We had a beautiful Wednesday here in Kentucky. Monday it was chilly and breezy, a sort of March day, but they say by Friday we’ll think it’s June and everybody will be putting their convertible tops down and wearing shorts and flip flops. That’s okay with me. A little variety is good, especially if it means changing the weather to …
A Sunny Saturday at the Book Fest
It’s rained buckets today in Kentucky but we had a beautiful spring day yesterday. Couldn’t ask for a nicer day for a belated Easter egg hunt (some of my grandkids got to do that with their other grandmom) or a day to wet that fishing line or to take a walk down the creek to feast your eyes on some …
Raegan Elizabeth Discovers America!
That new grandbaby is here and she’s a petite sweetheart at five pounds ten ounces and seventeen and a half inches. Both Mom and Raegan Elizabeth are doing well and big sisters and brother are proud and happy. Grammy and Pa haven’t gotten to hold her yet. We were there last night soon after the birth but she needed to …
Happy Easter
Hope all of you had a blessed Easter day with time to celebrate with your family and church. Darrell and I did some celebrating this morning with both our sons and their families at church. We filled up two pews. Eight beautiful, healthy and (Grammy thinks) brilliant grandchildren. The ninth one was there too, but she’s still being shy about …
A Dog Named Oscar
I forgot to let you know if I was April fooling you about my new dog. I wasn’t. I do have a new dog named Oscar. He’s a very nice dog. Part lab and who knows what else. He was a stray who found a loving home at a horse barn, but the people who welcomed him there weren’t able …
Books, Writers, Singing and Grandkids
They’re playing for the championship in basketball tonight. I’m not watching yet. I might later, but if my team had made it – and they didn’t even get in the tournament (alas) – I’d be glued to the set. But I’m trying to catch up answering e-mails and such since the weekend was so busy I didn’t have time to …
A Crazy Sunday
Hey everybody. Just signing in to say today is a wild and crazy day and also night. My daughter-in-law had a false alarm about having her baby this morning. Went back to the hospital. Got sent back home. Those of you who have been through that sort of thing can sympathize with her for sure. I never had labor pains …
April Fools’
So how many tricks did you get played on you today or how many did you play on your friends? I never do any good at April Fools’ Day jokes. I guess I don’t have much of a poker face. But one of the guys at church got one of our ladies tonight. He asked her what happened to her …
Pressing On
Another Sunday. Isn’t it amazing how quickly the Sundays come around? I know, I know! I’m just thinking that because I’m getting older. Well, everybody still breathing is getting older. Even little kids. But some of us maybe have already gotten a bunch older, huh? Anyway, when I was one of those little kids, a week seemed to take forever. …
Rainy Day Friends
Thanks to all of you who have sent kind words to me after I didn’t win the big prize for my book, The Outsider. Reading your e-mails has been like winning lots of little prizes of friendship. And what better prizes can a person win! So thank you for being a blessing. You know, there are so many times when …