On Saturday, Ron and I met Aunt Darlene (Ron’s aunt and my unofficial ‘publicist!) and Uncle Bud at New City Buffet for lunch.  She asked me how many books I thought I had sold, and we discussed that.  Next thing…

Last night, after a full day of business and fun in Ligonier, Ron and I took a romantic walk…. in the cemetery!  Looking for deer, of course.  But it was coming on dusk, and we were struck by the beauty…

On Friday afternoon Ron and I took a few minutes out of our book-selling mode and went up to see the Battles Museum of Rural Life (Girard PA).  The Yellow House was open, and we looked through the rooms and…

Today’s post is a little out of the ordinary.  It was on this date in 1991 that Stoney Burke, the father of my two children, passed away.  The photo is one that was taken back in 1966 at a business…

Strange things have been known to happen at Dan Rice Days.  One year, as I recall, my cousin Susan, my mom and I walked seven miles one afternoon, wanting to walk past Dan Rice’s daughter’s home (that he built for…

DAN RICE DAYS!  What an amazing weekend!  First, a huge thanks to MOM AND JOHN for their gracious and patient hospitality, and to Ron for being at my side the entire time – support, errands, anchor – great job! Sold…

THE BOOKS ARE ON THEIR WAY!  After days of fretting and fussing over their impending arrival, I received an email this evening with tracking numbers.  30 books will be here tomorrow, and 40 more next week.  Now, most of the…

Yesterday I had the privilege of taking Autmn to Camp Christian in Mill Run, PA.  It was fun to help her get settled into her bunk in the dorms, watch her pass her swim test for the deep end, and…

Since it’s throw-back Thursday I thought I’d go back a bit myself – not to Mary’s and Daniel’s lives but to my own. The photo is of me when I was maybe two years old, standing in front of our…

You can imagine my surprise and delight last night when I went to the wingsepress.com site to order more books.  I looked at the featured new releases for July (mine had been June), and scrolled casually down the page.  I…