I love to write about quirky, interesting people, and, as any writer will tell you, the very best way to gain knowledge and insight about developing characters is to gain knowledge and insight about real-life people. Beginning next Wednesday, this blog will feature a Wednesday About You post. This post is me asking you for help. I’ll…
This week our weather was pretty vicious, but at least our snow is melting, most of the bay ice is gone, and we have a forecast of warmer days to come! I took photos of our two biggest snowbanks as of May 1: The melting snow is definitely the good news, but the bad news…
A couple of weekends ago, my husband Neil and I had a wonderful weekend retreat with a group of friends. Most of us at one time or another had attended the same church and participated in a young marrieds Sunday School class. When our children were babies and toddlers, we scheduled this retreat every February,…
So…we’re in Belgrade, Serbia, and our tour today includes a walk around the Kalemegdan Fortress. The fortress dates back to the 1700s, but a fortified settlement has occupied this same high bluff since 300 B.C. In one form or another, the fortress has seen at least 115 battles and was razed to the ground 44…
Open Road Integrated Media’s cover for the second book of The Storyteller Trilogy! What do you think?
A descendent of a cross between the Water Spaniel and Standard Poodle, the Bichon Frise is a merry little dog that originated in the Mediterranean area. Because of their pleasing personalities, they were kept as lap dogs by Spanish sailors, even when they were at sea, and, when litters arrived, the sweet little puppies were…
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Sweet photo! For years I drank from the hose while out in the garden… until someone pointed out how the inside of the hose slowly deteriorates and how grimy, slimy and germ-filled it must be out there on the ground year after year. That grossed me out! But the dog doesn’t have any reservations and loves it.