“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” ~Jawaharial Nehru It’s almost that time of year again! The little villages of Maiden Rock, Stockholm and Pepin Wisconsin will be opening…
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” ~Al Hirschfeld Gracie and I go through her room a couple times a year, and do a thorough cleaning. We usually find a half ton of broken crayons that we turn into these fun art crayons. It’s a great way to recycle, it’s a…
I just finished season 5 of the television show LOST on DVD last night and immediately decided to start watching season 6 online because I couldn’t stand the suspense! The show is absolutely fantastic. If you’re looking for a little ‘island getaway’ while the snow is still melting outside, this will be the perfect distraction.…
“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.” ~Bern Williams At the end of every summer I make a list of things I want to do next summer that we either didn’t get around to, or that we didn’t do enough of, when the warm weather was still upon us.…
“Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” ~Doug Larson It would seem that the weather has taken a turn for the better! It’s been in the upper 40s all weekend. I know that’s ‘cold’ for my readers and friends who live in Texas, California, and Arizona, but it’s…
“I’m not a chef, and I never have been. And though I’ve cooked with some of the best-known chefs in the world, I’ve never had formal training, and I’ve never worked in a restaurant. None of which has gotten in the way of my mission to get people cooking simply, comfortably, and well.” ~Mark Bittman…
Are you always looking for new music? I know I am. Here’s another CD I’ve been listening to lately. Missy Higgins has a beautiful voice and is a great song writer. Take a listen at MissyHiggins.com My favorite songs on this CD are “Where I Stood,” “Warm Whispers,” and “Going North.” But they’re all good.…
One of the questions I’m asked most often about writing is what inspires me. Where do I get my ideas? For my first two books the sources of inspiration were a bit different then they are for my novel. Sorry I still have to be so closed up about what I’m writing about. That’s just…
My friend Nancy and I took a little day trip to Zumbrota yesterday. It was so nice to get out of town, if even for a few short hours. The covered bridge looked so beautiful covered in snow! Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of it covered in snow…maybe next time. We had lunch at…
Did you make mud pies when you were little? I did. My cousin and I would spend hours in the back yard turning humble soil into beautiful works of art and then looking around for different berries, flowers and weeds for our ‘spices.’ Mud Pies and Other Recipes-A Cookbook for Dolls is one of my…