Thomas, Louisa. Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams 2016. 500 pp. Penguin Press ISBN 9781594204630 In this biography of Mrs. John Quincy Adams, Louisa Thomas provides a front-seat, panoramic view of world-changing history within the scope of a woman’s personal story, a woman with hopes and dreams and, yet, a destiny, perhaps, she would … Continue reading LOUISA: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MRS. ADAMS
Month: August 2022
Poetry and Rainy Days
This morning it is "threatening" rain as we like to say around here. It is a threat we often pray for and have been praying for almost constantly over this last year. When the sky darkens and thunder bumps about ricocheting from cloud to cloud, I most often grab a cup of coffee and head … Continue reading Poetry and Rainy Days
The Romance of Words
I have always loved words. Well, not all words, I admit. For instance, I love the word “flummoxed.” I used it in a recent post. It is a comfortable word that rolls off the tongue or flows from the pen in soft shades of blue and bubbles up like a fountain at the end. It … Continue reading The Romance of Words
Things I Learned in a Scottish Graveyard
One does not require “schooling” to learn. It often helps though—and with good teachers, it helps considerably. Knowledgeable people willing to share, educational places, and instructional things surround us. I have known and know now some highly educated, erudite individuals having not a single degree to their names and a few without a diploma, … Continue reading Things I Learned in a Scottish Graveyard
WRITING STORIES in North Yorkshire
Our family's recent sentimental journey to the UK, especially to Yorkshire, reminded me of the short story I wrote while living near Richmond, North Yorkshire. The story, published in Family, The Magazine for Military Wives (Military Family Communications, Inc., New York, NY, 1989) had nothing to do with North Yorkshire really, except that there were … Continue reading WRITING STORIES in North Yorkshire
Story Mill Ranch 