Entertainment… Dining Alfresco in West Jefferson 30 Jun 201130 Jun 2011 Last night my husband and I went to Lansing, North Carolina to look at a Rocky Mountain gaited horse. We liked it very much but had a few questions about…
self-help… Happy Birthday ‘She Writes’ 29 Jun 201129 Jun 2011 Happy second birthday She Writes, an organization of writers - both published and not. She Writes turns two on June 29. Women from around the world congregate here online to…
Entertainment… God and a 357 Magnum 28 Jun 201128 Jun 2011 When we first starting looking for land in Virginia, we met a nice lady who had her own real estate agency. She was a little older than us, quite petite,…
family… If Time Travel Were Possible… 27 Jun 201127 Jun 2011 Last night I watched 'The Time Traveler's Wife', a movie about a man who is able to travel around in time, his wife, and the consequences of his gift or…
Uncategorized Traveling New Zealand’s North Island 26 Jun 201126 Jun 2011 I arrived in New Zealand via Charlotte to Chicago to Los Angeles to Auckland. Whew! A group of Kiwis - what New Zealanders call themselves - were returning home from…
Entertainment… Dinner in Auckland, New Zealand 25 Jun 201125 Jun 2011 If you are looking for a breathtaking spectacular place for dinner - one that competes with The Eiffel Tower in Paris - travel down under to Auckland, New Zealand. There…
self-help… Finding My Voice 24 Jun 201124 Jun 2011 When people discover that I write, they inevitably ask me what I write about. And I usually answer - everything! I write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, suspense, romance, travel stories, humor,…
holiday… Essoyes and the Giant Machines 23 Jun 201123 Jun 2011 The town was nearly deserted - its few hundred residents away at school, work, or shopping in a distant village. Besides a small grocer, bakery, bank, butcher, pizzeria, art studios,…
Writing Channeling Ernest Hemingway 22 Jun 201122 Jun 2011 Ernest Hemingway's first wife lost all of his work at one point in their lives - every handwritten note, every diligently typed page and carbon copy. She was taking a…
Entertainment… Summer Solstice 21 Jun 201121 Jun 2011 Today is the Summer Solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of sunlight - over fourteen hours! The word 'solstice' is a latin combination of the word…