Instagram has been around since 2010. I joined last year at the urging of one the other artists in the painting workshop I attend. She ha...

Boots and Bugle Painting by Irene S. Kierce Both of my grandfathers served in World War I--one in Europe and the other on the Mexican ...

Being a glutton for punishment, I decided to put out a print edition of Kiss of Blarney. I am aware that very few people will buy the prin...

I've always enjoyed the music of Emmy Lou Harris. "Back When We Were Beautiful" is from the Old Yellow Moon album with Rodney...

My sister--the one with the Masters in Horticulture, who is also a Master Gardener--gave me these primoses. She was pretty sure I could not ...

This is an anniversary for my father. Seventy-three years ago, he walked into a recruiting station. I am here because he did not die in comb...

Little Irene  Ever since my mother passed away, I find it difficult to walk into a card shop to buy cards for Mother's Day. It remin...

Writing takes time--large quantities of it, in which the author is all alone...well, not really because there's an entire cast of char...

I am happy to announce that THE COMPANY YOU KEEP is once again available as an ebook. I uploaded it to Kindle as well as Smashwords and...

That's my Dad! He's been working hard in rehab since his stroke in October. Today is the last day of rehab for him--according to ...

In two more months, PATRIOT'S PRIDE will be released. It's the sequel to PATRIOT'S HEART, and from the moment the idea for A...

Since I write romances, I enjoy listening to other couples' love stories--how they met and how they fell in love. Most people are mor...

Sometimes, I'm a bit slow to catch onto new things. I like Facebook's messenger app. I've been using it since it came out. It...

Daughter #2 is visiting with us this week. Yesterday, I asked what she would like for supper and, as usual, she asked for my Tuna Mac C...

My mother always told me the third time is the charm. I'm hoping she was right because for the third time  KISS OF BLARNEY is availa...

My northern sister, who is much more of a comedian than I am, came up with several recipe ideas for leftover Peeps. She took these photos an...

See that smile? That's someone who reads. Do you want to be happier? Do you want to improve your life? Do you want a bigger vocabular...

I met Nancy S. Brandt a long time ago when she was a member of the New Jersey Romance Writers, but then she moved.  :-( She no...