Hey there, lovely reader, I have returned from a very wet, chilly, and windy UK. In the two months, I got a lot done, much of which involved managing manly men and their trucks and tools, dirt, and physical exercise. If nothing else it kept me warm in the cold. I also...
Holidays
📚 Happy New Year! 📚
Hey there, lovely reader! It's the end of 2023. Many people count down the days but I think every day is precious. 🎇 As the year ends, I'm feeling grateful. 2023 has been an amazing year for me and that's all down to you. If you’ve bought one of my books, left a...
📚 🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄 📚
Hey there, lovely reader! Are you nearly done with your holiday prep? I don't have too much to do having such a small family and it's just about done. 🦌 We are limiting gifts this year to one from each person (3) plus our Secret Santa gifts, also three. Our Secret...
📚 You’ll never forget if you do this 📚
Hey there, lovely reader! I got into the Halloween candy after a stressful weekend. ?This happens every year. I really need to buy the bag of sweets on October 31 rather than a month before. I promise myself that I will do this every year and I never do. Perhaps...
Happy New Year!
Hello! It's the end of 2022. Many people count down the days but I think every day is precious. As the year ends, I'm feeling grateful. 2022 has been an amazing year for me and that's all down to you. If you’ve bought one of my books, left a review, or recommended me...
Happy Holidays!
Hey there! Are you nearly done with your holiday prep? The final Golden bird returns to the nest later today and the fun (and food!) and games can begin. On Christmas Day there will be calls to my English family, gift opening (with sausage rolls and mimosas,) followed...
2020 in review
Hello! It's the end of the 2020. Many people have been counting the days but I think every day is precious. At the end of each year, I like to review what I achieved and look ahead. This year was full of achievements Despite the pandemic, the return of adult children...
From my family to yours
Hey there! When I wrote my Christmas message last year I was hanging out in a converted cow barn in the middle of the English countryside anticipating a Christmas Day lunch that was going to be organized chaos. I was also looking forward to the panto and an evening...
Giving Thanks in 2020
Hello, here in the US, it is Thanksgiving. Three years ago on this day, I was just coming to the end of six months of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, treatment for breast cancer. I remember it like it was yesterday. On the last day of radiation, I couldn't stop...




