I promised you a bonus ferret photo last time, and I swear I uploaded it, but it didn't deliver. So here it is! Princess Pandemonium on the left and Bear showing off his yogiferret moves on the right:Voice-recognition mistake of the week: “Gilford ti...

Southernism of the Week: “Company’s coming; add a cup of water to the soup.” A good one for the holidays, we suppose!Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the week: "I hope you and I can have a ketchup walk sometime." (I'd relish that!)Doug and Kris sp...

Here's a throwback picture of Panda giving me kisses. I'll share another cuddly ferret picture at the end of the newsletter.Cat lovers will want to check out these “40 Minimal Illustrations For Art, Nature And Cat Lovers.” These would make great post...

Southernism of the Week: “I ate so many armadillos when I was young, I still roll up into a ball when I hear a dog bark.” 🐶Odd mistake of the week: Browsing vacation home rentals, Kris came across one with a "hated pool." What do you suppose the poo...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “You said on the phone you were worried about Eagle activities at the hotel,” Jen prodded. That’s from Book 5 in the Accidental Detective mystery series, which I started recently. It's tentatively titled Som...

Southernism of the Week: “He’s riding a gravy train with biscuit wheels.” That means he’s lucky, because, we guess, biscuits and gravy are yummy when done right. We already had that for the Southern Treat of the Week, but read on for this week’s nod...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "You don't yet have stored towels to draw the reader forward." I was suggesting this author needed more story problems. Not sure how that became stored towels. Have I been missing out on a way to entice read...

Doug says: My plans have taken an unexpected turn. But I will not reveal the location of the Resistance base!Southernism of the Week: “Make like an alligator and drag your ass out of here.” from You All Spoken Here by Roy WilderAn Alabama ghost story...

Voice recognition mistake of the day via the smartphone: "I'm a dog today." Any guesses to what I intended to say? (The answer is below.)Monsoon season has lasted late in New Mexico. We had a full week of cloudy, drizzly days. Hooray for rain in the...

Southernism of the Week: “Like a sow needs a sidesaddle.” In other words, unnecessary – from You All Spoken Here by Roy WilderDoug did a book signing of the Felony Melanie books before the 20th Anniversary Screening of Sweet Home Alabama at the...