Happy snowy Thursday from rural Indiana!! I am on day four of my retirement from my former HR career and am finding so much to do! With the bookstore coming along, four works in progress, planning for the garden and farm stand, my spiritual/mediumship business and catching up on household projects...I am super busy!! In my last blog, I believe I promised a sneak peek into what I am working on...well...I'm going to give you a bonus today and share two different book excerpts..

It's a sunny winter day here in Indiana...key words...winter and Indiana. Whereas the sunshine coming in the window is cheery and warm, I'm still wrapped up in my thick sweats, socks and a blanket as I sit here and write this week's blog. So, many of you may already know this...but I have a dog who I have nicknamed Queen Kate of the Starving Dog Clan. She either has her mealtimes mixed up, or she just doesn't adhere to mealtimes. This morning, that mealtime came at 3:00 am ES

Good morning, all you wonderful book lovers!! Welcome to 2026!! I don't do resolutions. I do goals. Goals that are reasonable and achievable. Why start the year off saying you are going to do all these resolutions when you know half of them will be forgotten by February 1st. 2026 is going to be an exciting year for me! Me and my two partners in crime and books are going to pick up the keys to our new shop today. Our dream is becoming a reality! The Bookworm Orchard will be co

It's Christmas Eve and I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who has taken the time to stop by and read my blog, visit with me at signing events over the last year, and read my books. But most of all, I want to send out waves of gratitude for my family who have been supportive through my ups and downs as a self-published author. Without their support and encouragement, the first book would have never happened. This holiday season is a time to cherish all the m