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Four New Authors to the Cozy Mystery Site…

Now that I am officially back from my niece’s beautiful wedding, I thought that I would get back to posting different things on the site. By saying “officially back” I mean that I have finally gotten caught up with all of the things that awaited me here at home… Six load of laundry, dusting and vacuuming, grocery shopping, bills to be paid, ETC.

I have added four new authors to the site that you all have let me know about, who I have introduced on the “What’s New” page of the Cozy Mystery Site, but want to officially post them in this blog, also. Thank you so much for telling me about them… if you all are like me… you can never have enough authors from which (or is it “whom”?) to choose! 

C. S. Challinor: Those of you who love seasonal mysteries will enjoy knowing that the first novel in Challinor’s Rex Graves Mystery Series is set in an English hotel during the Christmas season…

Patricia Harrington: Harrington is an ex-teacher who now writes two mystery series…

Ellen Elizabeth Hunter: Hunter writes a mystery series which featuring house preservation… something she knows a lot about…

Radine Trees Nehring: Nehring writes a mystery series which is set in the Arkansas Ozarks, which features a “senior sleuth” who enjoys sleuthing with a retired police detective…

Again… I'm Back…

I am back from my niece’s wedding>>> What a wonderful time! My sister (mother of the bride) sure worked her tail off! She decided to do the wedding herself, rather than hire a wedding planner, and let me tell you… weddings are now a big business! It’s amazing to me how many little details there are to take care of>>> from the little gift bags my sister left at the hotel to the gorgeous flower arrangements, hors d’oeuvres, main dinner course, location of the wedding, location of the reception, musicians for the wedding, wedding cake, photographer, monogrammed napkins, ETC. (I think that you can get the picture!)

My husband and I were married as an elopement thus saving loads of money and time. (We also managed to get the down payment for our first house in lieu of gifts.) I guess that we were just less romantic, more practical, and the fact that he was stationed in Panama at the time sort of ruled out a big wedding with lots of friends and family flying in… It’s one thing for people to go to another state for a wedding… but we drew the line at another country!

It’s good to be back home. I just thought that I would check in and say hello to any site readers who happen to catch the blog…

Having a Wonderful Time at My Niece's Wedding…

I have been remiss in blogging! Let me just say…I am having a wonderful time at my niece’s wedding here in the Windy City, and I should be heading back to San Antonio before too long. The bride is my very favorite niece. I have done two cross-country trips with her, and have felt a very deep love for her since she was itty-bitty. It is hard to believe that she is old enough to be getting married!

Actually, I am still at home but post-dating this blog. Some of you might wonder how I can unequivocally say that I am having a wonderful time… since this blog is being written days before I actually set out to Chicago.

Well… it’s like this! I am seeing my very favorite sister (my only sister, but indeed someone who I have looked up to and loved for many years), my younger “baby” brother (who happens to be one of my very favorite people), my mother and her beau (both truly appreciated by yours truly!), and of course, but sister’s family… husband, son, and the aforementioned daughter. I just cannot wait to see all of them… I haven’t seen my favorite nephew or brother-in-law for several years, so it will be great to finally get out there and give them hugs in person… rather than through my sister!

Anyway… as I said… this blog is being written before I even head out to Chicago, but I think that I can safely say that it will be a great time for all of us to reunite and watch our lovely bride step into married life!

Favorite Television Shows…

I have a few favorite shows on television which I missed when they first aired. I don’t know how I missed them, other than for the mere fact that they weren’t on any of the three major networks and, because I record everything I watch>>> so that I can skip through the advertisements.

I accidentally taped The Closer one night… and after the first fifteen minutes, I was hooked! Unfortunately, I caught it during a time when the network (TNT) was playing the shows as sort of filler, since they were all repeats, so I was unable to get the shows in their correct order. Which, of course meant that I either had to rent the shows (from the beginning of the series) or buy them.

I like this show so much, that I have given our DVDs to our daughter (22 years old) and she likes them as much as I do. I wonder if it’s because the lead detective is a strong-willed, opinionated woman who has the courage to appear without makeup (anyways that’s what it looks like to us) when the shows call for it, OR if it’s because all of the characters are well-developed, three-dimensional “people,” OR if it’s because the writing is phenomenal, OR because, it’s simply one of the best shows on television!

Anyway, if you have a favorite show that you would like to share with some of us cozy mystery readers>>> please feel free to write about it in a comment, or write me a letter via the website. If you all are anything like I am: tired of the writers’ strike, tired of tired shows, tired of the umpteenth season of the same shows, tired of the different shows that are actually the same show set in different cities>>> Then let’s share some ideas of really good shows!

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