historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
You may remember in a previous post I referenced the Vet Center in Canandaigua, New York as a recipient of proceeds from March and April sales of Nostalgia. What is the Vet Center, you ask? A place for veterans, yes. But the Vet Center is a lot more than that. Here's some information from the … Continue reading The Vet Center
Nostalgia is going on tour! Thanks to Cathie Dunn at the Coffeepot Book Club, Jim and Napoleon's adventures in the Civil War will be featured on the following blogs from March 16-20. Here's the schedule. Please have a look and add Nostalgia to your reading list. I'm honored that Brook Allen, author of Brook's Journal, … Continue reading Nostalgia on Tour
Whaddaya mean it's still January???? Will the snow gods never stop? Our total is now over 130" (our yearly average is 120"). And pity the poor north country. Their totals are nearly THREE TIMES as much as ours. Even the snowblower has given up.
For sixty-two years, I've needed glasses to see clearly. As of Wednesday, I am eyeglass free! I had cataract surgery in my left eye, and my vision is clear enough that I don't need to wear glasses even though my right eye won't be done until the 29th. Now, if you have never had to … Continue reading Oh, say! I can see!
A long, long time ago (or so it seems) we had winters that started in October and ended around April Fool's Day. With LOTS of snow. Living 20 miles or so from Lake Ontario almost always guarantees that. But lately, that hasn't been so. Call it global warming if you will. Last winter we had … Continue reading A Winter to Remember
I'm a little late, but I'd like to acknowledge some of the war veterans in my world. First and foremost, my partner, Charlie who served in the US Army from 1966-1969 and was in Vietnam for nine months. Sergeant Charles J. Crary Many of you know of my uncle, Allen Benton, the inspiration for my … Continue reading Honoring Veterans Every Day
October is a busy month in the sports community. Baseball season is all over but for the playoffs. Football is in full swing, other sports are starting or ending. I do love a good football game. I'm a big Syracuse University fan for both football and basketball. But when it comes to in-person games, the … Continue reading Goodbye, Boys of Summer, Hello Winter Warriors
Too many times, we learn only one side of a story. I believe it’s important to be informed of all perspectives before I make any judgment. In the case of the many Arab-Israeli conflicts since the early 1900s, I’ve mostly learned the Israeli side, beginning with the Holocaust and the creation of an Israeli state … Continue reading Book Review: “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” by Rashid Khalidi
Tomorrow's the day! My Blog Tour from Coffee Pot Book Club sets off for a week of website visits. Each site will feature a post promoting War Sonnets with a blurb, an excerpt from the book, and an author bio. (Links to each site are listed below the image.) If you haven't bought your copy … Continue reading War Sonnets Blog Tour
At Stane Hame, a first-century tribal village near Cullykhan Bay in Scotland, Mooragh, spiritual leader of the Caledonia tribe known as the Taezali, worships at the standing stone--the place where she hears the Goddess.* They communicate with visions: Mooragh is mute. She is also young--perhaps in her teens. Far too young to be a spiritual … Continue reading Book Review: Sisters at the Edge of the World, by Ailish Sinclair
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