Happy Thanksgiving!

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Just wanted to pop in and tell you how thankful I am for you, my readers!  Y’all are AWESOME! And to celebrate you, leave a comment telling me one thing you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving, and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a $10 Amazon gift card. Winner announced Tuesday… And speaking of Tuesday, I’m taking the rest of …

May We Always Remember and Honor Our Veterans

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In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has …

Photos from Israel

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Before I get to the blog, I have a few things to catch up on! First, I won’t be doing the Mystery Question or Reader Friday blog this month, but I will be posting pictures and comments about my trip to Israel. And I’m sorry I didn’t get the winners posted on the Friday after Thanksgiving as I meant to, …

Why is the Redbud Tree not Red?

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by Patricia Bradley ♪ღ♪*•.¸¸¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪¸.• *¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪•* SPRING is here!! ♪ღ♪*•.¸¸¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪¸.• *¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪•* And I, for one, am so happy! Last week I saw my first redbud tree! And that got me to thinking.  If you look closely, you’ll see that the tree buds aren’t red, but purple…so how did the tree get the name Redbud? I didn’t know, so I Googled it. …

This ‘n That…

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First I want to announce the winners of last week’s Rafflecopter entries from Sandra Orchard’s Are You Smarter Than Your Characters, Sandra Orchard? Heather Olsen won the Adult Coloring Book, and Amy Cambell won the $10 Amazon gift card. Congratulations, ladies! Occasionally, I plan to write about the 2nd book in the Memphis Cold Case series that is due to …