Happy Valentine’s Weekend! Here’s a natural valentine I spotted on one of my walks some time last year. I’ve been saving it for this day. A day late, I know, but we can celebrate love any day, can’t we? As far as I know, nobody carved this heart in this tree. It just happened. A gift of nature. But then …
Need a Few Influencers for a New Shaker Book
“The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.” ~Henry Drummond I am blessed by the influence of so many people who have believed in me through the years. My mother, first and foremost, always believed I could do whatever I set out to do. That’s not to say she might not have been a …
Books, Bites and Birthdays
It was my youngest son’s birthday today. He has a family of his own now to be daddy to and he’s a wonderful daddy. But I’m not sure he ever taught his kids to eat the peanut butter and pancake syrup on biscuits that his dad taught him to eat when he was just a little tyke. He could never …
Surprised by Icicles
Are those the magic fairy wands glistening on the trees or only winter icicles that I see? (Anonymous) I took a break from trying to flesh out a new story idea yesterday and went walking. Walking is a good time for thinking. You see everything around you, but you don’t have to really think about how you’re moving your feet …
No Mystery – The Winners Are…
Thanks to all of you who made my mystery picture contest so much fun. I enjoyed all your guesses. The right ones were good, but the wrong ones were fun. So just for fun here is a last mystery picture. This one isn’t for prizes. I didn’t use it because I really didn’t think it would be fair, but you …
And This Mystery Photo Is…
On my last post, I finally found a mystery picture that was a real mystery to you all. A few of you came close but nobody figured out exactly what Sunday night’s mystery picture actually was. You did make some great guesses however. The stumper mystery photo Some of you were right there with my title last week saying …
What in the World is That?
New Mystery Photo Great Guesses You all are the most fun! Love the guesses and I have to admit that I’m glad I did finally trick a few of you with my mystery picture. I still think it sort of looks like a fish head and NOBODY guessed anything near that. But somebody did guess a caterpillar under snow. That …
Another Mystery Picture to Guess
Here’s the new mystery picture. We’ll see if I can be a tad trickier this time than last time. I was trying to be tricky last time, but obviously I missed the mark on that. I had no idea that all of you were country girls like me who knew your wood. Here is the picture nearly all …
New Mystery Picture Contest to Win Some Books
Are you ready for a new mystery picture contest? Like to win a new book or two? Then you’ve come to the right place. Between now and the end of January, it’s time to guess the pictures. So what do you think it is? Make a guess and on February 1, I’ll draw for three winners from those of you …
January – the Month of Dreary or the Month of Beginnings?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. (Edgar Allen Poe) Can’t you imagine Poe writing that on a January Monday midnight?Chilled to the bone and unhappy, but with pen in hand? I hope you’re not cold or unhappy. But let me ask you. Do you like winter? Do you like January? Or is it the month …










