I want you to be the first to know that my brand new novel is out in the world! This is my 25th book in 25 years! Not actually a book a year—a couple of missed years, a catchup year or two. I’m grateful every day that after decades of fear and procrastination, I finally wrote…
So I’m walking the beach trying to think of […]
How do I manage to stay so excited about my writing and/or walking? [….]
The Wildwater Walking Club: Walk the Talk is out in the world!
One of my favorite Irish Proverbs goes: “A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” Still, the end of Daylight Savings Time is pretty jolting, and it always takes a while to adjust to turning our clocks back an hour. I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent the…
Recently, I found myself going down a Pinterest rabbit hole looking for some creative Halloween decorating ideas. Painted pumpkins? Broomstick sculpture on the front door? Spiderweb wreath? Finally . . .
One of the things I love to do on my daily walk is find something beautiful or interesting and take a picture of it with my cellphone. It helps me shrug off all the sad/bad news in the world, to notice the little things.
I’ve definitely had days like this (especially when I’m trying to finish a book!), but one thing I’ve learned is that whenever I want to give up on something, when I try just a little bit harder, that’s when all the good things happen. So whatever is or isn’t happening in your life right now,…
I took this photo with my iPhone leaning up against a telescope. It’s a roseate spoonbill. The long beak is rounded like a spoon at the end so it can scoop up shrimp and other pink crustaceans, which is how its feathers get that great color. I’m so grateful for my island life and the…
I love found sculptures. Walking in the woods at Christmastime and discovering a scrubby little pine tree with candy canes hanging from it and a tinsel garland wrapped around it like a hug. Or strolling across the beach and finding all the left-behind flip-flops dangling from a mast-like hunk of driftwood.
