“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
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Saturday Inspiration–a treasure from Catherine Cookson
The treasure box holds all manner of scraps of paper on which is printed or scribbled bits of wisdom that I have saved through the years– quotes, poems, prayers that have inspired me. I have not cared that the grandchildren liked to dump it out and play with the paper or toss them all around…
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In Praise of E-Books
I was asked if any of my books are in e-book form. Yes! Whose aren’t these days? Well, my mother wanted Mila 18 by Leon Uris, and it is not yet in e-book, but no doubt soon. Last night I glanced into my mother’s room and saw her reading on her Kindle. What a blessing…
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Saturday Inspiration
I was organizing bookshelves, always a dangerous proposition. I cannot move books without reading them, of course, and regularly lose half hours, even half days because of dropping down into a book. I also discover gems this way, too. This time it was Testament of Trust, by Faith Baldwin. I took the book off the…
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Blossom Out of Season
I just have to share this with you– Yes, an iris bloom, right here in the middle of August. Because of our extreme and extended drought, only a few iris blooms appeared in the spring. About a month ago, rains began to come, and the and the sun-scorched iris leaves shot straight up so happily.…
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Dog Days of Summer Bloom Day
We are in the dog days of summer–from early July through the end of September. These dates can vary, depending on location, but the phrase does mean a hot, sultry time, such as we’ve been having on the Gulf Coast. I’ve refused to go out of the house in the afternoon. You can join in…
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Saturday Inspiration
If one sets aside time for a business engagement, a trip to the hairdresser, a social engagement, or a shopping trip, that time is accepted as inviolable. But if one says, “I cannot come because that is my time to be alone”, one is considered rude, egotistical or strange. What a commentary on our civilization,…
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