Feb 15, 2023
Time slips away . . .
“You may delay, but time will not.” Benjamin Franklin Recently, I connected with an old friend, and I commented on how exciting her...
Jan 9, 2023
Winter tales . . .
" That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet." - Jhumpa Lahir “The more that you read, the more things...
Dec 12, 2022
happy holidays!
However, or wherever you plan to spend your holidays--in the snow or beside the pool--with family and friends or relaxing by...
Nov 7, 2022
how I happened to write my last book . . .
If you didn't happen to see this already, this is a beautiful website. It's transitioning at the moment, so if it says it's not...
Oct 17, 2022
an autumn menu ...
Autumn is the time we begin feeling the need to batten down the hatches for winter--to make soups and stews and breads and apple pie. I...
Sep 23, 2022
The search for toots ...
Day #18 As mentioned in my last post, I was heading out to Albion and St. Edwards to see where Toots had lived and where her husband and...
Sep 19, 2022
The Search for toots . . .
Day #14 This was a busy weekend. On Saturday, I drove down to Beatrice, Nebraska to the Homestead National Historical Park... in the...
Sep 16, 2022
the search for toots...
Day #11 This past week, I passed through Ohio and Indiana and am now in Elmhurst, Illinois, where Toots had lived, been married, and...