Autumn “Have you put out your fall decorations yet?” asked Cousin Linda. I replied, “Sweetie, it’s 100 degrees out. I hardly feel like putting pumpkins on the porch so they can shrivel up like dried apple heads.” Besides, there is no Autumn in Phoenix. We have two seasons, spring and summer. I’m not much of…
This week I’m interviewing children’s book author, Phoebe Fox. Several years ago, Phoebe and I entered manuscripts in the same contest run by Southwest Human Development (SWHD), a nonprofit organization in Phoenix, Arizona dedicated to early childhood development. SWHD promised to illustrate and publish the winning manuscript. Phoebe won the contest and to be honest,…
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This week I have the pleasure of interviewing author and business owner, Caren Cantrell. Caren and I became friends several years ago and do a lot of book events together. We sell our books at arts and crafts and library events as well as share a booth at the Tucson Festival of Books that is…
San Diego Where do Phoenicians go in the summertime? San Diego, of course. Who wouldn’t want to trade 110ºF for 70ºF and desert for a view of the ocean? I have a friend who owns a condo on Mission Bay – sailboats, gentle waves, cool breezes – and she begs me to come visit her….
Camping Hubby and I went camping last week. Okay, we pulled our fifth wheel into the cool pines of the mountains. Don’t judge. We’re old. We’ve paid our dues camping in a canvas tent that smelled like the inside of a Marine’s boots; in a pop up, where we almost froze to death on Virginia…
Debi Novotny This week I have the pleasure of interviewing children’s book author, Debi Novotny. Debi and I have visited schools together as guest authors and shared a booth at the Tucson Festival of Books that is held every year in March. She’s so much fun to hang out with. Debi has published three children’s…
It’s HOT Summer in Phoenix is hot. Turn the slow cooker off, I’m done. Turn the grill off, my internal temperature is the same as a well-done steak. Let’s eat out; I’ll cook the eggs on the patio pavers. There’s no doubt about it, summer in Phoenix is hot. I’m not complaining, I’m stating a…
Book Review I offered to review a recently published book (March 2020) about birds. Not only because I write picture books with bird characters, but also because I love birds (except the sparrows who are draining the nectar from my hummingbird feeder). What really caught my attention was the title, Bird is the Word. Once…
Award-Winning Author This week I’m interviewing award-winning author, Suzie Olsen. Suzie writes picture books with a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) theme to encourage children to consider careers in STEM. Suzie and I have something in common, other than writing children’s picture books: we share an illustrator, Davina Kinney. I love Suzie’s books because…
