The calendar may say autumn is here, but I know a place where it is still sunny, summer joy. From cover to cover -- or at least the digital equivalent. Wink, wink! It's true! My e-book Dune Girl is a beach read through and through. A quick look: If Michael Alton’s hair is full of… Continue reading Don’t say goodbye to summer!
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Pumpkin Apple Bread
“It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason for… Continue reading Pumpkin Apple Bread
The ‘basement kids’ rock
“We Pashtuns love shoes but don't love the cobbler; we love our scarves and blankets but do not respect the weaver. Manual workers made a great contribution to our society but received no recognition, and this is the reason so many of them joined the Taliban—to finally achieve status and power.” Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani human rights… Continue reading The ‘basement kids’ rock
Safe!
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” James Baldwin, American novelist One of the stories to emerge from Hurricane Florence is precious. A tiny kitten made it out of the flood-ravaged city of New Bern, NC, attached firmly to the shoulder of a man who may or may not have exactly… Continue reading Safe!
Lemony Salmon Spread
"...vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing." E.F. Benson, English writer/archaeologist People who have never lived at the beach watch hurricane coverage from afar… Continue reading Lemony Salmon Spread
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 