A lazy Sunday post with lots of pictures and nothing of substance to say. I found the strangest (largest) green beetles eating up my roses. I find them to be as pretty as the roses, but am not happy about their eating habits. Here's another rose (there are five bushes clumped together with four ... read more
Happy People Everywhere!
You guys, my new children's book just came out. It's actually not all that new. In fact, it's 22 years old. I wrote and illustrated it when I was living in Asia and teaching children. My husband put it on PowerPoint right after we were married a decade ago. He also improved a lot of the ... read more
Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing
I am taking a break from our regularly-scheduled programming to share with you a beginner's guide for how to publish and market a book. It's an Idiot's Guide, if you will, because I'm basically telling you exactly what you need to do. Of course you can do something else, but I was really looking ... read more
Six Châteaux on the Loire: Ussé
ARE YOU GETTING SICK OF THE CHÂTEAUX YET? I must admit that I feel weary. But I'm nothing if not stubborn, so there's just Ussé and then Chambord and then maybe I'll change things up and cook something. Ussé is pronounced ew-say, with an accent on the say, and what's impressive about this château ... read more
Six Châteaux on the Loire: Azay-le-Rideau
I leave the châteaux for two weeks and I'm completely lost! They all run together into one grand building of tall rafters, woven tapestries, tiny glass window panes, stone spiral staircases, and extensive grounds. But after a bit of refreshing my mind with the pictures and studying websites, such ... read more
Personal News, Writing News
I thought I'd take a break from our tour of the châteaux just to tell you how things are going over here, and to include a few pictures for the grandparents. After our five days in the Loire, just the two of us, we had a weekend away as a family. This was needed as well. It's hard to connect with ... read more
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