Summer is the season for new adventures, and this one has been no exception! This past week I traveled with my dear friend Pat to Graceland ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Michelle Kogan for Roundup. Summer is for reading, right? And I've been doing as much...

To celebrate this sweet-taffy day, I give you a short poem for the longest day of the year: Sun Speaks on the First Day ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Karen Edmisten for Roundup. Today is my beloved niece's wedding, so I'm putting o...

I've just finished TINY INFINITIES by J.H. Diehl . It's a middle grade novel about a friendship, and changes, and things out of ou...

photo by my sweet sis Lynn of me practicing wet-headed (as I often do!) Three-and-a-half years ago I started playing the cello. Two ...

The 8-1-1 section of my studio features several "Papa" mementos: "Go Away I'm Reading" is one of them! Hello and...

front porch chalkboard message Hello and Happy Spiritual Journey Thursday! Be sure to visit Margaret at Reflections on the Teche for Ro...

This post is going to be a little bit backwards: Instead of first telling you what my writing problem is, I am going to start with the answe...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Buffy's Blog for Roundup. Last month dear friend Jeannine gave me a copy of BIRDS A...

example for us newbies This past weekend it was my great pleasure to attend a workshop put on by Alabama Folklife Association  with inst...

This Memorial Day I want to say thank you to all the men and women who have died serving our country. We remember you with love and gratitud...

fairy door -- it actually opens, which I love! Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Margaret at Reflections on the Teche for ...

bundle of clean pine needles   My new lake community has a lovely group of women called the Lady Lakers who meet once a month for fell...

Last week it was my pleasure to visit with gifted students in Butler County, Alabama. Thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication of teacher Lor...