Life Transitions: Last month I wrote about the “slow movement” and this month I’m carrying that theme further. While gardening with my head down planting cold weather crops, I heard a bird call out a tribute to spring. I immediately knew Read more
Life Transitions: My granddaughters are into buying clothes at consignment stores. This is an aspect of “slow fashion”. Slow fashion is an awareness that considers the manufacturing process and resources used to make the clothes. Our local newspaper had an Read more
This month I have two books to review. The first is OBEY ALL LAWS from a debut author friend of mine, Cindy Grodstein. Cindy’s years of experience as a probation officer bring her new series to life. If you like Read more
It’s February, so love is often on everyone’s mind. However, especially on Valentine’s Day, it can be a difficult reminder of a loved one lost, or that a person may currently not have a special someone to celebrate with, or Read more
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin, was a difficult WWII historical fiction novel for me to read. I started the novel 3-4 months ago but discontinued because it reminded me of what was happening in the Ukraine. I Read more
Recently, I watched a documentary on the children’s author, Judy Blume. It came as a surprise to me that many of her books had been banned. My reference to her body of work was Story of a 4th Grade Nothing and Read more
It’s January so the trees are now bare and with the Christmas decorations put away, the house looks pretty spars as well. 2023 has flown past us, along with the leaves. Now it’s time to consider what we want to Read more
Since I’m a passionate viewer of HGTV, Mary Kay Andrew’s book, The Homewreckers, was a joy for me to read. Widowed at twenty-five, Hattie Kavanaugh restores homes in Savannah, Georgia and is determined to restore a “money pit”. To finance her passion Read more
December is a month of challenges, so it is hard to remember to choose joy during those times. I lost my mother a couple of months back and circumstances connected to her passing made my relationship with my siblings even Read more
My husband and I always try to take a fall trip and this year we went to Lake Chelan and Leavenworth, Washington. On our drive, the sun highlighted the various shades of golds and red foliage peaking between the tall Read more
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