be a book review on Saturday. My plan is to be feeling much better after my last treatment next Monday, […]
Tags: #Bouchercon2020, #mondayblogs, cowboy humor, dogs, family, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, maryann miller, odds and ends, politics, Slim Randles, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on August 3, 2020 |
∞ 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 […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, #novembergeneralelection, art, County Line Magazine, dogs, family, maryann miller, odds and ends, P.A. Geddie, politics, trump, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on June 26, 2020 |
∞ I’m finally back among the living after a week of being really sick. Not the COVID, thank God. Had a bad reaction to some new pain meds the neurologist prescribed for my trigeminal neuralgia. It took several days for that med, and the ones to counteract side-effects of that drug, to leave my system. After […]
Tags: cats, Corona virus, cowboy humor, dogs, Home Country, humor, Julia Marcus, maryann miller, odds and ends, Slim Randles, The Atlantic, the lion shall lie down with the lamb, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on February 21, 2020 |
∞ SITTING ON A FORTUNE The Sisters, Texas Book 9 by BECKI WILLIS Genre: Cozy Mystery / Romance / Women Sleuths Publisher: Clear Creek Publishing Date of Publication: February 11, 2020 Number of Pages: 228 Scroll down for giveaway! Hidden fortune. Hidden danger. Madison Reynolds deCordova is about to uncover a dangerous secret…literally. During In […]
Tags: #cozymyster, #lonestarlit, #lsbbt, #texasauthor, Becki Willis, book review, books, dogs, family, fiction, mystery, Sitting on a Fortune, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on October 2, 2019 |
∞ Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with a fun post about dogs. Sometimes I wonder if the guys at the Mule Barn Truck Stop just have too much idle time on their hands. Some of the conversation paths they wander down defy logic or reason, but the paths are always fun to travel […]
Tags: cowboy humor, dogs, family, fiction, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, Merrick Pet Care, Slim Randles, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on July 29, 2019 |
∞ Yesterday I was at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts for the latest Women In the Arts Exhibition. What fun it was to be there and see all the lovely works and meet the artists, and I was thrilled to be part of the show with my book, Evelyn Evolving. Thanks to my friend, Jane […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, cowboy humor, dogs, family, fiction, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, odds and ends, Polly Iyer, Slim Randles, The Blood Red Pencil, Winnsboro Center for the Arts, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on June 14, 2019 |
∞ This crate is supposed to offer Dusty a safe place to get away from the cats. He’s outnumbered four to one, but sometimes it isn’t always the safest place. Luckily, Harry is the one cat who really seems to like Dusty, and he often tries to buddy up to the dog. Perhaps you’re already aware […]
Tags: books, cats, dogs, humor, jokes, laugh factory, maryann miller, McKinney Book Festival 2019, odds and ends, politics, trump
Posted by mcm0704 on May 24, 2019 |
∞ Before writing about the absurd deals that were made between our erstwhile leader here in the United States and the German financial institution, Deutsche Bank, I thought it would be nice to share a few pictures from my little corner of the world. This dog greets me and my dog every morning when we’re walking. […]
Tags: dogs, flowers, humor, jokes, loans The Daily Podcast, odds and ends, politics, The New York Times, Trump. Deutsche Bank, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on May 1, 2019 |
∞ Since journalists, pundits, judges, and government officials are having a heavy debate about the upcoming census and what questions might be on it, I thought it appropriate to share this March 2010 letter that my friend Slim Randles sent to the census bureau back then. In terms of money being wasted and unnecessary questions, not […]
Tags: books, cowboy humor, dogs, fiction, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, Slim Randles, wednesday's guest, writing
Words of Wisdom
Unfortunately, I don’t see as many pretty colors on trees as Autumn slowly turns to winter. Most of the trees around me have leaves that turn a bit yellow, sometimes with a hint of gold or orange, but the colors aren’t as spectacular as they are in other places. When I take my daily walk […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, Art & Wine Festival, dogs, election 2020, Ethan Hawke, maryann miller, Matthew McConaughey, mystery, odds and ends, politics, Texas Book Festival, Winnsboro TX, writing