The gift of walking on a quiet golf course before the players begin in the early morning is found in the tranquility.  In the hope for the round ahead.  Just as the rising sun and misty aura fills us with hope for a new day.  Another chance.  When you walk on a golf course in … More A Game for the Journey

“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” Proust On April 15, 1920 my Aunt Nellie was born.  And today is her 95th birthday — Happy Birthday!! Quite fitting that such an independent woman with a fiery spirit and belief … More Wisdom….a gift of the journey

“I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree’s way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind.” (May … More Symbols to hold and honor….

Today, March 21 is the one year anniversary of the publication of TEAPOTS. My mom was with me last year when the book was announced as published. She had just completed a one year battle with cancer and still now, is by the grace of God….here to enjoy life and family and her triumph….I’m always … More TEAPOTS … One year later

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.  And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” Albert Camus The month of February was dark, very cold (the coldest … More …In the midst of winter

  “On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend’s life also, in our own, to the world.”                       … More Only a change of worlds….

You may never experience it.  Or you might only catch a glimpse or a faint whisper, but then shrug it off.  Most never stop long enough to capture it, breathe it in as real and life-changing.  And certainly very few ever realize that the experience has a name or even a source. But sometimes there it is and you … More All that is unseen…

For the past few weeks many people have said that it did not feel like Christmas. Others asked the question: “Does it feel like Christmas to you?” Sure there were only three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. And it all felt rushed to just get “through it all…” But looking back to all … More BELIEVE…..

Often I hear and receive the question of “who is Memi?”  Visiting my dearest Aunt Nellie in New Hampshire last weekend was a most treasured time.  She is 94.  We can never really say how many more visits we will have with someone who is 94.  I really have always held Aunt Nellie in the … More Nellie’s gift …the thimble

Setting is truly another character in the story!  The sights and smells and sounds all bring the reader into the story giving the words a framework for being told.  The scaffolding.  As mentioned in a previous post on how a story begins, the beauty of fiction is you really get to borrow and mold and … More How Blended Locations Create Setting

Do you believe in receiving signs?  There is no doubt for me that signs and messages are everywhere! They really are. How we interpret happening upon a sign is different for everyone. While working on TEAPOTS, and even in the big decision months of whether to independently publish or keep sending to traditional publishers, there … More Believing in the signs

Many people continue to ask…are your characters real from your life? Did these things really happen?   Is there really a beach cottage community?  Are you Sophia? The wonderful thing about writing fiction is that it really is your story and you can create and develop and borrow.  There is no one actual exact character … More All the little things…how a story begins.