“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
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A Book — Best Friend This Side of Heaven
I am getting down to unpacking the last of my books. I opened a box yesterday and shouted for joy, finding beloved treasures–Cold Sassy Tree and Leaving Cold Sassy, both by Olive Ann Burns. It is a book that reminds me to savor life for all it is worth. Olive Ann Burns died before she…
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Doors of Welcome for Fall
I’m excited to join in with the Doors of Welcome series generously hosted by Karen at Some Days Are Diamonds. Frankly, one of the things I love best about my new home is the antique door. I was looking at Michael’s for organizational baskets, when I came upon this one. I remembered there was already…
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It’s the Little Things
When we moved from Oklahoma to Alabama, we gave away and discarded most of our living room furniture that was either worn out or did not suit the new style to which we had decided to become accustomed. In the meantime, the mis-matched pieces we are using ended up being dumped helter-skelter into the room.…
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Outdoor Wednesday #38
Whoo-hoo! Outdoor Wednesday time. Here’s the view out my front door this foggy morning. And from the upstairs dormer windows on a clear day. Wonderfully cool on Tuesday morning. Opened my office window and looked down into the side garden. Ooops– I saw the waterfall pond had gone near dry! Pump was still chugging, and…
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Novel Synopsis, Life, and Nana
The plan had been for me to ahead to our new home in Alabama and spend three to six months handling the renovations and repairs, while Bigstreetrod would visit back and forth until our Oklahoma house sold. Ahh. I pictured visiting with our son and grandchildren living only minutes away and creating a comfortable new…
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Outdoor Wednesday
I made it! Finally got some blogging time and photos to take part in Outdoor Wednesday. I’m tickled as a dog with two tails. My thanks to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for sponsoring this inspiring theme that encourages me to look at my own backyard, as well as the opportunity to see beauty from…
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