The old 1970s song “The Things We Do for Love” ran through my head often last week. And while it’s a song about romantic love, my context was the love of parents for children and grandparents for grandchildren. You see, we are not beach people. We enjoy looking out at the ocean and hearing the waves crashing while reading a book. We don’t particularly enjoy fighting for a bit of shade … [Read more...]
Living in Florida
Lately I've realized that while every state has its idiosyncrasies, Florida might have more than its fair share. Dave Barry has often written about Florida being a crazy state, and he's right--where else will an alligator come up and knock on your front door? Or barge right through your kitchen window? Where else can you--like I did yesterday--run into a lovely young rat snake climbing up a … [Read more...]
What to leave behind
As I'm writing this, I'm keeping an eye on the weather. Hurricane Irma is fast approaching the state of Florida and we could receive a direct hit. The storm could take a turn and go straight up through Florida or it could hit the eastern coast of the US. We don't know yet. It might change and give the panhandle where we live, a run for our money. So today, I've been washing clothes, buying … [Read more...]
Hello, I’m Lenora :)
I’m the new kid on the block and I’m happy to be here. When Robin invited me to join, I was a bit intimidated by the roster of wonderful writers here. I’ve know some of them for a long time and I’m looking forward to getting to know the others. I’ve read many of their books. So I had a “girl fan” moment and thought “I’m not worthy.” When I turned to my husband to explain in a breathless bliss … [Read more...]