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...

We have an icy world right now. It’s 18 degrees with a Real Feel of 3 degrees as I write this. While it’s beautiful to gaze upon from a...

Do you ever feel like you’ve taken on more than you can handle? That you’re out of your depth? I’m having those feelings right now. I’m...

Have you thought about the different kinds of businesses being impacted by the pandemic? I was recently watching my Mary Kay Consultant’s...

It’s my great pleasure to introduce you to my friend, Inspirational Author Diane Yates. Please enjoy her great interview. Ozarks Maven...

I am so happy to be spotlighting Diane Yates this month! I met Diane at an Ozarks Writers League conference. It was my very first writers...

Kindness is not dead in my neck of the woods, and it sure made my day a happy one. My office is closed on Fridays. We work four ten-hour...

I had to buy a new cell phone. I didn’t want to buy it, but the one I’ve had for the past three years had reached a level of wonkiness...

I received a huge honor last Saturday. I was the first Author of the Week for Author in the House at our wonderful local bookstore,...

I’m receiving a wonderful honor today. I’m the first author to be featured as the Always Buying Books Author of the Week. I was thrilled...

I attended a small rural elementary school in Waco, Missouri. It was an old building heated by a coal boiler system and cooled by box...

I went to our Joplin Macy’s last Sunday. They’re closing their doors soon. Sears closed last year. Macy’s is closing this year. We lost...

I’m feeling every year of my age. My left heel has been hurting off and on for a few months. The pain wasn’t enough to warrant an extra...

My cousin recently posted a cute little survey on Facebook about cooking. It asked if I’d ever cooked certain foods, many of them being...