Monday, May 28, 2018
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Memorial Day 2018
Each year on Memorial Day we honor the fallen. We honor those who fell in defense of this country whether it be in peacetime or at war. We honor those who never made it back home alive. As you go about your life today, please take a moment to think about those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their nation as well as their loved ones who miss them so much.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Getting Out Of The House
Grief is a strange thing. The last few days have been really bad as it was just after Memorial Day last year when Sandi was admitted and two days later we learned that the chemo was screwed up. The wheels really started coming off after that. The days leading up to Memorial Day and the day itself were her last few days when things were shaky, but we had hope. We could still have full conversations at that point and she was aware of much of the world around her. A few days later it was all going to hell.
That ended December 1st at 8: 45 AM and my utter hell began. That was 28 weeks ago Friday. It often still feels like it just happened. I miss her so much that even thinking about her for a second gets me to tears. The pain of her being gone, the grief, is so strong and so deep, the idea of getting out of bed, let alone going anywhere seems insurmountable and overwhelming. Going to the store and the library, let alone taking Scott to UTD, things that absolutely have to be done, is not only very hard due to my disabilities and very painful, but the sheer act of going anywhere is exhausting. A major part of that is the disabilities and the permanent chronic pain, but the grief is also a huge part of it.
So much so I turn down a lot of opportunities offered by friends to get out of the house and go somewhere. It all seems more work than worth it. Graham Powell and Earl Staggs pushed hard for weeks to get me to go down to Michael Bracken's place and I finally relented and went.
This week it was Johhny Wesner pushing again to go down to The Wild Detectives on the far side of Dallas. He has been suggesting for months now we go down and that he would come pick me up to make that happen. I finally gave in today and went willingly after not being able to get out of bed most of yesterday I was so upset about Sandi.
Why I could do it today, I don't know. Maybe, somewhere, she gave me a little push as she would not want me sitting at home crying over her and hiding from the world. I wish she was here to talk to. I talk to her urn every night as it sits on my bureau as I go through the motions of trying to live without the woman I loved so much and failed to protect when it really counted. I'd give anything to be with her for another minute.
That ended December 1st at 8: 45 AM and my utter hell began. That was 28 weeks ago Friday. It often still feels like it just happened. I miss her so much that even thinking about her for a second gets me to tears. The pain of her being gone, the grief, is so strong and so deep, the idea of getting out of bed, let alone going anywhere seems insurmountable and overwhelming. Going to the store and the library, let alone taking Scott to UTD, things that absolutely have to be done, is not only very hard due to my disabilities and very painful, but the sheer act of going anywhere is exhausting. A major part of that is the disabilities and the permanent chronic pain, but the grief is also a huge part of it.
So much so I turn down a lot of opportunities offered by friends to get out of the house and go somewhere. It all seems more work than worth it. Graham Powell and Earl Staggs pushed hard for weeks to get me to go down to Michael Bracken's place and I finally relented and went.
This week it was Johhny Wesner pushing again to go down to The Wild Detectives on the far side of Dallas. He has been suggesting for months now we go down and that he would come pick me up to make that happen. I finally gave in today and went willingly after not being able to get out of bed most of yesterday I was so upset about Sandi.
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| Johnny Wesner (left), Scott Tipple (right back), and Kevin Tipple |
Why I could do it today, I don't know. Maybe, somewhere, she gave me a little push as she would not want me sitting at home crying over her and hiding from the world. I wish she was here to talk to. I talk to her urn every night as it sits on my bureau as I go through the motions of trying to live without the woman I loved so much and failed to protect when it really counted. I'd give anything to be with her for another minute.
