Along with most of the nation, the irrationality of someone choosing to gun down people enjoying a concert […]

“You know what? Writers don’t compete with each other,” Kimberly Schumacher said, raising her eyebrows at me. I […]

Could it be that we are in the 10th month of 2017?  The months kaleidoscope together in mosaics […]

I cannot think of Labor Day weekend without recalling a bumper sticker I saw years ago: [tweetthis]Love your […]

This week I received an unexpected delight.  My editor, Jenny, from Marengo Union Times, asked me to write […]

This morning I said to Loved-One, “Due to Trump, good things are happening.” “Like what?” he replied through […]

This is where I grew up.  This is where I am. This is reason enough to pause and count […]

Fireworks with family on Friday and a lovely weekend with Loved-One, Miss G and Miss K in Chicago. […]

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that I am reading Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots […]

I stopped by Faith and Grace Boutique in Marengo on my way to see Ceci.  Tina always has some new style ideas up her sleeve. I arrived on a Friday, a day after her MainStreet meeting that “was insane.”  She told me it was a “hat day” for her.  I can only wish my hat days looked this good.

Anyways, did you know [tweetthis]you can make a kimono out of a scarf?[/tweetthis]

I didn’t.  Here’s how she did it, front and back:Scarf style - 3