My husband and I are an odd couple. I am mesmerized by college basketball. And he...not so much. But what a patient man. He lets me have my fun — and he knows that April will bring sanity back to our family.

And May...May will bring The Wedding Shawl to bookstores and e-readers. Someone is getting married in the new Seaside Knitters mystery.  Do you know who?

I've finally put together the recipe for Nell's Sweet Potato soup (here it is, Jill!). It's a very tasty soup and welcomes creativity--less spice or more spice, whatever vegies that are fresh, etc. It also freezes well and tastes even better the day after you make it.moon

The cicadas have arrived in Kansas CIty--I guess that means the dog days of summer are here, too. As innocent as these insects may be, they are oh-so-noisy. Truly loud. Even my dogs seem to be searching for ear plugs. And I just noticed that the fireflies are gone. Maybe they're trying to escape the noise, too.