What to do with Grandchildren when it’s too cold to go outside
Visiting grandchildren need to be entertained. Our usual go-to is to be outside. We couldn’t do it for too long this time. So, we had to be creative. Our grandsons, …
Childhood Inspiration: A Mother’s Love
Whom did you admire as a child? Did your opinion of that person change when you grew up? Insecure Writers Want to Know Childhood Inspiration. I’m trying to think of …
Adding Adventure to your Holiday Visits: Miner Hickory Farm
We visited our daughter in western Maryland at Thanksgiving. God bless her, she knows how I enjoy adventure. She scheduled a horseback riding tour through the woods at Miner Hickory …
Do you write cliffhangers to end your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer or reader?
Insecure Writers Want to Know I don’t mind a series that has an overall larger story arc, think Harry Potter here. But I don’t enjoy a “soap opera” type story …
Letchworth State Park: A Unique New York Park
There is no way to learn or see everything about a park on your first trip. This being said, we visited a new park in search of colorful leaves this …
What creative activity do you engage in when you’re not writing?
Insecure Writers Want to Know A creative activity? I like to take photographs in nature. I create scrapbooks of my many adventures with the family, filled with snippets from brochures …
Jasper National Park: The Canadian Rockies Part 2
More surprises awaited us as we finished our Canadian Rockies adventure. My last post about our trip to Jasper National Park can be found here. The Rockies snagged the clouds …
Ghost stories and October fit together. What’s your favorite classic ghostly tale? Why does it sends chills up your spine?
Insecure Writers Want to Know Remember, guys. I’m the big chicken of the group when it comes to scary stories. They keep me awake at night. Therefore, my ghost stories …
Interview: Iris Applewood Author of Keeper of Lost Loves
I would like to introduce you to fellow writer and friend Iris Applewood author of Keeper of Lost Loves. I met Iris through an online authors’ group associated with Author …
How to Make the Most of Soggy Tent Camping
Remember our visit to Cherry Springs State Park in Western Pennsylvania that I spoke about in my Star Gazing in Pennsylvania blog post? The campsite reservations didn’t stick and we …
Learning from My Journey
Starting college can be difficult. But starting college at 40 while still raising five children can seem impossible. It is not. Find some tips on how I accomplished this feat in my recent Business Insider article.
Helping kids become campers takes time. But it can be done. See how in my recent Business Insider article. I continue to write Parenting articles for Business Insider and share the links in my newsletters.