String o' Pearls

That's no exaggeration.  Halloween 2025 really will go down as the best--or at least the most memorable -ever.  And the funniest . In wh...

Recently, I have had the joy of spending some one-on-one time with two of the three daughters-in-law who live nearby here in VA. On Septembe...

Good morning, dear readers, and Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary! I am very much a morning person.   I love to get up as early as possi...

  Today would  have been my late mother’s 90th birthday, so she is very much on my mind. I just love this photo of yours truly with my older...

Over the summer, I wrote and published a short novel--and when I say short, I mean very, very short. More of a glorified short story, reall...

This is the second post in a row with a title that starts out "To the Heights," but it's not like I'm going to make that p...

It's been weeks since I sat down at my laptop to write. As usual, I've been wondering whether I'm "done." I'm beco...