“I’m hoping I can hang on for a few more months till I reach a hundred years. The mayor’s told me we’ll have a big parade to celebrate when the Fall Festival comes around…. could be a good way to meet some women.” Said by Knox McAnders, Watervalley’s oldest resident, during his exam with Dr. […]
There was a pelican sitting on the back porch rail when Chick McKissick walked out at six o’clock yesterday morning, on his way to the shop. A pelican. Chick owns an auto repair garage just off the square in Watervalley and likes to get an early start since the garage isn’t air conditioned, and even […]
“With some effort I pushed aside a large tangle of thick hedge. That’s when I heard the growl. It was a big dog with big teeth and apparent issues with anger management.” Luke Bradford’s first discovery of a Golden Retriever abandoned in the woods who would later become his faithful companion, Rhett. From: More […]
July Saturdays. Watervalley Public Library Kids Korner. The Library will continue its Summer Fun at the Library activities every Saturday morning starting at 10:00. There will be games, storytelling, and a scavenger hunt. Eight through fourteen year olds welcome. Snacks will be provided. (Parents, please, no chewing gum or cell phones.) July 4. Fireworks Display […]
All the shenanigans around the July 4th Celebration down at the lake last night actually started a week ago. On Thursday of last week the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) passed an emergency ordinance banning the use of fireworks, out-door grilling, and any other form of outside fun untill further notice, even though the […]
“Well, when I woke up this morning, doc, I had two choices, old or dead. So I guess I’ll take old.” Response of Knox McAnders (Watervalley’s oldest resident at 99) to Dr. Luke Bradford’s inquiry as to how he felt. From: More Things in Heaven and Earth
The fourth book in the Watervalley Book series! After a turbulent eighteen months, Luke Bradford is finally at peace with his new life as the sole physician in rural Watervalley. [...]
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“The Splendor of Ordinary Days” Is #1 Best Seller
The Splendor of Ordinary Days makes it to #1 on The Tennessean Best Seller List! On October 18th, the BookMan BookWoman bookstore in Hillsboro Village hosted a standing-room only book signing and author event to celebrate the latest novel in the Watervalley Books series, and that week the The Splendor of Ordinary Days rose to #4 on the […]
Kindle Fire HD 6 Giveaway Complete
Congratulations to Amanda Morris for winning the The Splendor of Ordinary Days Kindle Fire HD 6 Giveaway! With more than 1800 entries, Amanda was randomly selected and will receive a Kindle Fire HD 6 and signed copies of all three novels in the Watervalley Series. Special thanks to everyone who participated in the contest and the blog […]
A Cat Tale (The latest news from Watervalley.)
It should be noted that in ancient Egypt, cats were worshiped as kings and queens. Apparently, they haven’t forgotten this.
Facts and Fiction: (I don’t just make this stuff up.)
In my late teens I remember driving a country road out of Water Valley, Tennessee (the real one) up to Franklin, Tennessee in the next county. For a Middle Tennessee backroad, it bordered on bizarre. Around here we have rolling hills and ridges. Old backroads are rambling affairs; typically following the point of least resistance […]
