Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Don was breaking …” I don’t know what he was breaking, but it happened at dawn.Speaking of dawn – no, wait, this is actually sunset – anyway, here's a photo from my holiday trip to Arizona to visit my mother. My...

Southernism of the Week: “Coffee so strong it’ll walk into your cup.” Anyone feeling the need for that as we head into a new year?We spent Christmas week in Arizona with our mother. The Phoenix area is not quite your typical winter wonderland, but it...

Voice recognition mistake of the week: I’m writing book 5 in the Accidental Detective series and wound up with this: “I only hoped we were far enough away that he wouldn’t be able to tell her camel was aimed at him.” 🐪  That was supposed to be “...

Southernism of the Week: “We’ve howdied but we haven’t shook.” A possible part of a Southern greeting. Doug celebrated his birthday last week. Here’s a throwback photo of Doug and Kris with their puppy Bandit: You can give Doug a birthday presen...

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 pool...

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...