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Snow Cover to Mud
I love all four seasons. I love each month of the year for the unique and distinct qualities they bring. Winter is winding down and I think back to the fierce and forceful elements that season delivered. We had some bitterly cold days and nights. We had snow storms that dropped layers of snow and wind that drifted that snow. Spring is in the wings and we have had some sunny warm days giving us a taste of what is to come. Last night ice covered the deck and steps and many places had freezing rain. Our snow is quickly disappearing and leaving puddles and mud. Mud is what we get between the beautiful snow cover and the budding green of trees and grass. The mud is not pretty. It is not pleasant walking as each step sinks you into the muddy frost free depths. Olive hates going outside and...
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I Have the Choice
This week I made the difficult decision to step away from Facebook. Thoughts of getting off FB have been simmering for quite some time. I have done a day here and there where I deliberately stayed off for the entire day. I have weighed the pros and cons and made lists...
Attitude, Gratitude and Fortitude
In the last few days I have found myself saying this three word phrase. I like the sound and I really like the focus these words give me no matter the challenge , worry or concern troubling me. My perspective toward whatever the situation is totally in my control even...
Birthdays
Birthday- the anniversary on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. What a birthday is of course is familiar to all of us. A birthday is usually something one looks forward to filled with the anticipation of...
Got to Love the Launch
When a new book is released the author often chooses to celebrate with a launch. I remember when I launched The Year Mrs. Montague Cried in 2011. I chose the Kingston Farmer's Market as the venue and went about planning it. I invited former students personally and...
Get to Work!
What a beautiful October we are having. Each morning I try to start my day in my gazebo taking in the air , the sunshine, the breeze and the surrounding Fall foliage. I love days when I get to stay home and so appreciate days when I get to my office and write new...
As I Wait
Instead of attending to new words and developing the story in my current work I am sitting here in my office this morning reflecting and revisiting what came before. I am anxiously waiting for the arrival of my fourteenth novel which has been sent out this morning...