Hi everybody. I’m a little early this weekend, but Sunday promises to be busy. Besides catching up my blog is a good excuse not to be peeling apples the way I should be doing. That wind last weekend blew bushels off my trees. I sneaked over to my neighbor’s house and left a box full on her porch. I’m thinking …
The Blessing of the Dragonfly
Okay I told you I’d share this story from the NQC. I just hope I can do it justice. It brought tears to my eyes when my husband’s friend from Canada told it to us. Jason and my husband, Darrell, met at a singing school some years ago and hit it off because they are both bass singers and enjoy …
Meeting People and Hearing Stories at the NQC
What a week! We were at the National Quartet Convention every night and didn’t get home until the wee hours of the morning. I’m barely awake now, so hope what I’m writing is making sense. I didn’t hear much singing since we stayed out in the Exhibition Hall all week at the Patriot Quartet’s booth so we could meet and …
Remembering 9/11
Today is September 11, 2008. 9/11. Seven years ago we all watched in horror as terrorists used our own airplanes to attack our country. The sight of that airplane flying into one of the Twin Towers and then later, the towers collapsing while firemen and policemen were trying to help people get out is something none of us can ever …
Creating Characters with my Friends
Hi, everybody. Well, I had my book event at the local library today and some friends and family were sweet enough to show up and listen to me talk about my writing and how I come up with characters. That was sort of a warm-up for my talk in West Virginia in October when I’m speaking on “Writing about Shakers …
Truth or Fiction
I did an interview yesterday with a writer who said he never read fiction. He didn’t like fiction. He wanted to read true stories and obviously thought fiction a waste of time. And so he asked me why anyone would want to read fiction. What is the purpose of reading made up stuff? I said of course, entertainment. Reading is …
The Frog Takes a Hayride
I just got home from my grandson’s birthday party. He’ll be nine tomorrow and he had a fishing party. I don’t fish, but it’s fun watching the grandkids fish. Austin – that’s my grandson – he hooked a big one, but it broke his line and got away. After that he lost interest and began hunting other game. And soon …
The Gift of Today
Today the sun came up and it misted rain all day. Both gifts. Today I fired up my computer and changed this word and that to try to make my new book better. Today three of my grandkids came to visit to give me the gift only a grandchild can give a grandparent. Sorry, those of you who aren’t grandparents …
My Little Church
Today is Sunday. I go to a small country church where I play the piano – badly. It just so happens that nobody who is a member there can play any better or at least they haven’t admitted it if they can. I am limited on my song selections and I can only play out of the hymn book. Sometimes …
Summer Afternoons
Here’s a summer quote for you. “Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James Hope you are having some great summer afternoons. I’ll have a couple of busy ones since I’m off early this a.m. to WV to be a mama’s helper for my grandbaby twins. …