Writing Friends: Nancy Bo Flood
The internet was new( to me anyway). It was 1993..or 4. We had just returned from Haiti. I was working on a quilt to auction off to raise money for Hospital Albert Schweitzer where we had lived and worked for 2 years. I sent out a letter to the hospital email list asking for quilters to design a square for the quilt.One of the responses came from Nancy Bo Flood. Turns out she is a quilter ...and she lived for while in Haiti at HAS. She writes children's books. Like me! She has [...]
Another Best Kept Secret: Rico, CO
Rico, CO population "200- plus" in winter. You could miss it altogether if you aren't looking or maybe you are just distracted by the natural mountain beauty. Several storefronts, a volunteer fire station and a gas station tucked away along the Dolores river. That's about it but then add the natural beauty and you have plenty to explore.I never paid much attention on the way to Telluride on previous trips. But this time we stayed at the Rico Argentine Bar and Grill right in town. It proved to be an idyllic and economic [...]
Libraries and Miracles in Haiti
Or: WHY I LOVE LIBRARIANSTake a look at what one librarian from Pittsburgh is doing to build libraries in Haiti. First of all she is using my books!She is also using the art children create inspired by my books. They will [...]
Plodding into the New Year
I notice on Face Book that most people either couldn't wait to see 2012 end or they hated to see it pass.As for me, I will mostly plod from the old year into the new.But sometimes I will gallop.Or hobble...Or Dance. Sometimes I will let others lead. Take the uphill path with the down.But I will try to make my own fresh prints as often as I can.... try to remember that looking back can be as valuable as moving forward. I will revel in campanionship, sharing with family and friends.I will open those old [...]
Tree Toppers Tell the Story
The title tells a lot about your poem or story or book. It should make your work stand out. It is the first thing a reader or editor or agent will see. It is often the last thing to go on my final draft. A really good title adds something to the work.That Christmas tree topper can say a lot too. It too is often the final adornment on the holiday fir. The crowning touch. When I was a child the honor went to my dad. My own children used to [...]
Traditions: Some Things Don’t Change
Actually some things do change. Now a days I am as likely to go to my laptop and google the Food Network for a recipe as I am to scour my cookbooks and old recipes. Really the options areTHIS: OR THIS:Believe me my files on my desk top (I do have one labeled Recipes) don't look much better. So Google it is.Unless I am baking cookies for the holidays. Then [...]