This summer my daughter and her little girl stayed with us for a few days. One day, I showed my granddaughter a bowl that had belonged to one of her great-great-grandmothers. With all the sincerity of an eight-year-old, she said she wished that they were still alive. She wanted to meet them and talk to…
The gift of taking a break
Galway~ April began while I was on vacation which gave me, among other things, a ten-day break from social media. One reason for that was practical. I don’t think it’s wise to announce to the world when your home is empty. I also wanted to enjoy my vacation without the stress of posting, coming up…
An epic adventure
Writing a story is like visiting a friend you haven’t yet met. You enter their environment, go along on their adventures, meet new people, and learn new things. Every time you start a fresh story you are entering another world. At first, you don’t know what or who you will encounter and it is tedious…
