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Altered Art Book For My Aunt Val

This is a small altered art scrapbook I made for my Aunt Val for her birthday a few years ago. Materials/medium:  Small children’s board book (about 4″ x 6″), scrapbook paper, ribbon, pressed flowers, tiny seashells, photographs, scrapbook accessories, acrylic … Continue reading

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Am Recharging

I’m taking time off from blogging to  rest, recharge, and reconnect with people. There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in … Continue reading

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More Wild Hair Stories

Photo via Wikimedia CommonsMohawk 1951 I’m guest posting today on CC MacKenzie’s blog, Fizz & Fangs and will be sharing more hairlarious stories. This is another fun blog tour stop for Curse of the Double Digits, my children’s chapter book for ages 7 to … Continue reading

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Ghost Jokes With Funny Bones

As promised last Friday, here are more jokes, especially fun for kids, to get you ready for Halloween. If you missed the Pirate Jokes last week, go here.  Wednesday’s launch party for my chapter book, Curse of the Double Digits, was … Continue reading

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What a Scream – Halloween

It’s October 1st, and I’m looking for Halloween-related stories, so if you have one you’d like to share, please leave a comment or email me at the address below.  This is a re-post from last year, the very first in … Continue reading

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This Isn’t Photoshopped!

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one. ~ Albert Einstein What’s going on with the spoon dangling from that bracelet?  No, it’s not a charm gone wild. No, it’s not a magic trick. No, it’s not Photoshopped.  This … Continue reading

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Yikes! Will I Get My Book Launched?

Hello Friends! Some of you know I’m planning to launch my chapter book, CURSE OF THE DOUBLE DIGITS (for ages 7 to 10), on October 10th. That happens to be the birthday of my main character, Becky. She’s turning double … Continue reading

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Chuckles – Parenting Plights & Delights

Years ago my Aunt Sam shared some of her favorite parenting stories with me. Here’s some of her favorites, in her own words: “My son Bill learned to say The Lord’s Prayer very early and said it each night before … Continue reading

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Never a Dull Moment – Parenting Plights & Delights

Mary Alice Parker writes family stories down to preserve them for future generations to enjoy. These stories took place in the 1940s but are incidents parents today can relate to: “My cousin Dottie Chinnici’s youngest son, Gerry, was a very … Continue reading

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CLOSED HEARTS – Sequel to OPEN MINDS

 Book Two of the Mindjack Trilogy is here! I’m reading Closed Hearts right now, and it’s as as suspenseful as Open Minds, one of my favorite books. You can read my review of Open Minds here.  Announcing the release of Closed … Continue reading

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