In light of Gary the Crow's adventures, I was reminded of a writing prompt on a now inactive site called The Clarity of Night, hosted by...

 Wow. It's been a while, huh? Pandemic aside, I've been struggling with writing and art for the last few years. What with the death ...

My beautiful neighbour Lilian (I first knew her when I was 12 years old when we moved to this town) celebrated her 95th Birthday on Sunday, ...

She was my sister.  I looked up to her all my life.  We fought, we laughed, we sang together.  She commandeered my junior...

Nanny/Frannie's rose bush went through a few hiccups over the years. Nanny had given the plant to Mom when she visited back when I was a...

Hi! Wanted to let you know that I have a dedicated blogger site to post my paintings. I'm trying to figure out why I can't fix the l...

Hi, friends! First of all, I apologize for the state of my website. I have no books out there at present, so the domain is sitting there l...

A couple weeks ago, I was fortunate to indulge in one of my passions: hockey. My son texted me and asked if I wanted to go along with him an...

Yup... haven't been here for a while, but it doesn't mean I haven't been busy. I created art, wrote words, took pictures, got a ...

Hello Friends! Nine years ago, I opened this blog because my first book, THE SPACE BETWEEN, was about to be published by a lovely little p...

I'm sitting in my living room, printing mailing labels and putzing around on Twitter. I finished a painting. Well, actually, I did two p...

A few years ago, I posted a recipe for Apple Cheeseball, an appetizer that had been floating around the Interwebs and magazines since th...