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A Moment in the Spotlight
I’ve spoken to groups of 150 or more, feeling totally comfortable—most comfortable of all with groups of children. But TV? Well, this was new.
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Back to School Jitters!
It’s that time of year again! Remember the old Staples commercials? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuzsk36vjM “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” The dad is literally dancing through the aisles of the store tossing a plethora of school supplies into the cart, with the kids, listless, trailing behind. We all loved it!
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Mid-summer Adventures!
Life in coastal Carolina is paralyzing this summer. Temps ranged from 79 at 6:30 AM to 103 degrees at 1:30 most of last week. So, we travel wherever the sun is not…early mornings later in the evenings as well. We seek ways to entertain ourselves indoors. I think of the
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Ivy Leigh Ever After on Tour!
Well, I sure have been to a lot of rock concerts in my life and have loved nothing better than to sit back and enjoy the music, watching the performers take center stage. In my teaching career, I used to taking a much smaller stage but always mindful that the
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Ivy Leigh Meets Mental Health Month
As I was writing Ivy Leigh, I didn’t think too much about specific topics or themes, especially at first. I let myself experience Ivy’s story each time a new situation or character cropped up. It’s kind of like sitting on a moving train, stopping at different stations, checking out the
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A Wee Bit of Irish Literature
A Wee Bit of Irish Literature Well, what would the month of March be like without a wee bit of storytelling…by strong Irish writers? Immersed in a strong culture of storytelling as a young girl, I’ve always been told I too have the ‘gift of gab’! But that is the
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How Irish is Irish?
Kathleen’s Irish Soda Bread Recipe For more information and pics: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/irish_soda_bread/ The story goes that good Irish cooks never measure, so when I took down this recipe at Kathleen’s table many, many years ago (on the back of an envelope), I was given that disclaimer. It took me many a try to get
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The Sweet Taste of Sugar
A Wee Taste of Ireland On any given March 17th, one thing in the Murphy household was certain. Kathleen Vokes would sneak by, leaving a warm loaf of Irish soda bread on the front doorstep. My brother and two sisters and I would fight for the chance to be
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Book Launch Day! Ivy for REAL!
After many years of work and revision…too many really, Ivy Leigh Ever After, my debut novel made it into the hands of a group of eager readers on Saturday! There’s nothing like a full room of jazzed up people with ultra kind hearts to make my own heart soar! There’s
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How Sweet It Is: A Pair of Authors at Work
I just love working alongside another author, especially when that author is half my height! I also love that title. ‘Author.’ I’ve worked so hard for so many years to meet that mark. But I also spent my years sprinkling that word around, congratulating all the young authors I worked
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A Little Teaser: IVY LEIGH EVER AFTER
Always Waiting…will you ever really do this? It takes time and patience and a lot of guidance to bring up a great dog! We’ve been through all the stages of grieving our last wonderful dog, Reilly to the swift adoption two months later of this boy, Wrigley. We didn’t have
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Sky Painting
“The sky paints such beautiful pictures!” ~WWPL, a little four year old with a full head of light blonde hair exclaimed the other day! He was actually dangling off a swing looking up at a clear pic of what he called ‘a dragon breathing out flames!’ And we, all three
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The Owl that Calls in the Night
Last night, I got the paw…a soft one, but nevertheless, it was a call to action. Right after that, a soft, but urgent cry followed. My boy. He needed to get out. It was well after midnight and I had to get up at 5:30 for a commitment I’d made
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Things Are Not Always Like They Seem
Begging for Trouble So innocent, right? Don’t believe it. This boy is always looking for trouble.
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
What on earth is a writing life? How can a body make that work in a day where a million things come at you all at once? Well, I am a good waiter, in both senses of the word! I can wait on everyone in my house, clean and cook,
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Quick Moves in a Murky Mirror
This morning, I spotted this beauty as I was walking along the path with Wrigley. He’s a frequent visitor to this pond, which tells me there’s a ton of life lurking in the depths of the murky water below. He’s a stealth operator, but so are we. The sky above
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