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We Had to Do it, So We Did!
Eventually, almost everyone has to do it. My husband never had to because he emigrated from England, leaving his family behind. He’s the exception. My siblings and I just finished doing it, and my husband helped. We spent over two weeks working constantly—and are so...
A New Way to Sell–and Buy
Ingram Spark is offering a new feature (at least new to me). They will allow customers to order directly from them, cutting out the middle man, being the online retailers. Why should you care? Because that means you can get my books for less than they cost on Amazon...
The Joy of the Home School Conference
My husband, Richard, and I just got home from our first-ever home school convention: Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV). Let me hasten to add that I felt a bit of a fraud, considering I didn’t home-school my children. In their day, it was barely a thing. In...
Fairfax Library Event
Phew! Do you ever have seasons of life where, in retrospect, you realize that you just might have bitten off more than you can chew? Yeah. That. This has been quite a couple of months! On Sunday, the Fairfax Library cosponsored a book reading and signing of...
How NOT To Do It!
Sometimes what I do is wildly successful. Sometimes it is not. Sometimes the success or failure is because of something I did. Often it is not. The key lies in both enjoying and learning from the experience, whatever it is. The Urbandale library book launch was just...
Visit to Scottish Rite Park
On Friday lunchtime of my Iowa book tour, I was invited to speak at a women's lunch at Scottish Rite Park for elegant senior living. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect. Lots of tartan? Old men in kilts? People talking in a delightful brogue? Actually, the Scottish...