Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

I can’t tell you how many times I heard the saying, “Practice makes perfect.” I’m sure the intention was good in drilling that into us growing up. But, I actually never thought about that saying until just now. The good aspect is to teach to...

Back to School

I bet you thought I meant kids going back to school. But in truth, this post is about me taking a class that is taking me way out of my comfort zone. I picked up my paintbrush over a year ago to try illustrating a children’s book I wrote. This lark turned into...

Everyone Has A Story

Booster the Rooster and Farmer Sue I’ve spent some of my time during the pandemic writing stories. I started a children’s chapter book before the pandemic struck and the first months of lockdown, I spent a lot of time writing that story. Then I took a...

Welcome 2021! Back to ABCs Basics

As I begin this new year, I feel like in so many ways, I’m starting back to the basics. Living has become much more simplified. Things that seemed so important are no longer so and those things that are important, I spend more of my time on them instead of those...

Pet Peeves: Words Matter

I was half listening to someone on an interview and they mentioned something about their “favorite pet peeve.” I have no idea what they said after that but the statement of having a favorite pet peeve made my ears perk. I thought that isn’t a great...