Last year, my daughter brought me this lovely puzzle from her visit to Monet’s house and gardens. I love puzzles, and while I could tell from the picture it would be quite a challenge, I felt I was up for …
A Quick Read through the Bible
I haven’t checked my archives, but I’m sure I’ve done a post like this before. But I know it wasn’t this year, so it bears repeating: If you haven’t tried a quick read of the entire Bible (3 months or less), I …
Dreaming about Fall
I know the calendar has just turned to August, but these days I find myself dreaming about all things September/October/November. I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but here in Texas it is hot, hot, …
July Reads
Whew! Back to a more normal reading month! Which ought to continue through the Fall! Yay!!!! Where to start? How about historicals, because you know they are my favorite! The Lumber Baron’s Wife by Lynn …
Genre Hopping
Do you read only one genre? Is it this or that—but never both? How about music? Is the soundtrack of your life all from one type of music or does it fluctuate based on mood and situation? I confess, I’m a genre …
A Change–and a Question
Being an indie author means that selling books is not as straightforward as with a publishing house. Many times, indie authors experiment with different options. A couple of years ago, I did just that, making my ebooks …
Philadelphia and Boston
To celebrate the 250th year of our country, Jeff’s organization hosted a historical tour of Philadelphia and Boston over the 4th of July. It was a whirlwind trip with only two full days in each city, but it was fun to be in …
Happy birthday, America!
I remember celebrating America’s 200th birthday in 1976. The spring leading up to that July, I was in the 3rd grade. We talked a lot about America’s Bicentennial Birthday in our class because our teacher that year was Mrs. …
June Reads
I decided to post this a few days early because I will not get to finish another book before Tuesday. June has been another month with curtailed reading time. Ugh. And now my TBR pile (physical, Kindle, audio) is so large …
My Travel Essentials
If you’ve been around here a bit, you know my husband and I travel a lot. It’s mostly work trips, though we do sometimes go just to visit family. Or we take our kids and grandkids somewhere so we can get uninterrupted time …