Hello everyone and HAPPY SPRING! We’re finally seeing signs of life again on Cape Cod; daffodils and crocus are in bloom, the trees are filled with buds, the temperature has crept into the sixties a few times, and the birds are always singing. I’m sure I'm not the only one longing for the warmer days … Continue reading Aim, Focus, Shoot!

Happy March! I don’t know about you, but I’m already getting a touch of spring fever. We’ve had some warm days in my neck of the woods, but we New Englanders know better than to get our hopes up; what we are experiencing is known around here as “fool’s spring” or “false spring,” made entirely … Continue reading From Boston to the Berkshires

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!” — Jane Austen I feel you, Jane, and I completely agree. Yet here we are, at the start of the second month of 2021, and I’ve not made much of a dent in my … Continue reading My TBR Piles: A Love Story

This isn't truly a blog post, it's just an announcement: The first chapter of "An Unexpected Harvest," my newest P&P-inspired tale, is live at my website! Check out 'Works in Progress' for a description of the story, or head right to 'An Unexpected Harvest' to begin reading Chapter 1. I hope you enjoy it!

Hello 2021! It’s nice to see you! What the heck took you so long?? Seriously, we’ve all been ready to show 2020 the door for quite a while now, haven’t we? However, as I noted in my previous blog post, I had much to be grateful for in 2020; it wasn’t all bad. The most … Continue reading Happy New Year!

It’s almost over. 2020 is almost done, and while most of us will be happy to see it disappearing in the rearview mirror as we go careening on two wheels into 2021, I would be remiss if I didn’t touch on what a wonderful year 2020 has been for me as a newly published author, … Continue reading 2020: It’s Almost Over!