I just returned from the Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference and it was the best one ever! Do you ever wonder what goes on a writer’s conference? Writing? A lot of …
THE TRIBAL KNOT, by Rebecca McClanahan
I just finished reading The Tribal Knot, A Memoir of Family, Community, and a Century of Change, by Rebecca McClanahan and enjoyed it so very much that I had to …
Women’s History Month: Alice Bradford
March is Women’s History Month, and in my last entry I introduced you to my 9th great-grandmother, Mary Horton, my favorite fearless female in history, and the heroine in my …
In Honor of Women’s History Month: Mary Horton
Reading Randy Seaver’s blog, Genea-Musings, I just discovered that March is Women’s History Month! Saturday his blog featured another genea blogger, Lisa Alzo’s post Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate …
ROBERT FROST: STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
On this day in history, March 7, 1923, Robert Frost’s poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, was published. My mother taught it to me when I was in …
BEACHSIDE WRITERS WORKSHOP in YACHATS
This writer was out and about over the weekend, sharpening the pencil at the 2014 Beachside Writers Workshop in Yachats, Oregon. I initially experienced this “mini-conference meets writer retreat” in …
MISSING LINK: WHEN NAMES MAKE GENEALOGY A PUZZLE
When researching the family genealogy line, names can often become the missing link and a source of frustration. The best place to start with any family tree is with yourself, …
THE MISSING LINK: Stonehenge and the Bluestone Rocks
NBC reported today that the source of the smaller bluestone rocks at Stonehenge, England, has been discovered. For years the existence of the fascinating rocks have spurred speculation as to how the rocks, …
THE MISSING LINK: A Rose by Any Other Name
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” She spoke of Romeo, of course, but what is true of a rose may …
A WINNER FOR STARBUCKS AND A BIG THANKS TO YOU!
What a fun week for the launch of my new website and blog! Thank you to everyone who visited and subscribed ~ you really made my day! My first ever …