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That Danged Guillotine
When I was writing Bewitched, Bothered, and Beheaded, book 10 of the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries, I did as much research as I could on the use of guillotines in magic acts. I soon discovered the inner machinations of a guillotine, at least for that purpose, were a closely guarded secret. Naturally, I surmised this.…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 48
Ah! The wonders of wordplay!! Like any other writer, I love them. These glorious insults, sent to me by a friend, are from an era “ before” the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” “That…
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Sheltering in Place, Day 47
Everyone knows how proud I am of hubby, even though he leaves the burners of the stove on occasionally. Nobody’s perfect, right? Anyway, here’s a video he did with a few other friends and fellow musicians. The lead singer, Dave Eshleman, also wrote the lyrics to this parody song. I hope you enjoy it. https://youtu.be/aY7K702lYHk…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 46
Today we just had to do something with all the bananas the shopper bought for us. When we ordered groceries online, I asked for two bananas. The shopper misread and thought it was two pounds of bananas. We got ten. Which is too bad. Because we simply do not eat that many bananas. There’s just…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 37
Today I was out shopping and saw something horrific. A woman was actually out in public looking slovenly and unkempt. Good grief, she hadn’t even brushed her hair. Even the mask on her face couldn’t hide her lack of regard for the social mores we have come to expect from people who step outside their…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 18
I got about an hour and a half of sleep last night. This was because I knew I was getting up at 5:30 to go to Lucky’s for the 6 – 9 am senior shopping time. So naturally, I went to sleep at 12:30 am and woke up at 3. The rest of the time…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 13
I now see a big side benefit to sheltering at home. You don’t have to deal with so much cross-contamination stuff and junk if you don’t leave the house. Thinking about the steps and doing them in the right order takes a Herculean mind. I just have a Heather mind. This morning I went back…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 11
I don’t mean to sound ditsy, but is this Thursday or Friday? And we’re still in March, right? I’m a little lost on things. It seems almost like nothing’s moving or working. Sort of like The Day The Earth Stood Still. Remember that movie? The 1951 scifi classic starring two very classy actors, Michael Rennie and Patricia…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 8
Word to the wise: If you are sending away for any kind of medication, you might want to check to see if it’s still business as usual. I just ordered Ellie’s meds from a Canadian pharmacy, something I normally do every other month. It was a long wait on the phone because like the rest…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 7
Which reminds me of a movie, Down Among the Sheltering Palms, a 1953 musical comedy, with one of the stars being a distant relative of mine, Gloria De Haven. That also reminds me of a song, “Down Among the Sheltering Palms.” If you’re in the mood for even more nostalgia, try the Boswell Sisters singing…
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Sheltering in Place – Day 4
Not such a great day. We had a bad night. Norman either ate too much last night (too many cookies and bread and cheese) or he possibly has an angina condition. Eleven years ago he had a couple of stints put in and ever since that time, his heart has been right as rain. But…
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Exciting News About My New Book!
My Romantic Suspense Mystery is almost done. No more am I writing a pure romance novel. Couldn’t do it. Bad me. After several arduous months, I came to see I am absolutely no good at writing plain romance. I kept going back and forth over relationships, lack thereof, pain and abandonment issues, etc, adding layer…