A while back I blogged about doing a mixed media picture with poetry, and Eileen from my artsy blogging group commented that they really enjoyed the poem I had included. (The poem was "Today, I Take From Me" from The Difference Now and also included in my new book, New and Selected Poems. She [Read More]
Awesome Review for New and Selected Poems
Just got a great review I had to share with you all! It's from Reader Views for my book New and Selected Poems, which is currently on sale at Amazon for just 99 cents (as an ebook.) Here are some of the snippets of the review: Among other feelings, her works explore the feelings that arise from the [Read More]
Feathered Quill Reviews New and Selected Poems
Just got a wonderful review for New and Selected Poems from Feathered Quill. I was really blown away by this review. [Read More]
Estate Sale Table and Chairs (2)
On to the second installment of my estate sale chairs. In the first installment, I did the seat covers. In this one, I'll attach the seats and start on the backs. [Read More]
Estate Sale Table and Chairs
You know me, I love estate sales. I'm a bargain shopper by nature, plus I really like re-purposing old things. Recently I found a set of table and chairs that I couldn't pass up. The downside (if you can call it that) was that they were in desperate need of some renovation. [Read More]
New and Selected Poems
Just in time for National Poetry Month, I've released a new book of poems called, New and Selected Poems. I've taken the best poems from The Difference Now, Father's Eyes, and A New Dish, and added several new poems to create one new book. In the past, the older books were only available as ebooks, [Read More]
Peep-tastic Center Piece
Are Peeps the best thing ever? I don't love to eat them (can you say sugar coma?) but I do love what people do with them. Since it's Spring and Easter, I've been seeing a lot of different variations on how to display/twist/mangle/use Peeps. [Read More]
How to Market Your Poetry Book
A question I get a lot from writers is how they can market a book of poems. Seems that a lot of writers pen poetry, and they wonder how to publish and then market their work. After all, if you don't market, you can't sell. And you do want people to buy it, right? [Read More]
Oven-Baked Frites
I love cooking (as I think you know if you're a regular reader here) and came across this great recipe from Martha Stewart for fries that are baked in the oven. [Read More]
Canvas Paper House – Part 2
I working on the inside "walls" of my canvas paper house. I made the inside using a lot more white space than I did on the outside [Read More]