I hate to say it, but summer is nearly over in Minnesota. I’ve seen the signs. The hummingbirds have been drinking nectar from the feeder I put out like tiny vibrating camels, storing up energy for that long flight back to central America. The state fair is in full swing, and leaves are already beginning […]
Happy frugal Independence Day!
This weekend, many of us will be getting together with family and friends, proudly waving the red, white, and blue, grilling hotdogs (or steaks, if you’re a politician and the huge jump in food prices doesn’t affect you), and setting off fireworks to scare all the dogs in the neighborhood. All in the name of […]
To write or to quilt, that is the question.
I’ve started a new artistic outlet that doesn’t involve computers, keyboards, and entertaining readers with thrilling suspense suspended in coherent sentences and adequate grammar. Quilting. My mom made several quilts before she retired from sewing and recently gifted me with her stockpile of material and quilting accessories. I sewed my children clothes when they were […]
Groundhogs, Valentines, & Dead Presidents
February is the deepfreeze month stuck between New Year’s and the March of Leprechauns. Although the shortest of months, it has three auspicious days of note. Groundhog Day leads the way on the 2nd! This is the day big fat rodents determine the length of our suffering in cold and darkness. Not strange at all, […]
About Barbara
A few things you may not know about me… 1. I love God, family, and friends, and I’ve harbored a long-time love affair with Tom Selleck and his contagious laugh. 2. I have an aversion to food items marked “fat-free,” and in spite of what the food pyramid teaches, I stay perfectly healthy with the three C’s: Coffee, Chocolate, and Chinese food. 3. I love to read mystery/suspense with everyday people solving crimes or thrillers with evil serial killers that inevitably get payback in the … Read More about About Barbara
