The kitchen is all mine again and now the laundry is Bill’s. When he first retired he dabbled in both. I remember him and his engineer friend discussing how they did the laundry. I’m glad I got washing the dishes back. I do have a dishwasher and I really like to use it, but you still have quite a few things to clean up in the kitchen, especially after … [Read more...]
BooktoberFest Recap
Last year I discovered the group, Authors in the Park, that put together events that focus on local talent. I was excited to have a chance to be a part of their most recent event, Booktoberfest, which was held in Mount Dora, FL on October 5. The idea was to combine the food and fun of Octoberfest with a costume contest based on characters from the books of the authors … [Read more...]
Writing Tips~Patience
As we left for Orlando yesterday, we stopped at a red light. Here in the South we call all traffic lights red lights, but this one really did happen to be that color. A person on a motorcycle revved his engine repeatedly until the light changed. Did it make the wait shorter? No. did he waste gas? Yes. When we got to downtown Orlando, we sat amazed when a car zoomed … [Read more...]
Have You Ever Written a Letter to God?
The best bit of advice I ever got was to write a letter to God. Why? Well, it got me started communicating with Him and by default with myself. I’ve written a letter to him almost every day since about 1970 or so. Some were short, most were several pages long. I learned from doing it that God is always there for me and he doesn’t care what I say or how long it … [Read more...]
