I hope you all have a wonderful Fourth of July! And thank you for being the best readers an author could have!

I hope you all have a wonderful Fourth of July! And thank you for being the best readers an author could have!

This is a repost from a few years ago, but it was so much fun to read again! A reader asked me for this so here it is: The Pumpkin Challenge–Can a romance author only eat pumpkin-based foods for an entire day? (The answer is Yes!)
Today is Michaelmas and it’s also the last day to pick blackberries. I’m celebrating by making homemade blackberry hand pies.
Celebrate the timeless charm of May Day Baskets with a look at their history and how Louisa May Alcott captured their magic in her 1880 children’s book, Jack and Jill.
“Monkey buttshine!” my son screams at his sister. “Rat hag!” she yells back. I drop the laundry basket and head downstairs. They know the m-b word is not allowed. To be honest,…
Sharon Wray talks about the Autumn festival of Michaelmas and why one shouldn’t eat blackberries after September 29.
Since Thanksgiving is tomorrow, I thought I’d share one of my favorite practices for this time of year. There are many types of journals–diaries, travel journals, food journals, etc, but there’s another kind of journal that does more than keep track of your life. There’s a journaling practice that’s been proven to reduce stress and improve happiness. It’s known as Gratitude Journaling.