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But then acting is all about faking. We’re all very good at faking things that we have no competence with. ~John Cleese In my books, I love it when unique secondary characters come on stage. In my book, In the Shadow of the River, I had fun getting to know some of those people. One was the grandfather of my main …
After all, I don’t see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh But have you heard the Legend of the Dogwood? I don’t remember who first told me when I was a young teen that the rusty looking stains on the four petals of the …
“The greatest challenges humans face throughout their lives are two: 1- the challenge of where to start 2- the challenge of when to stop.” –Sameh Elsayed This quote caught my eye when I was looking at ways to celebrate finding those two all important words THE END, because while it may be talking about things we do in life, it …
Have you ever found out about something when it’s already over? Something that sounded perfect? That was me last week when two days late I saw that April 12th, the birthday of author Beverly Cleary (Ramona and many other books), was D.E.A.R. Day. That is, Drop Everything and Read Day. That is definitely my kind of day and I …
I think I was always a drama queen. I really, really, really loved playing pretend. ~Kathryn Hahn Did you like to play pretend when you were a kid? Maybe you still do sometimes, especially if your are a grandparent with the grandkids visiting. So maybe you can pretend Thursday is Wednesday. This deadline approaching for me to be finished with …
My post is a little late. Monday instead of Sunday, but we had a big day at our house yesterday with our sons and their families here to enjoy the beautiful day of Easter. They came to church too. One family drove three hours and were only about five minutes late for services. Now that’s being a special gift to …
When I first leafed through a book about steamboats and excursion boats looking for an idea for a new story, I didn’t know much about showboats. But as soon as I started reading about them I knew I wanted a showboat on the river to be my next historical novel setting. Now the release of In the Shadow of the …
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” ~Hal Borland We’ve had some interesting weather here in Kentucky this winter and spring. February was unseasonably warm and springlike. No snow. Days that made a person think it was time to plant gardens. And then March came calling. The first day of March was gorgeous, one of those gifts while the …
A beautiful day is coming our way in Kentucky country today. The sun is shining. The mercury is rising in the thermometers. The flowers are blooming. Fishing worms might get drowned, and sweaters might get shucked. Spring is here and with it can come Spring Fever. Do you have it? What is it? A time for lazing in the first …
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” ~Oscar Wilde The dogs and I went wildflower hunting, and in spite of how winter has seemed to hold on past its time, we found plenty. Well, I admit that I was more interested in the wildflowers than my furry walking buddies even if it does look here as though Frankie might be thinking …