Hello, Everyone! We’re getting close to the finish line. Christmas is a week away, and if you’re as I am, you’re putting the finishing touches on wrapping gifts, shoving in last minute shopping trips, trying to juggle a calendar of friends we want to visit and work obligations we wish we could ignore. This time …

Hello, Everyone! As I say every year, I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed. I blink, and it’s summer. I blink, and it’s Christmas. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays, whether it’s spending it with family and friends, or traveling or volunteering. There are so many activities that I don’t realize …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, whether it was spending time with loved ones, family and friends, or helping those in need, or traveling, or just some downtime to regroup, finish projects and prepare for the Christmas holiday. I always look forward to this four day weekend. Starting the holiday …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful fall! The children are back in school, the lazy days of summer are over, and everyone is back on schedule. At least, we’re supposed to be. With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, these schedules will feel a few bumps with shopping and baking and …

Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all doing well, that last week was wonderful and that you had a chance to relax this weekend. I’m sure you feel as I do – that life gets more complicated with daily activities. We all have jobs, yes, even stay-at-home moms have jobs, the most difficult job of …

  Hello, Everyone! I hope you’ve had a good week. Mine has been busy with activities at my day job and then trying to schedule some writing time. Throughout all this, in work, and play, and writing and family time, I’ve been amazed at how my life centers around my cell phone. A few years …

Crystal Creek is a montage of memories I’ve collected over the years. The people, the setting, the adventures. As a child, I spent many summers visiting a mountain ranch and carry those memories in my heart. The Crystal Creek Series originally started as a single title novel written twenty years ago. The original story took …

A few months ago, my husband and I visited Charleston. I fell in love. Not only with a beautiful city, but also with the people, who were friendly and loved to talk. As I am a people watcher and love to listen to stories, it was the perfect environ for me. We spent most of …

It is with sadness that I accepted this is the last season for Downton Abbey. If you haven’t heard of this series, then I suggest you invest, stream, rent at least the first season. The picturesque countryside and the innocence of the early 20th century should draw you into a world where the beauty on …

Though it’s a little late, I wanted to launch my new website with a wish to all of you for a happy and healthy New Year. The holidays are behind us and it’s time to look forward to 2016. I can’t believe that’s the year we are starting. The years keep whipping by and the …