historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
Weatherwise? Not really. Highs have been in the mid-sixties for the most part, 74 on Wednesday, and the same is predicted for part of next week. Not unheard of for October/November, but who's complaining? An impending El Nino promises warm, wet weather this winter season. So, lots of rain instead of lots of snow. I … Continue reading Cold Season?
My third novel, And Know They Love You, follows the history of a quilt and the family that passes it from one generation to the next. It starts in 1854 with ten-year-old Martha Andrews. Martha’s family is deeply involved in the abolitionist movement; they host a “stop” on the Underground Railroad, sheltering runaway slaves en … Continue reading Five Generations of Quilters
It has been awhile since my last post, and my online blog feels more like a travelogue! The nearly month-long interim has been consumed by work on my third novel. Still no firm decision on a title, but my trusty designer, Kat, should have a promo flyer ready soon. We spent last week (Aug 29-Sep … Continue reading Wells–You Know the Drill
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I sat at my desk in the computer lab at the school where I had worked for over fifteen years as the technology coordinator. School was in its second week and I was trying to organize my "to do" list. Some things were leftover from summer break, and there is … Continue reading Where were you when the Towers came down?
Another successful trip to our July favorite, Boyd Pond, north of Gouvernour, NY. Most of the week was warm, one day really hot. That night around midnight, we had very heavy rain, constant thunder and lightning, and golf ball size hail. Between the noise of the hail and the emergency alerts on my phone, I … Continue reading The flora! The fauna!
I was in my forties when I decided to try my hand at writing prose. I'd written poetry in high school and college. It was typical teenage stuff and nothing special. My short stories were *meh* and I didn't know why. But could I write something with substance? Something longer than a few hundred words? … Continue reading Resurrecting a Novel
Gregory, Michigan is a small town west of Ann Arbor, and where Charlie's brother, Dave, and sister-in-law Joan, live. Dave pretty much built the house by himself over a period of two to three years. Impressive! We ventured out for a visit the last week of May. Dave, Charlie, their sister, Judy and brother-in-law Doug … Continue reading Michigan Wild
Yeah, you see it right. COVID. That's soooooooo 2020! But it happened to me anyway. I suspect the critter found me on the train coming home from visiting my sister. I would have highly recommended train travel until I woke up four days later feeling like my sinuses were about to explode. My throat hurt, … Continue reading It’s just a spring co–VID????
We took our third annual trip to Newfield a couple of weeks ago, a little later than usual but postponed because of Charlie's broken ribs. It's nice that we can take the pups with us when we go there--one less worry and they are getting used to traveling. The forecast was for temps in the … Continue reading Roaring Waterfalls and Wriggling Trout
News from Janis Robinson Daly, April 2026--FEATURED REVIEW.Susannah Willey’s NOSTALGIA opens with a single, devastating truth: the outward violence of war is only half the story. It’s the other half, however, that Willey explores, which gives the story its inner depth. Through her main character, Dr. Jim Banyon, we enter the battlefields, surgical areas, hospitals, and prisons … Continue reading Nostalgia Scores Again!
