Greetings and best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving. Today’s featured photo is of my mother and me, circa 1954. I think of Mom especially at Thanksgiving, a bittersweet holiday for me because in 1968, when she was only 48 years old, on the day before Thanksgiving she died. It rained … [Read more…]
Hi again subscribers, By now, I imagine you’ve seen footage of the devastation Hurricane Ian has caused in Florida, the state I live in. This note is just to let you know my husband and I are among the lucky ones who fared okay during this terrifying storm. We have … [Read more…]
Hi subscribers, thanks for signing up for my blog posts. Today, September 28, 2022, at 8:05 a.m, I thought I’d just check in with you before Hurricane Ian hits our area: Orlando, Florida. That’s in Central Florida. The storm is just now bringing us some rain and our power was … [Read more…]
Greetings! How do we love our libraries? Let us count the ways: in libraries we can exercise our freedom to read, expand our understanding of the world, enjoy a community of folks who value literature. When was the last time you browsed aisles of your public library and discovered a … [Read more…]
Greetings, writer and non-writer friends! Are you in a pinch with a project? For help with any challenging task (or even a little one), consider what I call the S.U.D.S. method. It deserves a lot of credit for helping me complete my recent book, From the Porch to the Page. … [Read more…]