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December 6, 2019
Goodbye 2019. You Were a Stinker. / Hilarious Holiday Newletter.
Dear Family, Friends, and Random People Who Read This Blog: Tradition dictates I write our annual holiday newsletter. The hubster and I know people in all parts of the world eagerly anticipate hearing of our amazing adventures and accomplishments each … Continue reading →
November 28, 2019
The Yard Sale Pin / The Christmas Pin / An Old Woman Remembers / A Thanksgiving Story.
The old woman labored up the steps to the second story of her home carrying her fancy green coat. Stopping at the top of the stairs and gazing around the quiet hallway, the old woman smiled. In front of her … Continue reading →
April 28, 2019
Declaring War on Brown Marmorated Stinkbugs/Writers’ Words of the Week: Marmorated & Frass
Ahhhh, the brown marmorated (veined or streaked like marble) stinkbug, the six-legged, shield-shaped little suckers who have invaded my attic during the fall and winter months for the last three years. Yeah, I got nothing good to say about them. … Continue reading →
March 24, 2019
5 Tips for Handling a Personal Crisis/What to do When You Don’t Know What to do.
Sooner or later disaster happens to all of us with a literal or figurative storm slicing through our lives and plunging us into confusion, chaos, immense pain, and unimaginable grief. I’ve had my share of storms in life, but my … Continue reading →
October 25, 2018
I Learned the Art of Being Truly Present With Other People from Mister Rogers/Fred Rogers Was My Hero!
Don’t you hate it when someone makes you feel invisible? I’m still scarred for life by the Romper Room teachers and the way they signed off their show with that stupid magic mirror. Romper, … Continue reading →
October 22, 2018
Ready to Plunge Back into the Series?/Rafe Ryder and the Brushstroke of Time (Book Two of the Rafe Ryder Series)
The Series Continues! In the first book, twelve-year-old Rafe Ryder’s parents have shipped him off to live with his grandmother, and he doesn’t know if he’ll ever see his sick father again. Arriving in Maine, Rafe … Continue reading →
July 22, 2018
Back in the Saddle/The New Manuscript is with the Editors/So Let’s Get this Party Started
I AM BACK! FINALLY!!! Exhausted, but I’m here! I don’t normally relate to squirrels. Personally I think they’re nut jobs and I don’t enjoy any creature exuding too much energy, enthusiasm, or perkiness before nine in the morning, but this … Continue reading →
Back in the Saddle/The New Manuscript is with the Editors/So Let’s Get this Party Started
I AM BACK! FINALLY!!! Exhausted, but I’m here! I don’t normally relate to squirrels. Personally I think they’re nut jobs and I don’t enjoy any creature exuding too much energy, enthusiasm, or perkiness before nine in the morning, but this … Continue reading →
December 16, 2017
My Unfavorite Things/The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music?/Or Not
It’s that time of year again, folks. The time television gives us all the classic movies that we all know and love, like this gem. Who doesn’t love The Sound of Music? I certainly do, but I also like to … Continue reading →
My Unfavorite Things/The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music?/Or Not
It’s that time of year again, folks. The time television gives us all the classic movies that we all know and love, like this gem. Who doesn’t love The Sound of Music? I certainly do, but I also like to … Continue reading →
