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 …
Birds Alive by Jen Dodrill is this week’s Reaer Friday. Here’s the first line: “I could write blog posts and headings, research keywords, and create printables for my Mamma Birds blog readers. In. My. Dreams. Not today, though.” I loved this mystery, but first the photo and verse. It’s actually a meme I’ve used before. But I’ve been thinking of …
More Crazy Laws #36 is this week’s Mystery Question. Can you believe there are so many? I’m having fun with these and hope you are as well. I snapped the photo from the car (Promise–I stopped in the middle of the road) as I drove the Natchez Trace to Jackson, Mississippi. The symmetry of the young oak drew me and …
Moonlight Cowboy by Jennie Atkins is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “The want ads held no clue as to how Daniel Gallagher could fill the gaping hole in his teaching agenda called summer vacation.” **Breaking news…Evidently my post didn’t go!! So, I’m sorry it’s late…And I hope it works this time! Now back to our regularly scheduled …
More Crazy Laws #35 is this week’s Mystery Question. Can you believe there are this many crazy laws on still on the books? But first the photo and verse. The photo is from my weekend trip down the Natchez Trace to Jackson, Mississippi, to keynote and teach at a women’s writer’s retreat. I had a ball at the retreat and …
Truth in the Name by F. D. Adkins is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the opening sentence: “Dark shadows conceal every thought as exhaustion consumes me.” This was a scary book to me because, unfortunately, I can see it happening. But first the photo and verse. A friend emailed this sunrise photo a few days ago she’d captured as she …
Back to Crazy Laws #34 is this week’s Mystery Question. I had planned to do more whacky crimes, but life happened. lol. But first the photo and verse. I took it yesterday afternoon in between cloud cover. I really didn’t think I’d be able to take the photo, but finally, the clouds parted somewhat. When I took the first one …
.Rise On Eagles’ Wings by Lois Kennis is this week’s Reader Friday. It’s a story that will stay with you long after you close the book. Here’s the first line: “August 1993. The sun paints a blaze of gold behind my house, promising a glorious day.” But first the photo and verse. On Monday I received a beautiful photo with …
Wacky Crimes is this week’s Mystery Question. I thought I’d switch it up this week…just in case you were getting bored with the crazy state laws. lol But first the photo. I took it last week when it was a little hazy out, and it’s the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, heralding Easter. And, just in case you …