Legends, Lore, and More
In 1976, my brother lived in San Antonio, about a five-hour drive from here. He taught school, and when winter break arrived, he called me on a Sunday afternoon to ask if I would pick him up at Dallas Love Field Airport. Since his plane was about to leave San Antonio, he arrived in Dallas... Continue Reading →
Hey, Readers. Last Friday I promised an "I'm Retired" post. It's a good thing I looked back because I almost postponed this until next week. I also shared a photo of my new "office" which is really a writing nook. Years ago, I envisioned a separate room with a fancy desk. It would have large... Continue Reading →
Four weeks from today, I'll be retired. For several months, I've teased my co-workers that I'm going to sit on my front porch that first morning, take a photo of the sunrise, and text them with the message, "This is what I'm doing today. With my luck, it will probably be pouring down rain, but... Continue Reading →
Veterans Day first came about on November 11, 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to Americans expressing what he felt the day meant. Originally known as Armistice Day, it coincided with the first anniversary of the ending of World War I. It has since become a time in which we honor all United... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it feels like it happened yesterday. Other times it seems like a lifetime ago. Nonetheless, it’s hard to believe two decades have passed. I’ll never forget the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. It was a clear, beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and a hint that fall was just around the corner. Life... Continue Reading →
Hey, everyone. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know Texas had a massive winter storm last week. I’ve been calling it Snowmageddon. Other names I’ve seen are Snowpocalypse and Snovid-21. Whatever you call it, this wasn’t a fun time for any of us. Needless to say, I’d rather not have been a... Continue Reading →
Hey, everyone. Today is the last day of 2020. If you’re like most people there aren’t many words more welcomed than those. This has been a trying year in more ways than one. It was what I expected to be a great year. 2020 had a nice ring to it. We were twenty years into... Continue Reading →
Hey, everyone. It's the first of October, which is my favorite month of the year. "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I've been on vacation this week. For the first time in several years, we're having fall-like weather. Lows in the fifties,... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone. Today’s post is short and sweet. I realized it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted here. How quickly time flies. One day it was early March. Spring was just around the corner, bringing longer days and the promise of warmer weather. Then COVID struck, and the world went crazy. I fully intended... Continue Reading →
Some days, you need a challenge. Okay, maybe not the kind I had at work, but nonetheless, a challenge. After I spent almost the entire day troubleshooting a problem due to a software upgrade, I needed to prove I could learn something new. For months (maybe a year) I'd put off learning the new WordPress... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone. It's been a few weeks since I last posted here. Truthfully, I didn't intend for it to be that long. When I last checked in, I had been working from home for about a week. I had always wondered what that would be like. Now, I know. It's not all it's cracked up... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone. Sorry for going dark for a few days, but like many people in the USA and around the world, I'm adjusting to my "new normal." When I say new normal, I want to be clear this is only temporary. I've been working from home since last Wednesday. It's something I've wanted to do... Continue Reading →
I've written about Mary Higgins Clark before. I came across her first suspense novel, Where Are The Children in the late seventies and was hooked. In a recent post, I named some of my favorite novels written by her. So, I was saddened to learn the Queen of Suspense passed away on January 31 at... Continue Reading →
Happy 2020 everyone. It’s a new year and a new decade. I intended to write a year-end post earlier in the week, but unfortunately, both my husband and I are recovering from the flu. Not an ideal way to begin a new year and both of us had the flu shot. So, this post is... Continue Reading →
Hey, everyone. I'm still on a limited (and sporadic) blogging schedule this month. I hadn't planned to post today, but early this morning (or before midnight depending on what time zone you're in) a special event occurred. Yes, it's a full moon. But this one is significant. It's the last full moon of this decade.... Continue Reading →
Joan Hall 
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