*see below Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit Terrific Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect for Roundup. I'm beginning a n...

What to say about HER ? It'a love story. Yes, even though one of the partners is an OS (Operating System, perfectly voiced by Scarlett J...

Thanks to everyone who offered guesses for  Mystery Photo #1!  And Happy Poetry Friday! If I was really on the ball, I would post a sun...

As part of my "Mystery" year, I thought it would be fun to post some photographs for you to guess what they are! I love how chang...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit my most favorite beekeeper-writer-gal Keri for Roundup at Keri Recommends . I've been havi...

Big thanks to Deborah Bussewitz over at Show...Not Tell , who nominated Live Your Poem for a Sunshine Award! It totally made my day, es...

Sky-big thanks to the dozen poets who shared work with us at Poetry in the Sky with Cupcakes: top row, l-r (Matt Layne, Alicia Clavell,...

Today's installment of Wonderful World Wednesday comes live from our local Winn Dixie, where my 17 year old son works as a bagger/...

Today is the official release of my latest book of poems for adults, THE SKY BETWEEN US. Yay! I'm pretty excited about the celebrati...

Confession: as a young reader, I never thought at all about the author of the books I loved -- those  stories were mine and to think of th...

Wow, is it really the first Poetry Friday of 2014?? Be sure to visit Betsy at I Think in Poems for Roundup. Sometime in December I starte...

Big thanks to Round One CYBILS judges Bridget Wilson , Sylvia Vardell ,  April Halprin Wayland , Ed DeCaria , Jone MacCulloch , Kelly Fine...

What to say about my "sky" year? It's been AMAZING. Thanks to all of you who helped make it that way! Every single day thi...

Can it really be the last Poetry Friday before Christmas?! Indeed. And then just one more Roundup before 2014. Wowza. Be sure to visit Buffy...

Santa came early to our house this year! Here's what I received in the mail: Don't you love those paper packages tied up wi...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit the every-generous and inspiring Tabatha at the Opposite of Indifference for Roundup. Her bl...

It's been a stressful time here at the Latham household, but a couple of things happened this week that reminded me how wonderful this w...

Okay, so I pretty much love Neflix. I especially love all the documentaries, and this one, HAPPY , is one you don't want to miss. It t...

"--these are the music and pictures  of the most ancient religion."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Confession: CATCHING FIRE was my favorite book of the trilogy, so I had high expectations for the movie. And I was not disappointed! Katni...

As promised, I'm back with a book suggestion. I've read lots of good books this year, but the one that stands out as my most favor...

image found here I almost titled this post "SHOP TIL YOU DROP ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY," but I am not a shop-til-you-drop ki...

As we walked out of the theater after seeing  ABOUT TIME  with two of our teenaged sons, we were all grinning -- and both the boys said it...

For the past several years, my friend Pat has given me cowboy boot ornaments. Finally, this year, I got myself a little tree to hang them ...

Fresh from the Walmart parking lot! A lovely contrast to the effusion of red and green bedecking the aisles this time of year... and p...

So we've seen some good movies lately. While it's tempting to throw them all at you at once, I'm going  break it up into today...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to check in with Jama to see what deliciousness she's dishing up for Roundup at Jama's Alph...