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“Life’s a dance you learn as you go, sometimes you lead sometimes you follow, don’t worry about what you don’t know.” —John Michael Montgomery My granddaughter got married this weekend. I didn’t get a good picture of her and her groom on the wedding day, but here’s one at the rehearsal. The photographer took scads of pictures. I’ve seen some …
Blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are true super food. Naturally sweet and juicy, berries are low in sugar and high in nutrients – they are among the best foods you can eat. ~Joel Fuhrman Have you ever been blackberry picking? Not in a nicely mowed around tame blackberry patch but a wild blackberry patch out in the woods and fields of …
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. —Elizabeth Hardwick What a great weekend at the Columbus Book Festival. If you ever get the chance to go to this festival, you should go. That is obviously a message many readers and writers who live close to Columbus, Ohio, are ready to embrace. Thousands of people showed up for their third …
“Long patience and application saturated with your heart’s blood—you will either write or you will not—and the only way to find out whether you will or not is to try.” —Jim Tully, Writer’s Digest I’m not sure if you all are ready to keep following me down my writing road, but in case a few of you are still interested, …
I only write in blue ink. ~Kat Graham Writing is such a personal joy when you are young and are dreaming of what might be. You might even be able to believe that yes, this, whatever dream you are keeping a tight grasp on, will be. That’s sort of where I was through my early teens after I had outgrown the mystery …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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? …