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May 2016 Free Book Winner!!
Congratulations to Jennifer Everts who won our May 2016 FREE BOOK! Hooray! Jennifer, if you will message me your address, I’ll be sending HIDDEN IN MIST your way soon. Happy Reading! Sue
Puppy Love/ Boston Terrier!
As a child, my mother always had a Boston Terrier. When I was little, one of her dogs was still living, and every visit to her father – my “Granddaddy” – was also a visit with Rowdy, a rather large and grumpy brindle-and-white Boston Terrier. Rowdy loved to watch television and was particularly engrossed by…
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Sue what a beautiful peaceful setting! Just what I need at the moment we are having another heatwave over here? Did Neil take that pic from your Patio?
Thank you, Carol and Lynn!
Very calm and cool-looking, Sue. A gorgeous photo, as always.
A beautiful winter sky for a beautiful winter morning