Blog: Ruminations

Changing shopping habits.

Families everywhere are struggling to get the most of their grocery budget.  It doesn’t matter if you are on food-stamps or not. Getting the most for your grocery dollar is critical. If you waste all your money on cheap, non-nutritious food, you run the risk of causing illness in your self or your family. If …

I Asked For It

This is more of a vent than anything. So, read with that in mind. I’ve been working on my chapbook for several months now. I have a really ugly draft. I asked some folks in the WV Writers’ Facebook Group if anyone wanted to review and critique it for me. Now, I am trying to …

The Chapbook

I’ve been working on a chapbook of poetry for about seven months now, maybe a bit more. I’m almost finished, actually. I have one more piece to create. The title is “Hug Your Grandma, Hug Your Mother.” I used to say that to my son after visiting him at Anthony Correction Center. I wish I …

Blackberry Down Time

I have spent a lot of time, this year, re-thinking my activities. Everyone goes through periods of reflection, some of us actually take action. My steps have been slow, but sure. Working with blackberries gave me time to reflect on a LOT of things.