Here we are, a month and a half into the new year—and believe it or not, more than eight months from my last blog post! It wasn’t my intention to be away for so long; my thought back in June was to take some time off over the summer after the release of An Unexpected … Continue reading Hello there, stranger!

I’m so happy you’re here to celebrate the release of An Unexpected Harvest! Yes, I know it’s not the norm for an author to have their own blog as the very first stop on a blog tour, but why not? It gives me a chance to talk a little about the book and give away … Continue reading It’s Release Day!

Happy May!   It’s May 1st (or May Firth, whichever your prefer), which means the release of An Unexpected Harvest is drawing closer. In fact, it releases one month from TODAY! I’m really starting to get excited about putting it into readers’ hands. The editing process is nearly over, and hasn’t been quite as painful … Continue reading It’s Almost Here!

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