For those of us who live in the USA, today is election day. I voted. And I guess that is NOT a small joy. It’s a BIG JOY indeed! Every time we vote, we celebrate our ancestors who somehow in many different ways and from many different places came to this country and helped forge…
Few Trick-or-Treat visitors ever make it to our remote place in the woods, but this year, when Covid will make it difficult for any Hallowe’en visitors to make the rounds, I decided to celebrate by sending these cute pillowcases to our granddaughters. Will any ghosts or goblins be visiting your house this year?
Congratulations to Anita Hart who won a copy of Sara Paretsky’s DEAD LAND! And check out my Author’s Page and the comments under the book give away to see a photo of Anita’s beautiful dog DaisyMay! Anita, please message me your home address and I’ll mail you your book ASAP! Meanwhile, for everyone else, check…
I love to try planting new things in my garden. This year, that “new” plant was the tomatillo. I’d planned to grow more tomatoes than usual but for some reason the COVID restrictions in Michigan severely limited our choices when it came to plants. We have a very short growing season in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,…
Our October Free Book is Sara Peretsky’s most recent in her V.I. Warshawski series. You might notice something a bit different about our give-away copy. this month. Check out the yellow notice in the upper right of the cover–Advance Reader’s Edition (ARE). Most of us never get our hands on an ARE. That’s because they’re…
Ironing? Who finds joy in ironing? Well, me. You see, my mother was a very wise woman, and she developed a two-point plan when it came to ironing. First, when we were very small, she would tell my brother and me stories while she ironed. These were the classic fairy tales like Cinderella, Snow White,…
My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
I recently watched a video of color blind people who put on a pair of special glasses that allowed them to see the world around them in color for the first time. Their reactions of joy at the beauty they were seeing deeply touched my heart. Today, the joy I’m celebrating is COLOR! And by…
Congratulations to SUE BEEDY our September book winner! Sue, please message me your home address, and I’ll send the book to you ASAP! Happy Reading! Sue
Actually gratitude is a rather big joy. This is a photo of some of the thank you notes my husband and I have received in the past few months. Every one touched our hearts, and I save them to read over again, which renews the joy! Thank you for your gratitude! Sue
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