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I suppose it's no secret that I'm in a bit of a book rut.  I am finished with "Emma," yet again, and enjoyed it thoroughly.  Have you ever enjoyed a rut you were stuck in?  I think it often happens with good things as well as not so good.  In this case, it is the...

I woke up first today and just enjoyed the sweetness of time to myself.  I reflected on a lot, listened to wonderful music and had myself a good cry, literally a "good cry," about all I am thankful for and about all that is good in my life, especially concerning love....

Life is bringing many uncertainties my way these days and my books and writing will be some of the only things that remain unchanged (besides through editing my writing).  My family and I may move far away or we may stay close to home, all will be told in a few...

I am really getting through winter in Michigan by rediscovering the excitement of amazing writing.  "Leaves of Grass", a book that has long intimidated me, is becoming a friend, though one I only understand some of its language.  Some parts I get but disagree with,...

This winter has been a very cozy one for me, because of the good books I have read.  It's so much like a friendship when you meld into the characters' thoughts and fall into a story.  I have done it again and again with Laura Ingalls Wilder (entire series), Jane...

I am reading the Little House on the Prairie series again.  Wilder has a gift for simple and poignant writing that grasps the heart of today's woman while focusing on the historical richness of her past.  I love hearing her mother and father's pioneering values and...