More Crazy Laws #39 is this week’s Mystery Question. I am simply amazed that I’m still finding crazy laws! I hope you enjoy these. But first the photo and verse. I was out early this morning looking at my rose bushes and snapped this photo with raindrops. I had no idea it had rained before I got up, but I …
Memorial Day isn’t the day to thank a soldier for his service, and while you can thank a soldier anytime, it isn’t THE day for it. That’s November 11, Veterans Day. Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day honors all soldiers who died during service to the nation. It started as a local observance for Confederate soldiers who died in battle. One …
These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the opening: Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina September 1923 “It must be–” Ellen Harshaw closed her eyes and kissed her fingers, her shoulders dropping as she exhaled and flung her hand wide– “exquisite. Yes, that’s the only word for it. Edith has carried your homespun fabrics …
More Crazy State Laws #38 is this week’s Mystery Question. I thought I’d find a few more crazy laws for you to ponder. I honestly can’t understand where the lawmakers’ heads were on these… But first the photo and verse. This is my new apricot rose bush. So far it’s doing well, and it such a delight to look at. …
Finding You, Deception and Danger in Shadow Cove (The Wright Heroes of Maine Book 3) by Robin Patchen is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “The morning sun glared down at Hasan Mahmoud, and he glared right back.” But first the photo and verse. I promised a photo of a Magnolia full of blooms and here it is. …
Cases of the Incriminating Parrot is this week’s Mystery Question. I ran across these stories this week and they fascinated me. So, you’ll get to guess which one is true. But first the photo and Scripture. My daughter, Carole, took a photo of the Northern Lights Friday night and sent it to me. I thought the verse went well. I …
Killer Christmas Evidence by Sami A. Abrams is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: The police report burned in Detective Cassidy Bowman’s hand. Accidental death due to drunk driving. No way. She knew her cousin better than that. But first the photo and verse. When I snapped the photo of the magnolia, which by the way is our …
More Crazy Laws #38 is this week’s Mystery Question. Since no odd crimes caught my attention this week, I decided to go back to the crazy laws. What gets me is, there are that many of them out there! Now for the photo and verse. I’m not sure where I snapped this photo, only that I took it on January …
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly Irvin is this week’s Reader Friday. I loved this book… Here’s the first line: “Delivering the news required a certain finesse combined with brutal honesty.” But first the photo and verse. I took the photo this morning on my walk around the block–the birdhouse hadn’t been there earlier in the week. I’m …
Criminals and Their Getaway Cars is this week’s Mystery Question. I read these earlier and knew I had to use them on the Mystery Question blog! But first the photo and verse. Every year when honeysuckle blooms it reminds me of a simpler time. A time when I loved to make necklaces from the honeysuckle vines in our backyard. A …