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We have a winner! Diana left a caption on snowflake spotted Oscar, and her name rose to the top of my drawing hat. Diana has a blog of her own where she explains some of America’s interesting expressions like it’s “a piece of cake” to those who may not have grown up “shooting the breeze.” You can check her Words, …
You people are great caption writers! Thanks so much for coming up with some good thoughts for Oscar. He agrees he might have said them all! But what do I think he might have said? I know. You didn’t ask, but it’s my fingers on the keyboard right now. 🙂 Actually, I was with many of you who thought of …
Are you ready for a new chance to win a book? One of mine along with a grab bag book by a different inspirational fiction writer. One winner each week until the end of March. Usual rules apply. You have to be 18 to play the game and any comment on a new post will get you entered. But let’s …
The Beatles were in the news today as the death of George Martin was announced. Martin, sometimes called, the fifth Beatle, was the producer who helped shape the Beatles and their songs and in the process changed rock music forever. Everyone talking about his death today made me remember when I was young and first hearing the Beatles. Before the …
“Beginnings” Click on the link above to see this word cloud at WordItOut. You may also view it on this website if you enable JavaScript (see your web browser settings). Word cloud made with WordItOut First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in …
What Can you Get for 99 Cents? What will a dollar buy these days? A candy bar. A soft drink – maybe. A pack of bubblegum. More gasoline at the pump than a year ago. A zillion or so different things at a Dollar Tree Store. Right now for less than that dollars, only 99 cents, you can download first …
I picked the three winners a while ago. I wish I could send you all a box of candy and a book, but if I had to mail out that many packages, I wouldn’t have time to write a new book. I know all of you want me to write that new book, don’t you? At least, I want to …
February is drawing to a close and so is heart month. But I’ve still got some Valentine’s stories to share. Some romantic. Some sweet. Some to make you smile. First the Romance Several of you shared about Valentine’s Day proposals. Here’s Leslie’s. My husband, then boyfriend, took me to a fancy restaurant. He said he had to go to the …
On Valentine’s Day I sent out a newsletter with a Happy Valentine’s wish and a giveaway contest. To enter readers sent me an e-mail. (The contest is still open and if you haven’t entered, you still can by sending that e-mail or leaving a comment here saying you’d like to throw your name in my giveaway drawing hat. Deadline for …
Cleanliness is next to godliness. I’ve heard that all my life, and the Shakers certainly believed it. That had various sizes and shapes of brooms to get back in every corner and crevase where dirt might hide. As one of my characters said in my last Shaker book, The Innocent, those people warred against dirt. They had a place for everything and expected …