Sunflowers of the world, unite!
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a symbol of joy, hope, and beauty, the sunflower will have a home in my garden for years to come. Continue reading Sunflowers of the world, unite!
Category: HAPPINESS
These are some of the things that bring me joy. I hope they’ll do the same for you.
One writer, many authors: Authors Day 2022 at Woodbury Library
Reading Time: 3 minutes Writers like to work alone. Authors have to sell books. About 35 were exhibiting and selling, and perhaps more traveling incognito. Continue reading One writer, many authors: Authors Day 2022 at Woodbury Library
Week in Review: Week 38
Reading Time: 3 minutes A rebranding, a new logo, two major milestones (one good, one bad), and a chance to get out from behind the desk. In all, making progress! Continue reading Week in Review: Week 38
The paradox of the equinox
Reading Time: 2 minutes The nights are longer than the days now until December 21. But are they equal on the equinox? That depends on how you look at it. Continue reading The paradox of the equinox
National voter registration day
Reading Time: 3 minutes In my book, every day should be Voter Registration Day. Every day, that is, except Election Day itself. Continue reading National voter registration day
Week in Review: Week 36
Reading Time: 2 minutes Life gets in the way of writing, but it provides fodder for when we finally can set aside time for it. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 36
Double feature: two outdoor concerts
Reading Time: 3 minutes Handbells at a fair and a string quartet on the lawn: For summer concert venues, you make the best of what you can get. Continue reading Double feature: two outdoor concerts
Week in Review: Week 35
Reading Time: 2 minutes Juggling life and work: It’s a problem for young singles, parents (especially moms) of all ages, and yes, for retirees. In the past week, we assisted my brother- and sister-in-law in packing up to move from New Jersey, and were rewarded by dinner with a surprise guest. We wrestled with a wrecked car, incompetent repairs, crappy customer service, terrible traffic, and other real-life situations that … Continue reading Week in Review: Week 35
It’s not your color
Reading Time: 2 minutes I can’t quite find the serial number, but from the service stickers I could swear that this is the very typewriter that the heroine used in my NANOWRIMO novel. It’s a case of life imitating art — or something like that. Continue reading It’s not your color
September in New England
Reading Time: < 1 minutes In New England, September isn’t a month. It’s an event, a change. And it can take place anytime from early August to the last weeks of, well, September. Continue reading September in New England