My mom ruined holidays for my husband. And my sister’s husband. And my Brother’s wife. And she knows it so this isn’t news that will come as a shock to her or make…

I have three books set in Italy. As I work on publishing them, I find that I write these interesting bits as random exercises to help shake out some of the story writing…

I love Jane Austen, and I am not alone.  My sister and I adore her.  We’ve read all her book, and often return to our favorites. My favorite is Persuasion. I first read…

As New Year’s Day opens up before me, I find my skin is itching with an insatiable need to reorganize my whole house before the calendar says January 2. Lose 50 lbs in…

I wrote this last year a few days before Thanksgiving, but I could have easily just written it today. The sentiments remain, even if the date has changed. Merry Happy Holidays to you…

This past November I spent my time on the personal quest of writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. This was my ninth year. This November I…

I have all these things I want to share and write about. That’s the whole reason I have a blog to begin with. So this week, it was going to be about the…

I haven’t slept through the night in years.  It feels that way, although it’s not the complete truth. There are times I sleep through. But lately I’ve woken up in the middle of…