Ever since the rise of Creative Memories , I have been a scrapbooker. (This should come as no surprise to those of you who read this blog re...

I've read two books in recent days that feature protagonists with imaginary friends. These characters are not young children, as you mig...

You know it's a good retreat when two weeks later you're still buzzing with words and ideas. And since I promised to pass along tip...

Earlier this week a sweet friend invited me to bring my kids and hang out at the pool with her and some other mutual friends. Nice, right?...

On my own today, as Janet and Jame headed today for home. Miss you, Ladies! What have I been doing? Well, I'll tell you: I've...

Here we are at YELLOW BOOK ROAD signing books: Here's the books I brought home: (other authors, do you have this affliction, too? Ever...

1. I'm in San Diego! Reading/signing/fun this afternoon with the lovely Jame Richards & Janet S. Fox at The Yellow Book Road , 4:...

Leave it to poets to come up with such a fabulous way to display poetry by women! The brain-child of Danielle Jones-Pruett, the dress inclu...

And guess what? They are for CHILDREN. Why has this never occurred to me before?! I think maybe I just needed the mix of Robyn Hood Blac...

This week I've been reading LUCKY FISH (poems) by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. In a poem entitled "The Ghost-Fish Postcards," the...

Even though I totally failed to meet my goal of displaying one of my own quilts in our guild's show, it didn't stop me from admiring...

Well, it wasn't all bad. What it was, was HOT. And miserable. And crowded. While the fife and drum processional to honor the dead o...

Warning: this post will make you thirsty! Turns out, readers really respond to the scene in LEAVING GEE'S BEND where Mrs. Cobb gives L...

JANUARY (for James, who is 6 and loves Lightning McQueen) FEBRUARY (for me, who loves the Quilts of Gee's Bend and was excited to try...

Confession: I have never read any of Sarah Dessen 's books. This is probably a character flaw, but my thinking is this: once an author...

Jane Eyre. Anne of Green Gables. Pollyanna. Orphans have long been the subject of great stories. For Tuesday Book Talk, I want to tell you a...

Thank you Inverness Elementary and Chelsea Intermediate! It's so great to meet enthusiastic readers/writers and teachers/librarians. I h...

So it's my first time to participate in Book Talk Tuesday, and I'm excited! For other great book talks, please visit The Lemme Libra...