Saying goodbye is never easy. It’s even more difficult when you know it will be a long time before you see the person you care about again. This weekend I had to say goodbye to two of my granddaughters. Our farewells were not sad, but celebratory. My young granddaughter who has been living with me and my husband since January was reunited with her parents … Continue reading Saying Goodbye
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They were just four guys from a small town dreaming of making it big. None of them expected to win the first season of Winning Nashville, a battle of the bands, behind the scenes reality show. Grey expected to be a history professor with the hope of joining an archaeological research team. He named the band after his love of pirate legends and lore. Chase … Continue reading Flintlock and Steel
We are probably tilting at windmills but I don’t feel we can stop trying until the deed is done. The Beaufort County School Board is determined to close our local elementary school but we were not giving up with a fight. Unfortunately, we were unaware that we should have started this battle months ago. I’m asking all the parents, grandparents and guardians of students of … Continue reading I sent emails to our local school board…
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Books allow us to explore other places, other cultures, what it’s like to be of a different ethnicity, gender or religion. They allow us to empathize. Continue reading Having a Voice
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I am writing this post because I have a granddaughter staying with me to finish out the school year and she is devastated about losing her school. I, my husband and our six sons attended S W Snowden elementary school. Snowden has some wonderful teachers and faculty. They still has a lot to offer and I believe if the Board of Education wanted to they … Continue reading Concerned Grandma and former student of S W Snowden
I am not a big banana cake lover. My husband loves banana bread. To me it is usually dense and they always use overripe bananas. When a friend gave us a bunch of bananas too ripe for me to eat, I decided to make banana cake. I looked up a recipe online, The Best Banana Cake I’ve Ever Had by Sally McKenney, but of course … Continue reading Banana Cake
Hello, Readers! We are fast approaching the last days of Read an Ebook Week, a week that encourages readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read. I’m excited to announce that my books will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week! This is a chance to get … Continue reading
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Here in eastern North Carolina, we recently experienced a winter storm resulting in several inches of snow. For many parts of the world snow isn’t a big deal during the winter months. It’s as normal as the wind blowing or the sun shining, but here on the coast of North Carolina, in a very unusual. We get snow maybe once every three to five years, … Continue reading Weather as Setting and Story
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