Saturday, May 26, 2018
KRL Update for 5/26/18
Up in KRL this morning a review & giveaway of "Wedding Cake Crumble" by Jenn McKinlay, along with a fun wedding related guest post by Jenn, and a fun cupcake recipe http://kingsriverlife.com/05/26/wedding-cake-crumble-by-jenn-mckinlay/ Also up a review and giveaway of "A Magical Match" by Juliet Blackwell along with a Behind the Book interview with Juliet http://kingsriverlife.com/05/26/a-magical-match-by-juliet-blackwell/ And a review and giveaway of "On the Hook" by Betty Hechtman http://kingsriverlife.com/05/26/on-the-hook-by-betty-hechtman/ We also have the latest mystery Coming Attractions by Sunny Frazier http://kingsriverlife.com/05/26/coming-attractions-the-bridal-edition/ And reviews & giveaways of some more mysteries by Kensington authors for your summer reading-"Antiques Wanted": A Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery by Barbara Allan, "The Uninvited Corpse": A Food Blogger Mystery by Debra Sennefelder, and "The Bengal Identity": A Cat Groomer Mystery by Eileen Watkins http://kingsriverlife.com/05/26/kensington-mystery-catch-up-for-your-summer-reading/ Up on KRL News & Reviews we have a review and ebook giveaway of "Lethal Literature" by Kym Roberts, along with an extra special giveaway from Kym http://www.krlnews.com/2018/05/lethal-literature-by-kym-roberts.html And also on KRL News & Reviews a review and giveaway of "Bitch Out of Hell" by Diana Deverell http://www.krlnews.com/2018/05/bitch-out-of-hell-by-diana-deverell.html Happy reading, Lorie-- KRL is now selling advertising & we have special discounts for mystery authors & bookstores! Ask me about it! Mystery section in Kings River Life http://KingsRiverLife.com Check out my own blog at http://mysteryratscloset.blogspot.com/
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Friday, May 25, 2018
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FFB Review: A Little Darling, Dead by Jonathan Escott writing as Jack S. Scott
It was bound to happen sooner or later. This final Friday in
May and the start of Memorial Day weekend means the heat is starting to settle
in across North Texas. It is only going to get worse for months on end from
here. Today also means it is time for Friday’s Forgotten Books
hosted by Patti Abbott. We have another treat in store as Aubrey Hamilton has
offered us her second FFB review after her first of Coffin
Corner by Dell Shannon. After you read her review today, go read
her other FFB review from last April, and then go make sure you read all the
recommendations over at Patti’s blog.
Have a great weekend…stay cool and stay safe!
A Little
Darling, Dead
by Jonathan Escott writing as Jack S. Scott (St. Martins Press, 1986) was one
of two mysteries featuring Detective Chief Inspector Peter Parsons, somewhere
in central England. Escott released
about 15 police procedurals between 1976 and 1986.
A teenaged
girl is found drowned. Still in her school uniform she was clearly on her way
home, even if the route was not her usual way to get there. Detective Chief
Inspector Peter Parsons looks into the situation, which leans toward a finding
of accidental death until a routine search of her room in her respectable home
turns up expensive jewelry she could not possibly have afforded. Her friends
seem to be withholding information but Parsons and his sidekick Sergeant
Wimbush cannot prise their secrets from them.
While mulling
all of this over and trying to decide if the case should be closed as the
accident it appears to have been, the school is burglarized over a weekend and
comprehensively swept clean of anything of value. The school caretaker was
known to the police and he was the first person to be asked to help the police
with their inquiries. He in turn seeks the support of the local parole officer
as well as the alderman who helped him get the caretaker position to begin
with. Their subsequent actions make Parsons wonder just what they are up to and
when the caretaker is found dead, he has another suspicious death to
investigate.
A robust
British police procedural by an author not all that well known. The resolution
rather galloped toward the end after a somewhat meandering investigation,
although perhaps that’s the way events sometime transpire in real life. I was
sorry to see there are only two books featuring Chief Inspector Parsons, who is
a smart and likeable character. I intend to look up other books by Scott
however.
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Hardcover: 215 pages
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Publisher: St Martins Press;
1st edition (February 1, 1986)
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Language: English
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ISBN-10: 0312488459
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ISBN-13: 978-0312488451
Aubrey
Hamilton ©2018
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works
on Federal IT projects by day and reads mysteries at night.
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