Making Lists
I am a type-A person. Some (like my daughter) might say A+. I have trouble just going with the flow. I like organization. And lists. I love my lists. I…
Staying Organized
Over the two-week school break in December, I got so much writing done, but during the school year, I have to reorganize my priorities. I often get asked how I…
The Story Behind Writing The Traveling Trunk Series
Every story starts as a spark, an idea, an itch, if you will. I thought you might enjoy hearing the reason that I wrote the Traveling Trunk Series. I work…
Being Thankful
It’s been quite a rough year for me. It would be so easy to focus on the bad things that have happened, but instead, I am choosing to focus on…
The Old Victrola
Music has always been a big part of my life. I took piano lessons as a child. My family would get together with friends and spend the evening singing and…
A Brooding Tale
Here’s another chicken tale, though not a funny one. One of my chickens, Buffy, was a brooding hen, meaning she would sit on her eggs and try to hatch them.…