Sunday Poetry: “She asks one question…”
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve picked a romantic poem that tells the story of a young man searching for his beloved. As you read “The Exchange,” by Ron Rash, remember how you found…
Read MorePostcard from Florida
NEED A DOSE OF SUNSHINE AND A LITTLE FLORIDA WILDLIFE? He Went Thataway! Our Backyard Gator Chillin’ Nighty-night at the Venice Bird Sanctuary (Thanks to Michael McGee for the photos.) Psst. . . Don’t forget there’s a giveaway in progress. One commenter on any blog between last Tuesday and next Tuesday the 12th at midnight…
Read MoreLife is Just a Bowl of Kibble
Some of you may remember that I developed knee problems last year. The cause of the injury only became clear to me after surgery when I started taking walks with Nemo, the family beagle. If you’ve raised one of these critters you know that beagles are mostly nose, and that nose leads them into all…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: “Hello Winter”
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. So it’s now the middle of winter… how are you doing? For some winter is a difficult challenge that must be taken a day at a time. For others the cold and snow…
Read MoreWhich Three Wrongs Would You Right?
By now many of you have had a chance to read One Mountain Away. If you haven’t, an important element of the novel involves Charlotte Hale, the principal character, who is looking back at her life. Charlotte isolates three things she did in the past that she wishes she could change, then she sets about…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: “One sun rose on us today…”
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. I was inspired by the poem, “One Today,” written and read by the young poet Richard Blanco at President Obama’s Inauguration on Monday. For me it captures the essence of who and what…
Read MoreEverything You Wanted to Know Or Didn’t According to Google
So there I was doodling away in a media training session when the instructor informed each of us that we should google our names frequently to see what was being said about us on the internet. Really? Of course everybody at the session had already done this. Repeatedly. But now we weren’t only being given…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: “Leaning into one another…”
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. Sometimes the most romantic times come from simple, loving gestures, such as this one in the poem, “Leaning In” by Sue Ellen Thompson. What is a time when you felt that sense of…
Read MoreRead Any Good Books Lately?
Read any good books lately? This may be a cliched conversation starter, but I thought it might be fun to start that very conversation right here. Now that I’ve moved to a new community and I’m meeting new people, I’m usually asked what kind of books I write. I find myself stumbling over an answer.…
Read MoreIf Things Can Go Wrong, They Will: Our Cottage Renovation
I’ve promised frequent updates on the renovation of our Victorian era cottage in Chautauqua, New York, and judging from the response to my last newsletter, you’re interested. Unfortunately there hasn’t been much to tell. Our contractor has been hard at work on another house, but there’s been a much more interesting delay. Chautauqua County has…
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