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                                            Delaware loves Ocean Whispers! Bethany Beach Books, in Bethany Beach, Delaware, is now carrying Ocean Whispers. http://www.bethanybeachbooks.com Ocean [...]

Ocean Whispers is now being sold in Delaware. This is the third state to carry my book. Don’t miss out on a good summer read. Ocean Whispers is being sold exclusively in Rehoboth Beach, [...]

Childhood I wrapped the striped baby blanket around my Betsy Wetsy doll. A dead fly’s wing hung to one corner of the fabric that brushed along The Barn floor in my motherly haste. The Barn, was [...]

April 2nd began as a regular Tuesday. In January, I added bi-week stationary rowing classes to my exercise regime. A wide water wheel provides the resistance for my thirty-minute core, quad and [...]

Recently, I have noticed that each passing year ushers in more life stuff. These unsavory feelings, such as loss, grief, disappointment or the fallout from an illness, can attach themselves to my [...]

I am glad my kids like me. Parenting is scary. You want to do the best, but sometimes doubt creeps in. Children do not come with a manual. My husband died when my daughter was 12 years old and my [...]

I am glad I found my writer’s voice. When I was a little girl , I enjoyed listening to stories. But I was not old enough to appreciate the author’s literary skills. In high school [...]

I am glad I was raised in a small town. Ames, New York is still the smallest incorporated village in New York State. When I lived there in the ’50’s and ’60’s, about 200 [...]

I am glad I have three sisters in my family. I am number two of 4 girls born in a five-year time span. Mom and Dad provided the main course of my DNA. Good genes and strong moral values sustained [...]

I am glad to perpetuate my mother’s tradition of organization and dedication to a well-set table. In the upcoming days, and sometimes weeks, of a large family gathering, mom polished [...]