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Revisiting the Ebenezer
With a terrible mess from Hurricane Helene in FL, GA, SC and NC, and the entire world seeming to spin out of control, I’ve been thinking about a previous newspaper column I wrote and thought it may be a good idea to revisit my backyard Ebenezer. Here’s an updated version. There’s a pile of rocks…
Read MoreFalling for him
Here’s a sappy love story, and it’s not even Valentine’s Day. My husband Bob and I were enjoying one of the best sandwiches we’d ever had at a little sidewalk café in Rome — freshly roasted and sliced Porchetta on homemade bread. Without warning, the sky darkened, and a deluge of rain drenched the city.…
Read MoreA Peek Inside
Here’s a quick peek at the inside my new book. You can click the image below to enlarge – but I’ll be sending you more of the content in the near future. For those of you who’ve preordered, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! It means a great deal to authors these days when…
Read MoreThe tale of the stolen wallet
My newsletter subscribers got an early hint of this story last week when I mentioned Bob’s wallet getting stolen in Rome. Here’s the full story. It’s fun to be a subscriber—just enter your email on the sidebar! Bob and I have been trying to take a big trip every few years because this is our…
Read MorePre-order excitement!
Well, isn’t this just a hoot-and-a-half? You write a book, then you have to switch hats and market the thing. Who knew? And on top of writing and marketing, I also recorded the audio version of We Don’t Push in Fairhope. I don’t know why, but it was exhausting! Recording the audio version of We…
Read MoreSnake in the Pool and Newhart
The weirdest part of my summer (so far) wasn’t when I used my kitchen tongs to fling a snake out of my swimming pool, but it was when I somehow predicted the entire scene the day before. Paddling in the cool pool on a nuclear-hot South Alabama evening, I told my husband I wanted to…
Read MoreChanges – oh, dear!
Change is a-comin’. As much as I hate to say it, it’s time for a website update. Boo! Hiss! – and that’s just my opinion. In the past when I’ve changed things, you’ve let me know it made you a bit grumpy, but this time, I think (hope) you’ll be on board. Why make the…
Read MoreChanges – oh, dear!
Change is a-comin’. As much as I hate to say it, it’s time for a website update. Boo! Hiss! – and that’s just my opinion. In the past when I’ve changed things, you’ve let me know it made you a bit grumpy, but this time, I think (hope) you’ll be on board. Why make the…
Read MoreRebecca
At first glance, Rebecca and I appeared to be opposites, with one of us sporting tattoos and the other – not. Rebecca managed a local bookstore, and as we worked together over the years at book signings, we started to “click” and became friends. I liked her organizational skills, and she liked my ability to…
Read MoreWe Don’t Push in Fairhope
So, what’s this book about? In We Don’t Push in Fairhope (launching October 8th), you’ll find stories about proper casserole dishes, fairies dancing in fields, dogs in costumes, a house built for a friend, praying for alligators, a pilgrim costume, and a school bus that walks. And hold on to your hat; did you know gravy comes…
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