Hybrid Author The cat’s out of the bag! I’m going to be a hybrid author. What that means is that I will continue to be traditionally published through SYP Publishing as they published my Paisley Series. BUT, I will be self publishing my historical fiction novel about the Salem witch trials. I’ve turned into a hybrid author! So why change? Every author goes through a growing period. I’ve reached that point in my career. I want to be my own…
Christmas Gifts Market Days is the perfect place to go if you’re looking for Christmas Gifts! For over 50 years Market Days has been happening at the Fair Grounds in Tallahassee, Florida. I started going about seven years ago with two dear friends. We take advantage of the Early Bird Shopping Spree and enjoy two hours of browsing before the doors are open to the public. We have made it a tradition to wear our hats. If we get lost…
Thanksgiving I’ve always enjoyed Thanksgiving. The food, family, laughter, wine glasses clinking. During a recent genealogy search, it just got real. Guess what I found? I found Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. Sarah is my great, great, great, great, great grandfather’s great granddaughter on another line. In a nutshell, she is my distant cousin. The fact that she wrote the words to Mary Had a Little Lamb tickled me. Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Do you see any resemblance? Sarah is known as…
SURVIVING HURRICANE IRMA! I’m a native-born Floridian and have seen my fair share of tropical storms and hurricanes. Surviving Hurricane Irma was my goal for September 2017. Friends of mine scattered throughout Florida and the southern states posted their minute by minute status. “Where can I find water?” “There is no gas in town!” “I need a generator!” “I’m evacuating. See ya.” The Andrews’ chose to stay. We invited family and friends to ‘hunker down’ at our house during the hurricane. Furry pets were welcome too. We…
Pyrex. Keep it, don’t sell it. Sell my Pyrex? Never. My parents were given this set as a wedding gift, minus the red bowl. The gift-giver had the same set, and had broken the red one and decided to keep it. My mama made to-die-for potato salad in the yellow bowl. I found the red bowl at a yard sale years later, and gave it to my mama. She finally had a complete set! That was the beginning of my love of…