Summer Reads

I’ve been reading more lately; Matt’s been out of town visiting his family in Africa. I’m long since out of the habit of watching television. Also, I’ve needed an entertaining distraction from the realities of too much NPR. (The polar bears are...

Basket

My friend Sheila bought this basket for me when I recently visited Colorado. Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s from a women’s cooperative in Ghana. Imagine me in the Denver airport with this as my carry-on. I got more than a few interesting looks, but in truth...

Under the Same Moon Book Signing

Guess what friends — after working on my first novel for more than EIGHT YEARS, it is going to see the light of publishing day! The book will be listed on Amazon and other web-based sellers by the end of August. I’ll be certain to post the details as soon...

Grandmain’t

In jest, a coworker said I was “everyone’s favorite grandma” last week as I walked in the door with yet another plate of cake. If you know anything about me, my thin skin is one of my most prominent features. So is my tendency for a fiesty...

On Being Remarkable

I was watching “Julie & Julia” the other day when it dawned on me that the ever-so-remarkable Julia Child didn’t discover her fierce passion for cooking until she landed in Paris with little other to do than wander markets and make lovely meals...

By the numbers

I celebrated the end of another lovely month with a fantastic Memorial weekend. By the numbers: 2500: yards swam 300: miles driven around town 200: pages read to finish “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” which finished strong. The first 100 pages of this book...