Hallelujah; I can finally say my latest book, Along Came A Gardener, has a publishing date. It’s coming March 15, 2025. This non-fiction book is part memoir, part self-help, and…
Along Came A Gardener
I Once Had A Farm in Ireland
My mother’s family were farmers, so when I heard about Siggy Buckley’s blog tour about her book on organic farming, I Once Had A Farm In Ireland, I wanted to hop…
The Power of Memory
I remember when I was counseling others, one of the things that came up was the power of memory. Whatever happens to us, our body doesn’t forget. The joys, the…
Writing Family History
I’m back to working on my baba’s story, NO TIME FOR TEARS, which is essentially an immigrant’s story. It’ll be published as a novel, as I’ve had to do a…
A Holocaust Survivor’s Secret of Happiness
I was sent a video by one of my friends, this one from the U.K. online news site, The Guardian. It got me thinking of how much control each one…
It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like That
I have this void in my life right now. My mother passed away on Oct. 27th at the age of 96. I had a habit of calling her twice a…
Truth and Fiction in the Writing of Memoirs
My mother is a born storyteller. When I was young, I paid little attention; but when I became a mother myself, I began to jot down her anecdotes. I am…
Distracted By The Fall of the Tomato
Instead of staying focused on writing my mother’s memoir, I’ve been distracted by the plight of the tomato. This may seem odd, when there’s so much going on in the…
Inspiration
Without inspiration, there is no creativity. I have a folder with photos I’ve taken, ones I think might inspire me to paint. This one, I took awhile ago, reminds me…
Why Men Fight
In my historical novel, Sunflowers Undedr Fire, I write about the time my grandfather decided to fight for the Tsar’s army in the Great War. My grandfather told my grandmother…