Sinterklaas Candy

Sinterklaas Candy

Mom moved in with us about five months ago. She will be 90 in January, so it seemed like a good time. Since then, we’ve been working on arranging the sale of her house—and now it’s done! So, what’s Mom doing with all her spare time? First, a cruise in the Bahamas....
Ignorance Isn’t Always Bliss

Ignorance Isn’t Always Bliss

While cleaning out Mom’s home, we came across my father’s baby book. Those who read his story will know, but for those who haven’t, Dad was born in the Belgian Congo in 1933. His father worked as an accountant on the Capetown to Cairo railway. His mother was the...
A New Way to Sell–and Buy

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

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

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!

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...