Black and White Edition: The photos and illustrations have been reproduced in black and white. Lillian F. Weir was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1924, the daughter of Anna Marie and William Schmidt. Lil and her husband, Roy M. Weir, lived and raised five children in Minnesota until retiring to Fort Myers, Florida, where Roy died in 1994. Lil moved to Dallas in 2004 to be near family. She lived there until her death in 2008. She was a gifted artist, poet and children's writer. She will be best remembered for her strong Christian faith, her wonderful sense of humor and her love for her...

Combining her love of historical research with a wry sense of humor, Susan Netteland Gerbi has created the heartwarming tale of Mindwell Bartlett Thayer, a dyslexic, hyperopic, peri-menopausal witch, living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1750. When the widow Thayer, along with a supporting cast of colorful characters, finds herself embroiled in murder, intrigue and a bit of romance, be prepared to sit yourself down with a nice cup of roasted toad tea (recipe included) and enjoy the read.

Well, look at this. Scribbles on a sheet of paper. They're supposed to show that I was feeling good at a point in time. But then I got distracted and I tried to call some old friends, but I failed at that and I looked back at scribbles left above. I remember that I felt so bad way up there, way back then. But now I'm feeling fine. --George L. Netteland