Most of us have plans for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, but I wonder how many of those plans include anything to do with the true meaning of the day.
( Published Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:10 pm )]]> As I pondered what to write about for Christmas, I mentally thumbed through previous columns on Christmas music, Christmas cats, and Christmas trips.
( Published Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 12:51 pm )]]> Ever since our 2014 vacation to Normandy and the D-Day sites, I think of Veterans Day in an entirely new light.
( Published Thursday, November 11th, 2021 @ 7:55 am )]]> My husband is passionate about WWII history and holds veterans from that war in the highest esteem.
( Published Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 5:04 pm )]]> Banjo takes over the keyboard once again
( Published Friday, March 19th, 2021 @ 7:46 am )]]> I've begun posting book reviews to BookBub and suddenly thought, "Why not share them with my BCN readers?"
( Published Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 3:01 am )]]> Since the cat and dog in my cozy mysteries talk to their owner, It will come as no surprise to my readers that I love cats and dogs.
( Published Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 12:37 am )]]> I had the pleasure of attending a virtual book launch for Christopher Swann's latest book, "Never Turn Back." When I read his debut novel, "Shadow of the Lions," I enjoyed it so much, I sent copies to several friends, so I was delighted to have the opportunity to hear him speak about his second book
( Published Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 12:39 pm )]]> Perhaps we can't travel overseas this fall, but there's nothing to prevent us from taking an imaginary trip.
( Published Monday, January 11th, 2021 @ 10:52 pm )]]> That subtitle for a Wall Street Journal article on how not to stress about preparing the quintessential Thanksgiving meal caught my eye. Yes, I have stressed over that meal in the past, but not to the extreme outlined in the WSJ.
( Published Thursday, November 26th, 2020 @ 9:47 am )]]> I'm an avid reader -- someone who reads every night and never goes anywhere without a book.
( Published Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 12:29 pm )]]> Sure, I've begun to stumble as I climb the stairs to the second floor, but I still climb 'em.
( Published Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 @ 9:42 am )]]> What a blast from the past!
( Published Monday, October 12th, 2020 @ 4:27 pm )]]> Who wrote the first murder mystery? An article in the Wall Street Journal gives the credit to Sophocles.
( Published Sunday, October 11th, 2020 @ 11:56 am )]]> I mean it, I tell you. I can deal with being poked and prodded and getting a shot or two, but that's my limit.
( Published Saturday, October 10th, 2020 @ 1:59 am )]]> Before I wrote my first cozy, I wasn't familiar with the term. Perhaps I'd heard it but hadn't given it much thought.
( Published Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 10:50 pm )]]> As a high school and college student during most of the Vietnam War, I was consumed by the drill team, dating, and studying-not the nightly news.
( Published Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 5:47 pm )]]> It started with a column for a local paper. That's when I discovered how much I enjoyed writing. That's when I discovered my passion. Then came a book co-written with my dog. (What, doesn't everyone do that?)
( Published Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 11:31 am )]]> That's a lyric by Ian Tyson, a singer/songwriter whose music my husband enjoys.
( Published Saturday, May 16th, 2020 @ 8:06 am )]]> In my cozy mystery series, the main character owns a Great Pyrenees named Dickens, but not just any Pyr.
( Published Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 8:39 am )]]> Or is it "The Life of Riley?"
( Published Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 2:45 pm )]]> Seriously? Yes, seriously. Imagine my surprise when I read that the hand gesture for okay is NOT okay.
( Published Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 4:40 am )]]> I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions. Sure, there were all those years when I resolved not to gain the usual five pounds I put on every winter.
( Published Friday, January 3rd, 2020 @ 1:44 pm )]]> Do people still read books? It depends on whom you ask. A Wall Street Journal Article posed the question differently: "Does the Book Have a Future?"
( Published Saturday, December 21st, 2019 @ 1:56 pm )]]> Not a chance. Instead we turned Black Friday into Beautiful Biking Friday. With no crowds at the Greenway, temps in the 60's and sunny skies, it was a perfect day.
( Published Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 9:49 pm )]]>