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Parents: The Secret PR Weapon
[NOTE: I am writing this on Monday, and am still blissfully unaware of the election outcome. Hope you all remembered to vote!] If your goal is to publish a book, make music, art or just about anything else where your… Continue reading
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That Time My Parents Sent Me Trick-or-Treating in My Underwear and Other Halloween Memories
Warm weather is forecast for Halloween. It’s been an unseasonably warm October, but at least Thursday’s balmy weather will be nice for the kids. I have to admit I don’t remember what the weather was like on Halloween when I… Continue reading
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Not So Haunted Houses
One of my first jobs was working at a historical village that happened to be down the road from my house. The village known as Waterloo Village, was a restored 19th century canal town, and at that time visitors could… Continue reading
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Mother's Nature's Light Show and the Mug Winner Announcement
It seems that every time there’s supposed to be some sort of rare celestial phenomenon our skies are filled with thick clouds, but last week we were lucky. The sky was clear following the solar storms and we were actually… Continue reading
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Win a Boo-tiful Mug
As I write this on Tuesday afternoon, my parents who live on the west coast of Florida (Fort Myers) have evacuated to a hotel room on the east coast in advance of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. My thoughts are with everyone… Continue reading
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Prompted Paintings
For the month of September I challenged myself to create 30 watercolor paintings—one for each day of the month. I did this by following along with a list of prompts from Doodlewash, a blog and online store run by artist… Continue reading
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Is The Novel an Endangered Species?
Alissa Grosso They say that students don’t read books anymore. “They” in this case being college professors and teachers on social media sites. So make of this anecdotal evidence what you will. Books aren’t entirely extinct, but educators complain that… Continue reading
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Sold to the Highest Bidder
A few days ago someone reached out to me via Etsy asking about a vintage item that was once listed there. It’s been several years since I’ve run an online vintage store, but nothing really goes entirely away on the… Continue reading
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Seasonal Observations
Some of the deer in our backyard have put on their winter clothes. They’re now dressed in a more muted grayish brown, while their companions are still modeling the reddish brown hues of summer. When it’s hot out only the… Continue reading
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Words and Pictures
Work is presently underway at the house next door, aka Ron’s parents’ future home, and as such Ron and I have been busy trying to figuring out various little (and not so little) details about the different things that need… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 