Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters Publication date: 31 January 2023 from Forever Publishing Twenty twenty-one’s Satisfaction Guaranteed was my first exposure to Karelia Stetz-Waters’ work, and it was insta-love. It’s become a comfort read for me, and I’ve probably read it too many times. Read more

Dear Virginia,I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear that Shirley wants to go with us Saturday. I have talked with Leon and I guess he is going to try to get away, so we ought to have some fun. What was the Read more

Over the past couple of years I have been working on improving my mental health, after years of suffering from anxiety and depression. I plan to be completely transparent about my journey in these posts, because I hope that reading my story will help someone Read more

Begin Again by Emma LordOut now from Wednesday Books “Anything worth doing starts with a mess.” Emma Lord is pretty much becoming the queen of sweet YA/NA books. I first discovered her with Tweet Cute, which was lovely, and then last year’s When You Get Read more

Audiobook Review Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman Out now from Harper Audio This one took a little while to find its feet, but once the plot started to take shape, I was all in. Georgian London is the setting for this historical gem, and the best Read more

Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon Out now from Celadon Books I don’t read a lot of thrillers, but this one grabbed me from the first page. There is the mysterious death of a young woman, a crew of secretive teenagers and their parents who are Read more

Dear Virginia,I imagine you think that I am a little late with this letter, but I have been so busy that all I have done is eat, sleep, and work. Have been picking apples 7:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Working in the mill 3:00 P.M. Read more

Harry Powers July 4, 1920 – June 17, 2008 Harry was born to Harry and Zilpha Powers in Martville, NY.  He served his country proudly and sacrificially as a Tech Sgt during WWII in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945. His B-17 was shot down Read more

Today I’m introducing a new project for this blog. It’s actually an old project, because I had started it a long time ago with another blog but never finished it. But it’s something that’s very near and dear to my heart, and I want to Read more

Red Clay Suzie by Jeffrey Dale LoftonOut now from Post Hill Press “If you let fear make your decisions, you’ll never be what you are meant to be.” Grandaddy First of all, I would like to thank the folks at Pride Book Tours for not Read more

Part Two of Bellflower Park takes place in the present day. Tess is in her mid-forties now, divorced, and is still just as snarky and sassy as she was as a teenager. She has settled into her life as a curmudgeon, and she is officially Read more