The cup of coffee was delivered in a breeze. No funny messages, no pout, no workplace demands, just a double cup of coffee. The first sip brings calm to the Berlin Symphony Orchestra playing…

Octoberfest— SoCS

Today’s author is making her second appearance at BMR, and she’s here with the book 2 in her Murder, Tea, and Crystals series. I’ve read the first and this one, and have the third…

Saturday, October 3, 2026 “We rise by lifting others.” Robert Ingersoll Welcome, October!  And welcome to all of you. I realize many of you know about my new novelette from my cover rev…

This episode explores the lesser-known early life of Paul Gauguin, emphasizing his transition from a successful stockbroker to a devoted painter following financial collapse. It highlights his rela…

Happy Fall! I’m excited to share that my new Christmas story comes out on November 1st, and it’s now available for preorder. When There’s Only a Christmas Wish BLURB Can a Christm…

Sanaa’s prompt is ‘Through the eyes of John Atkinson Grimshaw’. You can join in here: Watercolour city new-to-me city shimmering and dancing under its mantle of soft cloud and rai…

“So, Twiggy, what are you going to play with?” “Not sure. This pizza box looks fun.” “I guess not, huh?” “No. I’m going to take a look over there.&#8…

Meet corgi detectives Toby and Austin in Hugh W. Roberts’ “Murder in Evershot,” a cozy village murder mystery packed with red herrings.

YouTube video by Daniel Antion

This is the eleventh appearance at BMR for today’s author, which means he’s been here since the beginning. I recently read his featured book and, although the description may not strike…

Some context is in order here… Back in late 2021, we decided to buy a mini-Christmas tree as a decoration for our back deck. It made it through Year 1 1/2 fine, at which time we brought it in…

“So, Twiggy, what are you going to play with?” “Not sure. This pizza box looks fun.” “I guess not, huh?” “No. I’m going to take a look over there.&#8…

It’s October 1st, and I’m celebrating two book birthdays. Ten years ago I released Amanda on The Danube: The Sounds of Music. I was in the middle of moving to Spain when I wrote this bo…

The Ber months are here along with cooler weather – finally! My October watchlist of horror movies awaits, a Charlie Brown Halloween display sits prominently on my living room table, and a Ha…

Welcome to the first day of Bad Moon Rising! It seems like we just wrapped up the 10th anniversary, and here we are starting year eleven – woohoo! The weather has finally cooled, leaves are f…

Armenian Room — Happy Birthday Cathy #CL100 #cathedral100 #cathedraloflearning

Vincent van Gogh left us more than paintings. Through his letters, we encounter a thoughtful, passionate writer whose words reveal the creative spirit behind the canvas.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Welcome, all. This is a writing post, but it’s also part of Dan Antion “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  The topic this week is “where,…

This is my poem for Willow’s Tanka Tuesday poem which you can read here: Spring buds blooming, birds constructing, hadeda ahead – brooding bright birds, colourful flowers, creating, spr…

Make that Plural — 1LinerWeds

Gaga                           …

Sometimes, you just want to belong. When Claire’s fiancé mysteriously dies of an unknown neurological illness, seemingly destroying her chances at the belonging she’s sought, she’s prepared to sink…

Where/What/When We Work — CFFC

Friends, I’m here today to talk about the joys of tissue paper. If you’re not attacking it, rolling around in it, and sleeping on top of it, what are you even doing with your life? Teri…

Global Street Art faces Toronto Street Art With Special Guest ★ Brian at Equinoxio ★ supplying all pics not Toronto If the faces are in a Compare Image then the one from Brian is always on the left…

Thursday Doors Recap and TDWC26 Sampler-16

A Bridge Between Worlds A reflection on Ponte Sant’Angelo, the ancient Roman bridge that became a pilgrimage route, a place of memory, and a bridge between worlds. The river moved quietly beneath m…

swing sets were made for climbing, towering, twirling, standing  maybe on occasion swinging  jumping off. — ‘play is the highest form of research.’ — Albert Einstein, theoretical …

Challenge prompt for readers - "where we vacation" asking for photos

Working the SoCS prompt and discussing my recent book launch

Saturday, September 26, 2026 Hello, everyone.  The Osho Zen Tarot is among the decks of cards that I’ve had for the most years.  (Only two or three came before it, and all were during a time when “…

NPS Portage — Visit the National Park Service’s historic site at Portage, Pennsylvania. A location central to the story in The Museum Murders – my latest novel.

Autumn is Upon Us — 1LinerWeds

Super fact 132 : An estimated 100 trillion ghostly elementary particles, called neutrinos, pass through your body every second, which is 237 sextillion particles in 75 years. Despite that fact the …

I recently took a two week blogging break for very good reasons. First, Son #1 was here for the weekend. Our DIL couldn’t come, but if you read Bond’s post HERE you know Sora fit it int…

lollipops, necklace, menu, glasses, application, hat, baby doll all in one little corner  tiny bits of life come and go left behind still waiting still life? — ‘… life, by definit…

This post was published on September 9th, 2019. Since we still take elevators, I think it might be useful Top Ten Things Not to Do in an Elevator 10 If you are in an elevator after inspecting the i…

Thursday Doors Recap and TDWC26 Sampler-15

Today, I’m participating in six challenges. I think that is a record for me. Between the new job, my parents and their medical and other needs, and my painting, I run out of time every single…