Spring has finally—and abruptly—arrived here in Minnesota. On Friday, there was still snow on my little garden plot of perennials. On Saturday, it had melted enough that I could rake away the remaining leaves from last autumn. Two days later, my crocuses bloomed. Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted…and a greenness grew over … [Read more...]

One nice thing about being a writer is that any time something goes wrong in life, a writer says to herself, "I wonder how I could use this in a book..." Ken and I are still traveling in Texas and New Mexico. We've had a great trip and everything has gone so wonderfully well that we really weren't surprised when Sunday night as we pulled into Pecos, Texas on our way from a visit to Carlsbad … [Read more...]

I'll confess--I get most of my news and information from YouTube these days. I also watch things on chickens, strange and mysterious disappearances, and the royal family. I love vids about dogs and especially horses. The other day a video from HOMESTEAD HORSEMANSHIP appeared in my feed. The main guy (would you call him a protagonist?) was going to a horse auction, and I was fascinated, never … [Read more...]