2025 marks my twelfth new year. New Year’s Eve is pretty much a non-event around my house. Dad goes to bed, and I sit with Mom on the sofa while we watch a shiny ball fall down a tower. I wonder what happens to it when it reaches the ground. I wish I could chase…
Do you smell that? It smells like the holidays. I have a pretty good sniffer, you know. I make sure I inspect every bush, tree, and rock on my walks with Mom. She tries to hurry me along, but I’m not having it. I want to see if I know anyone who’s been to the…
Not only did Larry publish a book, Larry’s Words of Wisdom, he now writes articles for the Neighbors of Sun City West magazine. Well, he’s written one article so far, and it’s going to be published in November 2024. I thought you’d like to read what he has to say: Hi! I’m Larry. I have…
My daddy taught me how to swim, and I’ve had a swimming pool in my backyard for 36 years of my life. When we moved from Glendale to Phoenix, we decided against a pool because the desert dust storms created a mud bath, and husband was tired of trying to keep it from turning green….
As I was scrolling through Twitter one day, I came across an image of a duckling riding on the back of a loon. It was the cover of a book! A book about how a pair of Common Loons adopted an orphaned Mallard Duckling, two species who normally don’t get along. I remember seeing this…
Do You Have Festive Plans For New Year’s Eve? When my husband and I were first married, we’d be sure to sleep in on New Year’s Day and recap what we did on all our previous New Year’s Eves. As the years passed, it was a challenge to our cerebellum trying to remember. Don’t even…
An author friend recently introduced me to Debbie Chamberlain, a retired elementary school teacher and ambitious lady who’s passion is to encourage well-being in children and adults. Clearly, I want to be just like Debbie when I grow up. You’ll see why after this interview. A TWIN? Barb: Tell us a little bit about yourself…
Hello Spring! That’s the theme of the Spring Fling Writing Contest, hosted by Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez and Ciara O’Neal. I thought I’d take a chance and enter a 150-word story. Easy peasy, right? Only 150 words, right? Writing a story with only 150 words is harder than you might think. I made it – 146…
Meet Barbara at the following markets and fairs for her 2021 book signings. FREE cigar box with every purchase of Grandpa’s Cigar Box FREE dog bandana, pencil, note pad, or sticker with every purchase of Larry’s Words of Wisdom FREE book bag with every book purchase Stuffed quail and swans available for purchase to go…
Yes, you read that correctly, Grandpa’s Cigar Box. No, it’s not Grandpa offering his granddaughter a fat Montecristo White to puff on. Yes, it’s a children’s picture book. Say whaaaa? That’s what my critique partners said, but more about that later. Grandpa’s Cigar Box is a story about a little girl who visits her grandpa…
