TODAY would have been my Dad’s 86th birthday.  He’s been gone a very long time, but his presence is still huge in my life.  Although my dad did all the normal DAD things – encouragement, discipline, lectures, stability, providing a…

On our trek around Mt. Pleasant on Sunday afternoon, we were able to enjoy some fabulous views!  This photo was taken while standing by the fountain across from the doughboy.  Such a beautiful sky, with the Western Pennsylvania hills in…

We went exploring in Mt Pleasant on Sunday afternoon.  It was a great day for a walk, and that we did!  About three miles or so, just up and down Main Street, looking at the old buildings and enjoying the unique…

I had the pleasure of attending a play Friday night at the Ligonier Theater – ‘8 TRACK’ (Music from the 70’s).  Some of the songs I had TOTALLY even forgot existed!  It was a lot of fun and the four…

Ligonier is such a quaint little town, and it’s always a pleasure to take a stroll along the tree lined streets and browse in the shops.  Ron and I took the time after our writer’s meeting on Saturday to do…

Vegetables do not like to grow for me.  For some reason, it takes an entire growing season to get a tiny knob of a tomato to even show up, and generally it doesn’t get much better than that.  I planted…

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…