Must-Read Memoir: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance – Jennifer Lyn King
I might know a thing or two about being a hillbilly. Much of my growing up took place in the Ozarks of Arkansas catching crawdads and eating black-eyed peas at…
8 Summer Afternoon Beauties: a Photojournal
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James Garden Roses Summer is my favorite season For its…
A Book, a Painting, a Garden, and Some Summer Reads
“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of…
10 Late Summer Treasures
There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. -Celia Thaxter It’s late August, and my boys are all tucked back in to their school rhythms. 7th, 5th, and 3rd…
A Lasting Spring, in photos
“Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses…” – Sir Alan Herbert This past weekend, I took advantage of the warm hours of sunshine, slipped on my gardening gloves, and…
Poppies and Peonies
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. – Audrey Hepburn Every spring, the warming weather hooks me with its promises of color after the long Ohio winter. Every…
A Gardener’s Color Guide: 20 Favorite Garden Flowers
“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece” – Claude Monet I love flowers. I always have, and probably always will. This year, I’m more excited than usual to get planting —…
Must-Read Fiction: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Here in the United States, it is sometimes difficult to imagine a life much different than what we have the privilege to live. When we are hungry, we go to…
Sailboats, Shells, and Sunsets: Photos from a Florida Beach
“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.” -from “The Princess Bride” – Wesley to Buttercup I…
Great Reads Fiction: The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kettler
Recommendation for and also published at GreatNewBooks.org The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kettler I love finding a book that is impossible to put down, especially when it’s fun…