It never ceases to amaze me that the human race has survived this far. For one thing, earth is not a stable environment. Tsunamis, hurrica...

 Hubby and I went to Sandy Hook just in time to see the beach plums blossoming. In order to have beach plums, we need pollinators. So, I was...

LOVE’S GIFT was the First Place Winner in the historical category of the NJ Romance Writers’ Golden Leaf contest. I joined the NJ Romance W...

 My grandmother was Slovak and my grandfather was Czech. So, my mother dyed Easter eggs in her own Slavic way. At Easter she used a straight...

Reviews are very important to all authors. A positive review can help to convince someone to buy a book.  There will always be negative revi...

 Way back in 1973, I signed up for the Summer Study in Italy course, which was offered through Trenton State College—now The College of New ...

I did it again! I wrote 30,000 words in the month of February on my current Work-In-Progress for the JeRoWriMo challenge. I still don’t have...

LOVE’S GIFT is a finalist in the NJ Romance Writers’ Golden Leaf Awards! I am thrilled. 🤩  https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Gift-Penelope-Marze...

We are supposed to have a significant snowstorm. We have stocked up on food. We have battery lanterns and wood for the fireplace in case we ...

      I took this photo in one of our local parks on a cloudy but mild day. Without any wind, the lake became a mirror, reflecting everythin...

My guest today is Kirsten Clark. She developed a deep and abiding love for stories at a young age, and has been plotting how to become an au...

        My guest today i s Carol James, an Air Force brat. The longest Carol ever lived in one place was a year and a half. Maybe that’s wh...

My guest today is a New York girl who fell in love with Ohio, M. Jean Pike writes about love and life in small town America. The author of ...

Love is a beautiful thing. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:7, " It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures al...

All the Cousins on Grandma and Grandpa's Hill I must be looking my age--at least on some days. Recently, one much younger woman asked me...

We'll be going back to Eastern Standard Time very soon. The sun goes down earlier every night and the nights grow longer. My antidote to...

When I became pregnant with my first daughter, I was delighted. I believed I knew all about babies since I had two much younger sisters. I l...

My guest for today is Olivia Sykora. She has always been fascinated by allegorical stories. C.S. Lewis sits on the top of her favorite autho...

 The photo above shows my Uncle Robbie, my grandfather, my father, and my Uncle Gene--the baby my father is holding. In the summertime, my g...

I've read several of Clare's books and enjoyed each of them. She lives in a small town just outside Reading, England with her husban...