Summer 2016

Ireland was amazingly sunny and warm for late May, but I returned home to find full-blown summer had arrived.  The trees are completely leafed out, flowers are everywhere, and alas, I’ve barely started my own garden.  I had such a vision!! June is such a crazy busy...

Spring 2016

Spring is out there somewhere, but definitely not here in Michigan yet.  Lots of rain, so things are green, but then the snow falls and it’s white again.  This too shall pass, yes?? I’m excited to be finally launching my first children’s book, ‘Henny and Benny Bunyan...

winter 2015/2016

So far it’s being an unusual winter in this part of the world, as we had a ‘perfect snow’ in early December (nothing like a perfect storm!), then it started getting rainymeltyicymushy, which it still is.  Not much chance of ice skating right now, and...

Fall 2015

October is here without a doubt.  I found a used bike on Craigslist so I can cruise around my neighborhood streets on balmy fall nights like I did when I was a kid.  I loved the patches of golden light from the windows, riding through the darkening and smelling the...

Summer 2015

I had a fabulous time on the Ireland trip in June ~ heard tons of great music, saw a bunch of cool Ireland sights, and ate more fish than I’ve ever had in my life! I’m not a Guiness fan so I opted out of that activity, tho there were plenty on the tour who were happy...