My husband and I drive to Cape Girardeau, Missouri once every couple months to eat at our new favorite restaurant. It's an Irish pub with…
Continue ReadingI admit I shed a few tears the first time I listened to Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s rock opera, Beethoven’s Last Night. When Mephistopheles strikes a bargain…
Continue ReadingSouthern Illinois definitely did not see a Hallmark worthy white Christmas this year. In fact, the temperatures were more like late spring or early summer.…
Continue ReadingThe last month has been a struggle for me as a writer and blogger. I guess it started in earnest about seven months ago. Then,…
Continue ReadingHallmark Christmas ornament I know. This is a book blog. It's always been a book blog. It will always be a book blog. But today,…
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