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Top Ten Things to Love about Growing Up in the 1960s
I am a child of the 1960s. Not the hippie, flowerchild variety. But an actual my-elementary-school-years-spanned-the-decade variety. Thinking back on those years, here are 10 things that made those great years to be a kid. 10. Year after year, food manufacturers...
Write, Jane, Write!
Progress has continued on my mystery novel set in the wilds of northwest South Dakota since the last Gravel Road update about Jane and her excellent adventures. Of course, every good mystery novel is replete with twists and turns, and this one is no exception. What...
Walking Beside a Rainbow this Fantastic Friday
This Fantastic Friday remembers my Uncle Marvin who died four years ago this week. The legacy of hope he left his family and the hope his descendants carry into the future remain a source of hope today. Sadness kept me company on this morning’s walk. No matter how...
Slow-Roasted Grape and Cherry Tomatoes
Tomato season is here. Every week since mid-July our CSA share has been packed with delicious slicing tomatoes and pint boxes of cherry and grape tomatoes. I've kept on top of the slicers, but the smaller ones were piling up faster than we could eat them. So last...
Top Ten Reasons to Watch the 1962 Music Man Movie
Over the weekend, The Man of Steel and I finally finished washing the windows. To celebrate, he suggest we sit down and watch The Music Man, the 1962 classic movie musical staring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. So we did. It was a fantastic way to spend an...
Does My Child Have PTSD?, a Bouncing Baby Book Is Here!
The advance copies of my newest baby book, Does My Child Have PTSD? What to Do When Your Child Is Hurting from the Inside Out have arrived. As you can tell from the picture, meeting this 9" X 6", 186 page, soft-covered beauty made me very, very happy. But I feel a...