Entertainment… Happy Halloween 27 Oct 20122 Nov 2012 I love Halloween. It is such a fun holiday that requires so little and gives back so much. The only gifts to purchase being fun-sized candy and colorful pencils. Halloweens…
Entertainment… An Autumn Walk With Gretel 21 Oct 2012 These two are my precious loves - my son Caleb, and my dog-ter Gretel! This was taken about a week ago on Gretel's first birthday. We celebrated by buying her some…
Uncategorized 19 Oct 2012 Wendy Van Camp at No Wasted Ink has been gracious enough to allow me to guest post 'Writing Space' this week about how I found my voice as a writer,…
travel… Runner-Up in Essay Contest For Second Year 15 Oct 2012 The news arrived mere moments ago. Yeah! Not the winner, but runner-up for the second year in a row in the travel portion of the essay contest for Storyhouse with…
Civility… An Open Letter to President Obama and Former Governor Romney on How to Get Elected 13 Oct 201213 Oct 2012 Dear President Obama and Former Governor Romney, As election day nears and we the people cast our votes for leader of the United States of America, I find that neither…
home… Learning How to See 10 Oct 2012 I looked out the window in my bedroom this morning and immediately saw the beauty of the various shades of green facing me. Not only the soft sage of the curtains falling gracefully…
family… Updates 5 Oct 2012 Thank you all for the wonderful well wishes, tips and advice, and sympathy during my husband's recent ordeal with kidney stones. We think it has passed. When it first subsided…
family… Living in the Stone Belt 1 Oct 2012 There is an area in the southern United States that extends from Washington, DC to Louisiana that is known as 'The Stone Belt'. I first learned about it a few…