“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
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Getting Out of the Blues
Wow! 72* here this morning! I’m bare-footing, breeze tickling my toes. Pitch dark still, and I’m on the porch in the pool of light from the kitchen window. Crickets singing. It’s the Indian summer day that passes through on the way to winter. Breeze is picking up and going to sweep the warm temps away,…
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It is Good to Say It is Good
Dear hearts, I’ve had a lovely couple of hours already. Too chilly for me on the porch, but my comfy stuffed chair did fine, tea and reading. This morning time is lifeblood to me. I’ve begun a Kay Arthur Bible study of Genesis 1 & 2. (Every Wednesday up at Knollwood Church, come join us!)…
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Surrender, and Write
Had the fire laid this morning, got it started nicely, and then got all settled with tea and my journal and books, and the fire dwindled. I worked on it, fretted over it, and it just wouldn’t come to life. It just smoldered. Finally gave up– I prefer the term surrendered. I had writing and…
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Acceptance and Timing
Good morning from the screen porch! Where I’m wrapped in a blanket and comfortable. It’s cool, but soft, filled with the scents of earth. From the sheltered porch I can hear the wind high in the trees. There is the plop-plop sound of moisture dripping from the roof. Can’t see anything yet. The wind and…
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The Hens are Fine, and I Have Time…
So I moved to the back screened porch this morning. The cold breeze on the east porch got to much for me. Here I’m tucked into the shelter of the house, and still wrapped in two cotton throws. Silly me, but I am loathe to give up my porch space. It is quieter here, without…
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What Makes Me Happy
Wrapped in a blanket on the porch this morning, but the air is soft and pleasant. I had to listen closely for crickets, wondered if the noise I heard was ringing in my ears. But now I hear them making a low singing. Guess they are fading and soon will be gone. Curious to see…
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~ Contra Costa Times
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