Last year, my family spent the final week of July at Emerald Isle, NC. Anticipating a future with children living all over the place, I suggested (My husband will say, "insisted") we rent a house … [Read more...]
A Week at Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp
Every summer for 15 years, my family has spent a week at Deer Valley YMCA Camp in Fort Hill, Pennsylvania. It's a beautiful place, one of our favorites in the … [Read more...]
May is for Graduations!
We did it. We survived, no, enjoyed, the month of May with all the graduations and celebrations. I'll share just a few--or maybe a few more--pictures of the happy times. Let's start at High Point … [Read more...]
May!
May is here again. I always thought that May is as busy as December with all of its end-of-the-year concerts and programs and recitals and presentations and final ballgames. This year will certainly … [Read more...]
A Fun Event for a Good Cause
I'm joining three other authors and the Johnston County Arts Council to support the Harbor House for battered women this Friday night from 5-9 in the Smithfield Public Library. Drop by the library and … [Read more...]
A Tribute to a Music Teacher
I’m sad today because I just read the obituary of Jean Pearce, music teacher extraordinaire. She taught me several years of elementary music at Princeton School, and then I had her for four years in … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Coming Down
A foul mood settled on top of me Sunday morning about the time my husband entered the kitchen for breakfast. I don’t know why. Seriously, I don’t. I mean, I could blame our empty nest, the slight … [Read more...]
The Writer’s Life
Sometimes the writer's life borders on the lonely side--unless you count spending time with imaginary characters, that is. We plan and plot alone. We write alone. We proofread and edit alone. But … [Read more...]
Publishing News
In case you don't receive my newsletter, here's the news I sent out this morning. Book number three is on its way! I'm excited to announce that after … [Read more...]
Three New Crochet Projects
My job is a writer, but for the past few weeks I haven’t written a whole lot. I pretty much took December off so that I could enjoy my family through Christmas and New Year’s. Between the cooking and … [Read more...]
