

No APRIL FOOLs HERE . . .
This past year I joined another writers' group: The Public Safety Writers Association, an organization "open to writers of both fiction...
Apr 10, 2023


happy st. patrick's day!
A Shamrock For Luck ... and some highlights of the Dublin and Irish countryside I love... Molly Malone in Dublin - where she pushes her...
Mar 6, 2023


Time slips away . . .
“You may delay, but time will not.” Benjamin Franklin Recently, I connected with an old friend, and I commented on how exciting her...
Feb 15, 2023


Winter tales . . .
" That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet." - Jhumpa Lahir “The more that you read, the more things...
Jan 9, 2023


happy holidays!
However, or wherever you plan to spend your holidays--in the snow or beside the pool--with family and friends or relaxing by...
Dec 12, 2022


how I happened to write my last book . . .
If you didn't happen to see this already, this is a beautiful website. It's transitioning at the moment, so if it says it's not...
Nov 7, 2022


an autumn menu ...
Autumn is the time we begin feeling the need to batten down the hatches for winter--to make soups and stews and breads and apple pie. I...
Oct 17, 2022


The search for toots ...
Day #18 As mentioned in my last post, I was heading out to Albion and St. Edwards to see where Toots had lived and where her husband and...
Sep 23, 2022