Susan B. Lovejoy's Blog

Smoking Problem in Senior Housing

At one point in my life, when I was young and foolish, I thought it was funny when someone told me that they were “allergic to smoke.” It seemed like such an odd thing to be allergic to, I really thought they were pulling my leg. Well, Karma has a great way of equalizing life by showing you instead of telling you.

When I quit smoking at 30, I developed asthma as my lungs were trying to rid themselves of the tar and nicotine I’d built up over the 15 years I smoked. I had substantial damage t...

Night Watchman’s Cabin is here

My new release, Night Watchman’s Cabin, is ready on Amazon in eBook or Paperback!

The story is a paranormal romance and mystery starting in the early 1900’s. It’s based on a dream I had one night when a man named Jacob showed up and told me he was the night watchman of the Isadora hotel. I was so fascinated by him that I wrote what I could remember in a dream journal the next day, promising myself I would write his story. It was published as a Kindle Vella story a couple of years ago, and wh...

Thank you for 5,000 views!

I am humbled by your visits to my site and promise to work on it more diligently in the future.

Update: I just learned how to embed YouTube videos on this site! Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!! Woof woof!

Free eBook July 1 – July 5

For all those tired littles after a full day at the beach or a park over the holiday weekend, why not download a FREE eBook for them. Just a Baby Sparrow is a beginner chapter book about a baby sparrow who falls out of the nest. In trying to find his way home, he learns about himself and all the other birds who live in the trees, and at the end finds his true superpower. Available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Baby-Sparrow-Susan-Lovejoy-ebook/dp/B0D6GW4JRJ/

Asthma and Guaifenesin Caution

This is not a medical information post, it is simply a cautionary tale of my personal experience that I felt compelled to share. My lesson learned may help someone else avoid the same mistake.

Around June 5th I got Covid. Let me be honest, I haven’t had a vaccination since 2023 and felt pretty bullet proof with my built-up immunities and hand washing practices. The morning I woke up with the ‘razor blade throat’, headache and fever, I was in disbelief that I had Covid, again. This time it wa...

Thank God for Good People!

I had a lot on my mind on the morning I recently went shopping at Aldi’s.

A doctor’s appointment later in the afternoon, and a few projects I needed to work on when I got home, made time crucial that day. I put my pocketbook in the child seat, like always, putting the plastic seat up. After scooting through the aisles with my grocery list, I checked out, loaded up the car, and returned my carriage to the corral beside the building.

But I left the carriage outside the linked-up ones, leav...

This Old Person’s Solution to Hearing the TV

Having spent the past 20 years or so struggling to hear the conversations on my television shows, I am now blissfully able to hear everything they say! No more turning on the captions, those don’t work when I’m trying to crochet while watching TV. I end up missing everything! I no longer have to rewind (sometimes multiple times!) when there was too much background noise on the show or in my apartment. Living near the main road can be quite a challenge to someone my age who is hard of hearing but...

Free Ebooks through Dec. 2, midnight

All my eBooks have been set to FREE through Dec. 2, 2024 at midnight. You can take a look and see if there are any that will interest you or your children, just a little pre-holiday gift from me to you. Scan the code or follow the link to my Amazon Author Page.

I like to spend time learning something new or working on areas where I need to improve. This month I learned to create a QR Code and link it to my Amazon author page. What a feeling of accomplishment when I scanned it the first time a...

New Venture With Poetry

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you my newest adventure with the written word. Recently, I was told about a new AI website called Suno.com, and loving new challenges, I just had to go take a look. I uploaded a poem that I wrote about my youngest son when he was a baby and ‘tried out’ different voices, tones, and genres to see which one would be best suited to the poem. It was a blast putting it together, especially since it was his birthday the night I made it public and sent him the link...

New eBook Free ~ 6/30 ~ 7/4~Just a Baby Sparrow

We’ve put together a Beginner Chapter book for those readers who are transitioning from picture books. Just a Baby Sparrow is the story of a baby bird who falls out of his nest and needs the help of the whole neighborhood to find his way home. He learns some interesting lessons along the way and makes friends with a surprise protector. Free June 30 – July 4, 2024. Take a look – available in paperback, as well. Click on the photo below to go to Amazon to get your free ebook!