Well, Hello There! Aunt Jewel Has Arrived

From Aunt Jewel's Garden Notebook

Well, hello there, honey!

I'm Aunt Jewel, from Nameless, Texas, where we grow tomatoes, gossip, and occasionally things that ought to have stayed buried.

I've been invited to contribute to this gardening blog, which is mighty kind, considering I have plenty to say about growing things, cooking things, and minding other people's business. That last one is strictly a public service.

I've gardened long enough to know that tomatoes are contrary, squash bugs are the devil's own invention, and anybody who says gardening is relaxing has never served on the Nameless Garden Club's Christmas Decorating Committee.

I also do a fair amount of cooking. My pies have been known to settle arguments, although Sheriff Tinker claims they occasionally start them. That's because he doesn't know when to keep his opinions to himself.

Speaking of trouble, you should have seen what happened around Thanksgiving at Do-Lolly's Diner. There was a turkey involved, naturally, and enough commotion to make a body reconsider celebrating the holiday altogether.

I won't spoil the whole story, but if you think Thanksgiving in a little Texas town is all pumpkin pie and sweet potatoes, you've got another think coming.

Anyway, I'll be dropping by now and again with gardening advice, recipes, and news from Nameless. Some of it might even be useful.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got biscuits in the oven and a cat digging up my newly planted pansies.

Y'all come back now!

— Aunt Jewel

Want to know what happened at Thanksgiving? Read Turkey Trot of Terror, a Nameless, Texas holiday mystery by Bobbi A. Chukran.

https://www.amazon.com/Nameless-Turkey-Terror-Gobbler-Gallop-ebook/dp/B0HQFZ1SQW/