• #atozchallenge,  flowers,  nature,  spring,  writing

    “P”ansies

    April 18, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Pansies have been one of my favorite flowers since I was a child. I love the color combinations (deep blues and purples with dots of yellow and white). These pansies were just planted at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods where I work, and a few days later, we received a cold, wet snowfall. I walked by them and they were all curled up, as if they were trying to keep warm. I thought for sure they were dying, and that our late-spring weather had done them in. Several days passed and they sprung back as hearty as ever! The weather warmed up again, spring has continued, and so have these pansies. Although they…

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  • #atozchallenge,  #IWSG,  writing

    “C”amaraderie and the Insecure Writer’s Support Group

    April 3, 2019 / 10 Comments

    If you have not already heard about this wonderful resource group, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, you’ll want to listen up. I found this group about two years ago and even though I’ve gotten kicked off of the roster several times for non-participation, I recommend it highly for writers and would-be writers. It’s good that they hold you accountable. You only need to publish once, on the first Wednesday of each month, in order to stay on the list. Not so good that I can’t write at least once a month. First, it’s a great group of people who are encouraging and a morale boost. You’ll hear from published writers,…

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  • #atozchallenge,  crocheting,  life after 50,  writing

    “C”rochet the night away …

    April 3, 2018 / 12 Comments

    Throwback Thursday – from Aug., 2017. Note the 2018 update at the end! Have you ever wanted to learn how to do something so badly? Something that has alluded you, taunted you, frustrated you, gnawed at you? That’s the way I feel about learning to crochet. I learned how to knit when I was 12. My grandmother taught me and I made a stocking cap. And then I quit. My grandmother knit afghans, sweaters, vests – anything she could think of. She even knit a full set of Barbie clothes for my dolls. My dolls had a beautiful skirt and sweater set, pants, several coats, dresses, etc. She even knit…

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  • #IWSG,  life after 50,  writing

    IWSG: What do you love about the genre you write in most often?

    February 7, 2018 / 5 Comments

    I write in two different genres. I’m currently writing a fiction mystery but I confess that I haven’t worked on it in a while. I also enjoy writing a non-fiction blog but, again, I haven’t been adding to it as consistently as I’d like. I love writing mysteries because that’s my favorite genre to read. I like all mysteries but am partial to cozies where character development, and setting, are as important as the plot. Cozies are usually written as a series so I also enjoy the progression of the main characters (at least those who don’t get killed off). A few writers that I prefer are: Janet Evanovich, Diane…

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  • Insecure Writer's Support Group,  inspiration,  life after 50,  writing

    #IWSG: End-of-year musings

    December 6, 2017 / 2 Comments

    I can’t believe that it’s the first week of December and the end of the year (although those two things usually go together – ha!) This year has flown by, and so have some of my resolutions that I made at the beginning of 2017. I have not, as I planned, made time to write in my daily schedule. I feel bad about this which creates guilt which creates frustration, which does NOT motivate me. It makes me feel sorry for myself. Does this ever happen to you? So, I have a 12-day vacation coming up around Christmas and my new end-of-year goal is to write a bit every day…

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