The garden is my passion. I fall in love with it and then have a break up in July when it's too hot. We always make amends in the fall....

Ötzi's life ended in a seemingly insignificant manner. His impact, however, tells a much different tale of a mountain legacy. Here's one...

This past July I found myself on the side of the Similaun Mountain wondering what I had gotten myself into. I earned an Excellence in...

In less than three weeks, I will have hiked to where Ötzi was found and be heading down the Italian side of the Similaun Mountain. If all...

Writing Iceman Awakens seemed like the hard part. Not true. Everything that happened after the book was bound became a series of...

The Beatles sang it best, I'm poor yet I want to be a paperback writer. The path to writing can be daunting. Here's one new boost I've...

Obligation dims many passions, but in the harness alongside responsibility a mother plows a field of harvest for her children. On this...

Teachers helping teachers! That's the thrust behind this new addition to Iceman Awakens. We just celebrated our two year publishversary...

Barnes and Nobles Manassas is where my adventure began on February 27, 2022. Since that time I have had the honor of being at seven other...

What defines the strength of beauty? This is my faithful Lenten rose. Every year in the dead of winter, this beauty finds the courage to...

What comes between us and our ability to wait? Have we come to believe results define success as a rule rather than one method? This...

Iceman Awakens just earned a 5 star sticker! I am very excited. Please enjoy the following review written by Readers Favorite. Reviewed...

Today I enjoyed the productivity of a snow day - read a book, baked banana bread, sat on the back porch enjoying the snow falling with a...

Today is the fifth day of Christmas, December 29. Today's the heralded day of five golden rings held in great esteem of what the true...

Felix, my daughter's cat, is staying with us from Thanksgiving till her return for Christmas. His groove fitting in has brought...

This evening marks the arrival of St. Mikuláš. In Hungary he brings treats to children who leave their boots at the window. In Czech, he...

Had a few obstacles thrown out as hurdles, but this past week, I had my first ever book launch and it was wonderful. We took lots of...

Thanksgiving comes as the darkening of the days lengthens. A month till the Winter Solstice creates an early retreat from outside into...

Life creates obstacles that cause us to wait. As a child we see the adult torture tactic of making us wait for birthdays and Christmas....

Recently courage has been on my mind. One of my slogans for Iceman Awakens is courage carries doubt on its back. All courage exists...