Photo taken by Sherry Shawl
This was my week in North Mississippi! Two snows in less than a week. That has to be a record!
And to top it off, my central heat stopped working Friday evening…but living in a small town has advantages. The next morning, a repairman was there by ten o’clock and had me going! Thankfully, it was only water that had frozen in the gas line, blocking the gas. The repairman even returned Wednesday in the next snow to put on a part to keep it from happening again.
You would think the snow would give me a chance to take a snow day, but there is no snow day when you work from home!
I read Surgeon’s Choice, a novella by Richard Mabry, Saturday night and really enjoyed it. Can’t wait for his next book!
Here’s my 5-star review:
I loved Richard Mabry’s novella, Surgeon’s Choice. Richard has a way of drawing a reader into the story right away and Surgeon’s Choice was no exception. Dr. Ben Merrick was a great character and I enjoyed reading the behind-the-scenes of what goes on in a hospital. His fiancé Rachel Gardner was a great match for Ben.
The story had romance, intrigue, drugs…everything a great romantic suspense should have. I’m looking forward to Richard’s next book!
You can purchase Surgeon’s Choice on Amazon right now for $2.99.
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I would have loved it more if for two reasons first I was suppose to have a drs appointment to get results of a mri on my neck and second I don’t have any kids at home and when we did guess what we didn’t really have enough to really play in so all in all I was miserably in pain so I really didn’t like it at all! Don’t get me wrong it was absolutely beautiful but I’d rather it have been one week later!
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Oh, Traci, so sorry you were in pain! It’s hard to enjoy anything when that happens. Praying the MRI will give the doctors direction in treating you. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation!
I love the snow! If it’s gonna be cold anyhow, I’d rather have snow. (But I hate driving on snowy roads!) We have a nice amount outside our home right now, but it is supposed to warm up again this weekend, and then everything will turn into a muddy mess! 🙁
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Rosalyn, I like watching it come down–so peaceful, but I don’t like cold period. Give me summertime! And yes, come weekend everything will be a muddy mess! lol
I am not fond of the cold, white stuff. Often beautiful but nasty to drive in and did I say, cold? I read Mabry’s novella too and enjoyed it. I like his books.
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Anne, I like Richard’s books as well! And around here, you BETTER NOT drive on it. We get it so seldom, not sure if the city even stockpiles salt. lol So it is very dangerous to drive on. I just stay home until the streets clear, which usually doesn’t take long.
I love snow but in sunshine for short periods, no wind and mild temps. I’m still not convinced that much of what falls in NE Mississippi compared to places I’ve lived, but this was an adequately cold period. Glad for my new furnace, too, despite the price tag.
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And Delores, I’m quite content to give the record cold and snows to other places! lol. And I’m glad for your new furnace, too.
I grew up in New England, but do not enjoy the snow. Looking at it, yes; being in it, no. Now that we are pastoring in southern Alabama, I see it far less often and do not miss it at all!
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Diane, I totally agree about not missing the snow and wonder about all the people around me hoping for a blizzard! Thanks for stopping by.
I love to see the snow and even get out in it some. I have always enjoyed going out driving in it. However, once it starts melting, I’m ready for it to be gone. My ideal would be snow, without ice, stay for a day, and then totally disappear. LOL!
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My ideal, too, Edward! Snow is beautiful coming down and the first day. After that it’s just another four-letter word. Like cold and rain and iced over…okay so that last one was 8 letters. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
We had snow here in GA, and our small town does not plow! So I stayed inside and read! I am anxious to read Richard’s book…always love his books! Glad you got your heat back up!
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Jackie, I have friends in Newnan and I think they got about what we got here. I think there was a 9pm-10am curfew so emergency vehicles could get through.
I like snow when it’s coming down. It’s beautiful to watch and when everything is newly covered, it looks pristine. I don’t like the piles of it that have to be shoveled or the cold that comes with it or the slush when it’s melting. Lived too many years in N. Dakota and Wisconsin. I’m done with that much snow! We do get some in Mid Missouri but not too bad. Don’t like what crazy drivers do when it snows either! But spring is just around the corner! Did you know Easter is on April Fool’s day this year? Guess the April fool’s joke is on the Devil this year!
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Paula, that’s awesome about Easter being on April’s Fool! I hadn’t looked that far ahead. And no I don’t like dirty snow. Love it in the beginning as long as it stays off the streets. Around here, you just don’t drive when it’s icy conditions. Thanks for stopping by!
I agree with everyone else that snow is beautiful at first when it is falling and is so quiet and peaceful but not the slush and mud. I have lived in the deep south for my whole life so I haven’t seen much snow but have lived where I have seen some. There was snow in nearby Tallahassee a couple of weeks ago and we had a chance here on the Panhandle this week but didn’t see any.
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Lucky, you, Gloria! Of course, when snow is so rare, it’s easier to look forward to seeing it. Thanks for stopping by!
I LOVE snow! To make that word a little more descriptive, I pine all year for winter and snow. Seriously. If I wouldn’t have to give up my family and civilization, I’d move to the North Pole so I could have snow all year round. 🙂
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Okay, Jerusha, take two aspirin and if you’re not better by morning, call the doctor! 🙂 Seriously, I’m so glad someone loves the white stuff! Thanks for stopping by.
Patricia, thanks for your nice words about Surgeon’s Choice. Glad it was there to keep you “amused” while the weather conspired against you. We had a prediction of possible snow here, but the only thing we got was cold…and lots of it.
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I’ll trade cold for snow, but either way, they are four-letter words. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Richard!
My kids love snow. I used to love snow….now….maybe I’m getting old….I could do without the cold and the shoveling and the cleaning up after the kids tromp through the house….
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Yeah, kids do tend to love snow. But the cleanup is real. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Mindy!
Oh I have missed commenting here Patricia! It’s been a month I can tell you, I’m hoping my world will go back to some semblance of normal 🙂
I love Richard’s writing and have read several of his novels, except for this one you reviewed. Medical thrillers are my top reads & there just aren’t enough of them in the Christian fiction category. If you like reading Mr. Mabry’s, check out Harry Kraus..he also writes medical thrillers!
I live on the oregon coast so snow is rare. One of the reasons I moved here years ago…well, and to marry my now husband of course, lol! I grew up in Illinois so I’ve had my share of snow/ice/cold to last me a lifetime. It’s pretty to look at in pictures though 🙂 I love that I can see a cardinal in your tree, I miss those as we don’t have them here in Oregon.
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And I have missed you, Trixi! Here’s to normal, routine days!! Wonder why you don’t have cardinals out there? Anyway, thanks for stopping by!
Snow in Michigan is a given, but, I do agree down south they don’t have salt to melt it or trucks to move it. I don’t like snow except on Christmas Eve thru Christmas Day. It can be beautiful if you can stay home.
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I like snow that comes in the morning and is gone from the streets by mid-afternoon. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Phyllis!
I know different birds are in different States, so I guess Cardinals just don’t live this far West. We also don’t have bluejays like you guys. I’m sure we have birds out here that you may not have where you live too. Don’t ask me why, lol! Maybe climate and environment factor in to “native” species 🙂
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I’ll have to check that out, Trixi!
I LOVE snow! It’s so magical. We rarely see it in the Houston, TX area. It’s so special when it does appear. 🙂
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I can see where rarity could make it more likable, Caryl. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.