The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Yesterday was the birthday of my first child, a boy. His birth changed everything for me. I was no longer a teenage with nothing on my mind other than …
I just completed an interview about my books and writing. Lots of questions. I came up with lots of answers. Somehow, I always do. I can do some talking with my fingers. 🙂 The last question asked me to tell them something quirky about myself. Now, how would you answer that? Quirky? I’m a fairly plain old country girl who …
The power of a dad in a child’s life is unmatched. ~Justin Ricklefs It’s Father’s Day on the longest daylight day of the year, the summer solstice. That just gives us extra time to celebrate our dads. I hope you had a good dad the way I did. My dad was a farmer. His father was a farmer and his …
One of the questions I am often asked when I’m giving a book talk or just out and about in my town and meet up with someone who knows I write books is “How many books have you written?” A reasonable question. One I might be curious to know if I was talking to a writer. But I always tell …
A couple of weeks ago I sent out a newsletter talking about my new book, Along a Storied Trail, that was released this month. But along with book news I always like to include something that might bring a smile. So this time I shared this list that somebody must have passed along to me several years ago. So although I …
Since I’m busy trying to meet a deadline for my work in progress and with Along a Storied Trail releasing last week, things have been busy. Along with that, I had a granddaughter celebrating a birthday last week, another granddaughter graduating high school in a neighboring state, and a different granddaughter visiting for a marathon game of Monopoly. I did …
When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind. (Chinese Proverb) When I hike, the easy path is not always the one I take. Sometimes I clamber up or down the steep hillsides in search of a new wildflower or a different viewpoint of a familiar scene. There are times though that the hillside is …
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” —Walter Hagen Have you ever noticed how sometimes things seem to happen all at once? That’s how it’s been during release week for Along a Storied Trail. I’m getting to show up along with my book all around the internet. …
I’ve been sharing a lot of my research and about my characters as I count down to the book birthday of Along a Storied Trail coming out on Tuesday, June 1. Some of you have already gotten your hands on a copy and I thank you for reading my packhorse librarian book. But the story didn’t only talk about the Packhorse Library …
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ―Anne Herbert I owe a big debt to my local library for all the books I was able to carry home and read when I was a kid. I owe even more for all the help I found at the …