This will be anything but the ordinary Friday post. First of all because I’m getting to it so late in the day. Mainly because I slept in this morning – gosh that felt good – and had a lot of other things to take care of this morning. No Black Friday shopping for me, unless …
I know I don’t usually post on Thursdays, but this is a special day and I couldn’t let it go by without an acknowledgement. My regular weekly blog piece for Venture Galleries.com expresses my sentiments about this holiday, so I won’t repeat it here. Hop over there if you have a moment.
This time of year, turkeys are the most popular birds in the United States, so I thought I would go try to find one to see what he, or she, thinks about all this attention. ME: Um, excuse me. Are you a turkey? TT: Hey, keep it down. I’m trying to hide here. ME: Why? …
The Romance Studio is having a Thanksgiving Party, with lots of prizes, a Nook and free books. Lots of authors participating and I am sharing my pumpkin pie recipe. Today I’m over at the Blood Red Pencil with a post about thankfulness. Hop over if you have a moment and let me know what you …
Getting a late start in my office this morning. The burn bans that have been in effect all summer and into fall here in East Texas have been lifted, and I had piles of dead brush and other things that needed to be burned, so I played with fire this morning. Felt good to get …
Please welcome Rana DiOrio and Dani Greer, who are on a tour letting people know about a wonderful new book. What Does It Mean To Be Safe? By Rana DiOrio – Illustrated by Sandra Salsbury What a lovely book with a terrific message delivered in a straight-forward manner with delightful illustrations. Kids will love the …
Watching Sixty Minutes last night, I was dismayed when viewing Steve Kroft’s report on how members of Congress have used insider information to make huge profits on the stock market. For the report, Kroft interviewed Peter Schweizer, a fellow at the Hoover Institution, who wrote a book about soft corruption in Washington with a team …
ReunionCarl BrookinsISBN: 978-1-59080-668-5Echelon Press This book straddles the fence between being a cozy and a hard-boiled tale. Jack Marston, former investigator for the U.S. Navy, is now director of student services at a small college in Minneapolis, so he doesn’t consider himself a law-enforcement officer anymore, but he keeps getting pulled into investigations in this …
Instead of my usual Friday fare on the blog, I wanted to pause a moment to honor the men and women who have served in the military in defense of our country and our freedom. If you would like to see the ceremony being held at Arlington Cemetary in Washington D.C. today here is a …
Since it is deer hunting season in most states, I thought this piece from Slim would be fun to share. Enjoy…. It was that particular crispness in the pre-dawn air that got Jasper up and out early. He wasn’t going to the diggin’s today but had something else in mind. After Arthur finished his kibble, …
