Ramblings

Gen Z, iGen, Boomlets, whatever you want to call them you know who they are, and they know exactly who they are. In this house, they’re...

I haven't done book reviews on this blog yet, but I think I'll start now. I came across Catherine Meyrick in the #historicalfiction...

“I’ll have them set an appointment up for the injection. Don’t worry, it’s tolerated very well.” The words came out of the mouth of the...

The Christmas decorations are coming down, and as I move through the house I take stock of the things that I’ve left in various states--...

Pop the champagne, celebrate all the hard work that it took for her to get here. I am bursting with pride at how much she has grown. I am...

As the days grow darker and the solstice nears there is so much waiting. Waiting for news, waiting for the chance to see family, and...

Now that the weather is cooling, can we talk about sourdough bread again? In my house, we never quit talking about it. It’s an ongoing...

Writing is solitary and sedentary. When I’ve been sitting too long, my spaniel, never far from my side, will get up, stretch, then rest...

In 2016 I brought my daughter to the polls with me, I thought she might be able to witness my vote for the first female president. You...

In the run up to November my daughter and I were both facing deadlines. I was trying to get the final rewrites of my manuscript to my...

My son started high school this year and somehow ended up playing with the varsity football team. He’s fifteen, tall, but a little lanky...