“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein I asked in my last post if any of you liked to know about how and why someone becomes a writer. Some of you – okay, two or three of you — said you enjoyed knowing a writer’s beginnings and path to becoming a writer. So, I decided …
Partying with Reading Friends
I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. ~Lauren Lapkus Lauren Lapkus is a comedienne and that makes me pretty sure this was intended as a joke. I’d be joking if I said I lived for watching TV since the local news and some ballgames are about all that have me tuning in. However, when it …
Fun at Book Signings
I love going to book events and meeting readers and other writers. I was honored to take a photo with Woody and his new book at the Kentucky Book Fair a few years ago. His best friend, Leigh Ann Florence was a big help in his book writing and a lady with a million dollar smile. Woody was so popular …
What’s in Your Reticule?
A reticule, also known as a ridicule or indispensable, was a type of small handbag or purse, similar to a modern evening bag that became popular in the late 18th century and early 19th Century. In our modern world women and girls have a variety of purses to carry their essentials. Some ladies like a bag big enough to hold …
Saying Thank You
“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary.” —Margaret Cousins Do you think writing thank you cards and actually putting them into an envelope and sending them snail mail has gone the way of 8 track tapes? Or manual typewriters? Or phones on the wall? …
Dads and Ice Cream
Happy Father’s Day! A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. ~Author Unknown My dad loved ice cream. Mom would buy the Neapolitan three flavor ice cream and serve it in slices. I liked the strawberry section best. Sometimes Dad would buy lemon flavored ice cream because he knew us …
Mysteries and Imagination Can Be Fun
Play is a universal language. It gives a sense of joy in being alive. It is one of the healthiest things we have in our culture. When we play, we give a gift of joy to another. ~Louise Hart Have you ever splashed through a creek in the middle of summer? Not worrying about getting wet. Not even thinking about …
The Mystery of Imagination
“Imagination thrives on mystery”―Patrick Harpur Well, this had been an extra fun Mystery Photo Game, but tonight we come down to our last mystery photo for this time. I’ve strained my brain enough coming up with five mystery photos. And I didn’t do too bad with the first ones. I managed to get some tricky ones in there for some …
Getting Our Imaginations in Focus
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ―Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court The same as every time I post this game, I am having a great time and enjoying all your guesses. Probably a little better because you aren’t all guessing the same thing. That means not all of you …
Imagination Exercise
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. ~Albert Einstein You all came through once more and exercised your imaginations with some wonderful visions of well, imagination. After my granddaughter looked at the last mystery picture and knew in five seconds what it was, I thought maybe some of you would do the same. To make you feel …










