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On PAR Woman, anyone?

On PAR stands for On top of, Primed and Ready. It’s a site that will be about a grown up woman’s Point of View. First we launched an On PAR Facebook Page. It’s aimed as an upbeat site :For the over 45 grown up woman, and those who simply feel grown up. And, the men who admire them!”

The Big Picture

Ever feel like the weight of the universe is on your shoulders? Deadlines to meet, traveling and wondering why you can’t sleep, multi-tasking like an octopus, and still need a few more arms, brains, bodies to do it all? Sometimes it helps to take a look at the big picture.

FAMILY FOLKLORE: Story Prompts for the Workshop

Ever wanted to write down your family history, or your own story, or something that you want to share from your life with readers? Here’s a chance to spend a day learning, sharing, and writing about exactly that. Great for the family genealogist, family reunion memoirs, scrapbook makers, family photo archives,the memory writer, nonfiction writers, and anyone who ever thought about some that really happened.”I bet that would make a great article for…” Come and get started with my FAMILY FOLKLORE workshop.

Mermaid or Whale?

Like you, I get so many emails from friends about one thing and another. Many humorous, some serious, some a bit out there. Some I pass on, others I think, hm. This one made me smile at its cleverness

“Christmas and Coconut Cake” — The gift that keeps on giving.

Sometimes good news comes from the past. I’ve just discovered, 5 years after it’s first printing, that House Housekeeping included my grandmother Eva’s Coconut Cake Recipe in their 2004 edition. And it’s still available.

Inspire: to be the motivating but unnamed power behind…

Where does your inspiration come from?

Soul Food and then some

It’s not every day that I get to help make a fire and then cook over it.  In fact, I can’t think of any time I’ve cook anything more interesting than hot dogs and Marshmallows which went into make S’mores over an open fire.  There was the time my husband and I slept on the floor in [...]

Cake Wrecks

Once in a while, something that has nothing to do wtih writing but it certainly creative on an unusual level, catches my fancy.

KATE DUFFY — My first editor

KATE DUFFY — My first editor

How Happy Are You?

I saw this YouTube video this week and it made me think about the question: How happy can I be?

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