Posted by mcm0704 on September 11, 2020 |
∞ One thing I don’t want to do in the midst of the current dismal state of our society is let the memory of that horrible day on September 11, 2001 get lost in the barrage of all the depressing news around us. Not that we need another bleak something to focus on, but it […]
Tags: #nine/eleven, 9/11, atrocities, family, history, maryann miller, odds and ends, wars, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on July 26, 2020 |
∞ LANDING IN MY PRESENT by Mary Clark Biography / Aviation / Historical / WWII Publisher: Hellgate Press Date of Publication: June 15, 2020 Number of Pages: 218 Scroll down for the giveaway! Mary Walker Clark barely knew her father. When he died, he left not only the obvious void every teen would experience, but […]
Tags: #lonestarlit, biography, book review, books, family, flying, history, maryann miller, memoir, Texas author, writing, WWII
Posted by mcm0704 on November 28, 2019 |
∞ Slim Randles is here again as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, bringing us another distorted history lesson from good ol’ Windy. You just never know what he’s going to come up with, but it always brings achuckle or two. Before turning the space over to Slim and Windy, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I […]
Tags: books, cowboy humor, family, guest blog, guest blogger, history, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, Slim Randles, Thanksgiving, wednesday's guest
Posted by mcm0704 on May 6, 2019 |
∞ What a fun-filled, busy weekend I had these past few days. Friday, I drove to Winnsboro to spend some time with my friend, Becky Pickett, play cards that evening with a few other Winnsboro friends, and get ready for Saturday, which was the Second Annual Festival of Books, hosted by the Winnsboro Center For the […]
Tags: #amreading, #mondayblogs, Barbara Linn Probst, book festival, books, history, maryann miller, odds and ends, Reading, Winnsboro Center for the Arts, Writer Unboxed, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on May 3, 2019 |
∞ Tomorrow, Saturday, I’ll be at the 2nd Annual Book Festival in Winnsboro, sponsored by the Winnsboro Center For the Arts. There will be 20-plus other authors in attendance, and here’s hoping the weather holds for us as this will be an outdoor event for the most part. I’m looking forward to sharing a table, and […]
Tags: books, cats, history, maryann miller, odds and ends, Winnsboro Center for the Arts, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on April 12, 2019 |
∞ I’ve been taking a series of classes at Grayson Community College through their Center for Workplace Learning. The program is called T.E.A.M.S – Texoma’s Educationally Active Mature Seniors. I qualify on one count because I’m over 60, but some people might question my maturity. LOL Anyway, the first classes have been on literature, movies and […]
Tags: cats, Civil War, family, history, literature, litter robot, maryann miller, politics, Rebecca, The Human Stain, The Red Badge of Courage, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on June 15, 2018 |
∞ Last weekend I was in Austin for my granddaughter’s graduation celebration. She opted for a party at home with some of her friends from school, as well as several adult friends that she enjoys. So it was a casual, fun party, and I am so glad I was able to go and share in the […]
Tags: Austin History Center, bats, contest, family, graduation, history, kindle fire, Lady Bird Lake, maryann miller, odds and ends, oliver twist, parties
Posted by mcm0704 on November 3, 2017 |
∞ Fall is the time for hunting for a lot of people – birds, deer and other game. Many hunters do it to help feed their families, but some do it just for sport. Slim Randles is here with a story of one man who does hunt for food, but may not always shoot. Join me […]
Tags: #fridayreads, books, cowboy humor, family, guest blog, history, Home Country, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, Slim Randles
Posted by mcm0704 on February 10, 2017 |
∞ Happy Friday Everyone This has been a busy week for me. I am about to finish work on the history book, Reflections of Winnsboro, that I am compiling for the Winnsboro Historian, Bill Jones. It has been a joy to work with him again, and hopefully, the book will be out by the end of […]
Tags: Allie Larkin, cats, history, humor, jokes, kitty porn, maryann miller, miracle cat, odds and ends, politics, Writer Unboxed, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on December 31, 2016 |
∞ HAPPY NEW YEAR Heading into the end of 2016, I say good riddance. It has not been my favorite year with my unwanted guest, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, who just doesn’t seem to want to leave. My wish upon a jillion candles is to go to bed tonight and wake up in 2017 with no more neuropathy. […]
Tags: Arcadia Publishing, history, Main Street Theatre, Making it Home, maryann miller, Michele Lowe, New Year's, string of pearls, theatre, writing
History Shouldn’t Fade
One thing I don’t want to do in the midst of the current dismal state of our society is let the memory of that horrible day on September 11, 2001 get lost in the barrage of all the depressing news around us. Not that we need another bleak something to focus on, but it […]
Tags: #nine/eleven, 9/11, atrocities, family, history, maryann miller, odds and ends, wars, writing