Entertainment… Easy Reading is Damn Hard Writing 1 Dec 20121 Dec 2012 I have known people who thought the ultimate criticism was to have someone tell them that their manuscript was easy to read. And I have known commenters who snickered about their…
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…
Entertainment… Reader Recommended Books 10 Jun 2012 You, dear readers, have spoken. The list for favorite reads has been compiled and collected here for a quick print out to take to your bookstore, library, e-book download, or internet…
Civility… Mother’s Day or Un-Mother’s Day? 12 May 2012 For me, Mother's Day is a sweet holiday that links me to generations of mothers who came before me and who will no doubt follow. And it always looks like…
self-help S is for Steam 21 Apr 201221 Apr 2012 Even Mother Earth needs to let off steam from time to time. The trick is to have enough space around you that you don't burn the people who are closest…
self-help… R is for Ripples 20 Apr 201220 Apr 2012 It starts out imperceptibly small, the tiniest of lifts in the water. Suddenly, it fans out and out, rippling forward until it breaks against the land. This ripple effect reminds…
Entertainment… Quotes for Writing and Life 19 Apr 201219 Apr 2012 I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it…
Civility… Objectification 17 Apr 201217 Apr 2012 There is no question that women in today's society are held to a high standard of beauty and sex appeal, even as they age. We say that men become 'distinguished'…