Hello!On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s pick is a series: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Ah, Autumn! Apple cider simmering on the stove, a nip in the air, and a good mystery! I often find myself drawn to reading mysteries in autumn. A couple of years ago, I…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. I’m excited about today’s pick, Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham.I love Gilmore Girls. It’s one of the very few shows that I rewatch episodes of. So, when I found out that Lauren Graham (aka, Lorelai Gilmore) had written a book, I…
Hello! Today on Writer Wednesday, we’re looking at a poem by Christina Rosetti: In an Artist’s Studio. I love art- galleries, museums, art history and creating art as well. Painting and writing share a commonality too. It is in dipping our pens into our words that beautiful images emerge. Characters are like portraits and the…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s pick is July 1914: Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin. 101 years ago, WWI blazed across Europe, igniting the world in conflict of monumental proportions, producing disastrous consequences, and unleashing mechanization and horrors that the world had hitherto unknown. But before…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her work. From time-to-time, I feature a poem. Today is one such day. On Saturday, I was walking in the mountains. Seeing the sheep, a shepherd and sheepdogs are the inspiration for the inclusion of today’s poem. One of the sheep that I saw…
Hello!On today’s Writer Wednesday, I’m discussing The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna Van Praag. This book is magical. Literally. It’s infused with magical realism. The dialogue also dances across the page.Although I fully believe in the sentiments of not judging a book by its cover in real life and all that implies, I admit…
Hello! On today’s Writer Wednesday, I’m looking at Emily Dickinson’s poem of watching a bird in her garden. While gardening recently, I was joined by this cheerful companion. I imagine Emily’s visitor must have looked much the same. Part Two: Nature by Emily Dickinson XXIII A BIRD came down the walk: He did not know…
Hello!It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s book is I Never Knew that about Ireland by Christopher Winn. I’m American but I live in Ireland with my Irish husband. By American standards, Ireland is tiny but it’s FULL of interesting stories, characters, varied landscapes and so…