Here is a Gift Especially for You Howdy, all good friends and buddies! Aren’t you happy that fall has arrived? I love it when the trees change and the leaves crunch under my feet. So, I say: ‘Come on, winds!’ Oh, wait—we’ll probably soon say, that it’s too cold! Right? Then we’ll wish summer would come again! hahaha In this…

I’ve Been Thinking About You Hey there! I really love writing you monthly, because you are special to me! The never-ending summer seems to be moving out! Yay! I’m ready for brisk mornings and cool evenings—pulling out those sweaters hidden in the mothballs. If you’re new, please click here to learn a little more about me. ~~~*~~~ Here’s an easy…

Beat the Heat with a Cool Read Hey there! School starts for most all students next week, but wait. I thought the summer would never end. It was like “Groundhog Day” where we never got out of summer! Yikes! ~~~*~~~ I promised I’d send you the mockups of the book covers and I did receive them from the designer, but…

So hot, an egg will cook on the sidewalk! Hey, there! I really look forward to writing you monthly; you’re special to me! Here in Round Rock, we’re in the “summer doldrums”—weeks of 100+ degree days that leave me feeling drained. Please stay inside and drink lots of icy-cold tea, because heat exhaustion can sneak up unexpectedly. I said that…

  Short and Sweet Hey, there! It’s so hot outside that if you’re reading this in the sunshine, please go inside. We don’t want you melting on the sidewalk! I’m sending this less-than-complimentary photo to lighten the mood. (Sometimes the heat can make us grumpy, right?) Ach, but then, we are never grumpy! Except when perspiration gets in my eyes;…

Hey, there! The temperatures here in Round Rock are already breaking records, as I’ll bet they are in your area. If you’re looking to keep cool, be sure you get all the schedules of the pools near your house. :>) I want to be honest—I feel terrible about Etch of a Promise not being available to you yet. But Covid…