Uncle Sam!

Uncle Sam!

Today is the Marine Corps Birthday and being a Marine, I celebrate its 248 years, unhampered by progress, as some say. The ads repeat, “The Few, The Proud, The Marines,” and those of us who served as jarheads, understand the button-busting pride that accompanies being...
And the Answer Is…

And the Answer Is…

Home! It is so nice to be home, no matter the state. It is nice to be able to hang my hat wherever it lands, to throw on the old sweatshirt, too ratty to take out, and to verify that the mousetrap works. Whew!     We went to Paris! What a wonderful trip. I had never...
Happy Camper Here!

Happy Camper Here!

In the past year, I have had a lot of changes in my life, new love, new state, new address, new travels, and all of those make me happy. But I am a particularly happy camper today because my new book, Murder in the Parsonage, is alive and well on Amazon!  For me,...
The Marines Have Landed

The Marines Have Landed

Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I’m about a week late with my weekly Wrinkles, and I just need to explain. Three Marines and a wife landed at our house and have entertained us for a few days. It was delightful to have them breaking up our day, telling us old jokes...
Traveling with Cody

Traveling with Cody

Everybody has traveled with a pet, sometimes just a quick trip to the grocery store, other times camping in the great outdoors, dodging squirrels, birds, or other big brown things, like bears. Our trip to Houston was two 12-hour days in Big Red, the F-250, with Cody,...