My birthday month is over. September has slipped away too soon. No more birthday stories in my e-mail box. 🙁 It’s been a crazy month down here on the farm with Christmas at Harmony Hill out in September and Orchard of Hope coming out in its new package on October 1. Add in one of Mom’s caretakers being sidelined with cataract …
Story Webs
A Story Web Four years ago I wrote a piece for my on-line journal here about how a story can be an intricate web like a spider web. I wanted a picture of a spider web to go with it, but it was late October and the spiders were battening down their hatches for winter, I suppose. I looked all …
Surprises, Parties and Chocolate Cakes
“Let’s face it, a nice, creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.” ~Audrey Hepburn Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me. Audrey Hepburn Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/chocolate_cake.html#FS468PmEH8F8rtSo.99 Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for …
Spotted on My Walks
“Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne I love spotting things on my walks like this butterfly. I’ve been pursuing him or his brothers and sisters for the last couple of months in order to take his photo. They were all …
Birthdays Mean Cake
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” ~George Harrison Birthdays mean cake. And sometimes surprises. At least that’s what I’m hearing in the stories you’ve been sending in as you enter your names in my Celebration Giveaway for Christmas at Harmony Hill. 12 more days to enter your name by sending me a …
Birthday Stories to Make You Smile
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” (Satchel Paige) Happy birthday to me! Do you like having birthdays? I do. I may not like counting them up, but I do like having them. I didn’t have either of these desserts today, but as pretty as the top one is, I’d take the …
Never Forget 9/11
Twelve years have passed but the day will never be forgotten. There are no words to express the tragedy of that day. The reading of the names, the stories of the heroic actions of those on the planes and in the towers, and the memory of the courage of the first responders bring tears as we relive that terrible day. May …
Stories and Grandparents Go Together
Grandparents are a family’s greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, The greatest storytellers, the keepers of traditions that linger on in cherished memory. Grandparents are the family’s strong foundation. Their very special love sets them apart. Through happiness and sorrow, through their special love and caring, grandparents keep a family close at heart. ~author unknown Thanks to all …
Christmas at Harmony Hill Celebration Giveaway
I sent out a newsletter Sunday. If you’re on my newsletter list you already know about my new celebration giveaway, but if you’re not, you can find out about it here. I’m celebrating my birthday and the September release of Christmas at Harmony Hill by giving away some prizes. The book is in stores and available online. I do hope you will …
Some Gave All – The Traveling Wall
I’ve never been to Washington DC to see the Vietnam Wall, so when I found out the Traveling Wall was coming to a town near me, I wanted to go. I’ve researched several different wars for my historical novels but so far, the closest I’ve come to writing about the Vietnam War was in Jerry’s life testimony story, Angels at …