Life Goes On
Life goes on. How many times have we all heard that? And how many times do we have to experience it ourselves before it no longer comes as a surprise? Over and over and over it seems, at least f...
School’s Out for Summer!
It’s hard to believe, but as the great Alice Cooper would say, “School’s out for summer!” Thank God the next line is NOT true, that being “School’s out forever!&#...
The Great Cucumber Massacre
Since I’ve shared all the good news, it’s only fair to share the bad news, especially since it is due to my own knuckle-headed move. Yes, I’ll admit it to the carnage– I acci...
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle! That’s what Bernie calls the garden now, which I take as the highest of compliments. Man, I never thought anything green would break out of the ground, let alone trans...
A Real Reality Show
The other day I was going for a walk with a good friend, and we were talking about my blog which she is kind enough to read. (And so are you! Thank you!) Well, we were doing our usual stream of co...
One Enchanted Evening
Daddy Mac and I had our ten year anniversary last week, which was truly hard to believe. A whole ten years? Really? Wow — that sure went by fast, which is a good sign, I suppose! However...
The First Issue
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Richmond conference on writing children’s books. While I was there, a literary agent from NYC mentioned the Ivy & Bean chapter books as if they were a ...
It’s A-Growin’
It is truly hard to believe, but the vegetable plants are still green and still growing like….weeds! This is nothing short of a miracle! I just never ever thought it would ever happen, not f...