What will you do when you grow up? Children often get asked this question, but it’s one we should continue probing throughout life, remembering as we get older, the answers will vary. We are not one and done. Life is change, and what happens is often not under our control. For certain transitions, the planning…
Everyone has words of wisdom to share, if you ask the right questions or take time to listen. In talking with one of my neighbors, I discovered that she and her husband were childhood sweethearts. When Diane was a 14-year-old junior high student, she met the boy who lived three doors down. He was a…
I don’t know who was more thrilled — the fan or me! I was asked to read one of my books at the celebration of the inauguration of the Ossining Pubic Schools/United Way Bookmobile this past Monday in Nelson Sitting Park. As I pulled out my book, WHAT MORE CAN A FAIRY BE? one of…
Renee Adams shares poems and books, curating a poetry fence and maintaining a Little Free Library (LFL) in Alexandria, VA. When I happened by on a drizzly February morning, Renee was sweeping broken glass from the gutter, afraid that a car would inadvertently puncture a tire. She maintains separate sections for children and for adults, changing…
And trust me this mess is not staged. I Can’t Possibly Write A Post — I have too much cooking to do! Today is baking day. I have only gotten the chocolate cookie dough mixed and chilled so far. There are many pies to go before I sleep. At the end of the messy day…
