Be warned: This is a sad post. I’m sad. In fact, I’m devastated. Saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy. That loved one being a fur...

I haven’t talked about my writing in a while, so I thought this would be a good day to tell you what I’ve been doing for the past few...

I’m having a string of bad luck. My printer/scanner/copier died last weekend, and I have over eighty pages I need to print by this coming...

I had a lovely weekend. I attended my cousin’s wedding on Saturday where I was able to visit with some family members I hadn’t seen in...

Welcome Spring! I hope you all enjoy wonderful weather and stop to smell the newly blooming flowers. Today is truly a happy day. Not only...

I have a loved one getting married this weekend. I’m excited about this wedding for many reasons. First, I’m ecstatic for the bride who...

Daylight Savings Time always messes with me. The older I get, the worse it is. When I was younger, it would take me a day or two to...

There’s a real treasure on North Main Street in the Village of Airport Drive, just outside of Joplin, Missouri. Located at 5357 North...

I spent a great deal of time with Grandma W. on her Ozark Mountain farm when I was an adolescent. One of my most cherished possessions is...

It was such a beautiful day last Sunday that Jim and I decided to get out of the house and enjoy it. The sun was shining, the temperature...

I did something I haven’t done in approximately a year today. I went to the beauty parlor and had my hair done. I had it cut and colored....

I have the honor of of knowing many wonderful authors. A few of them, like Paul William Bass, write nonfiction. It takes a special talent...

I’m excited to introduce you to a great author, Paul William Bass. I originally met him at a writers conference where he read some of his...

The day I feared is finally here. I went to the grocery store and found no cashiers. The store, which is where I often shop due to its...

One of the first things I ever learned to cook was scrambled egg salad. I was spending the summer with Grandma W. on her farm in the...

I don’t believe in wasting things. If I have a large amount of something that can’t be preserved, I will do my utmost to use all of it...

It’s 30 degrees outside right now, and it feels like a heatwave after the past two weeks. I went to the doctor and a couple of stores...

Snow, snow everywhere! Combine that with negative temperatures, and the weather has been pretty tricky around here lately. Here’s how my...

I’d like to tell you what a great mystery writers group to which I’m fortunate to belong. Sleuths’ Ink Mystery Writers is a fun group of...

It’s so cold outside! Our wind-chill at the time of this writing at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday is -1 degree. It’s so cold here...