April 10th is National Sibling Day, and I love a day to remember and celebrate our siblings! I have three, a sister and a brother who live in Oregon with …
What’s In a Name?
I love names. I love the stories behind the name, how a name can define a person and sometimes not. Names are important. Even God knows us by name. My …
Hitting the Pause Button
I’m hitting the pause button for the next three weeks. Some might be thinking, but haven’t you been hitting pause for like the last three years? In some ways, I …
Happy Twelfth Night!
Do you celebrate Twelfth Night? Growing up, I understood the meaning of the Epiphany in the church, but it wasn’t until I immersed myself in researching England for my Southold …
Research: Chasing Clues, Ideas, and Whims
I love researching a new novel. I love letting the story swirl in my head as I chase clues, ideas, and whims across the country and into research heaven: libraries …
A View from My Porch
My view changed in 2020. Many of us–okay all?–experienced a shift in how we think about our health, education, workplace, shopping, recreation, etc, etc–not to mention our relationships and politics. …
Choosing Thankfulness
Today I’m choosing thankfulness. My life in 2020, perhaps more than any other year, is filled with events that with each month that passes, feel insurmountable. Perhaps you feel it …
A Victory Garden
I planted a Victory Garden yesterday, inspired by the Victory Gardens of WWI and WWII. Originally called War Gardens in WWI, while soldiers fought on the European battlefields, loved ones …
An Epiphany
Dear Reader, Many of you are new subscribers, and I welcome you with warm hugs, excited to get to know you in the coming year! Thank you for joining me …
7 Tidbits About the Potato Peel Pie Novel You Might Not Know
I first read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society novel several years ago and it became one of my all-time favorite books. The appeal was not in the …