The Creative Penn is a podcast by Joanna Penn. It is about her journey as an author and has been very important in my journey to becoming a published author. It is not an exaggeration to say that my books may not have been published it if hadn’t been for her. I have learned so… [read more…]

This turtle, and many others like her (presumably), were common in the campground this year. We only saw them wandering across the grass, hiking paths, and roads, so we weren’t sure where they were going. At the same time, we saw a number of turtle nests that had been dug up with all the egg… [read more…]

Camping over July 4th is the perfect timing to see ladyslippers. These are pink flowers that, yes, look like slippers. Very fragile and brief, it is fun to find them. Below are a few shots from this year’s crop. Evidently, ladyslippers take years from seedling to blooming. It is very difficult to transplant them so… [read more…]

We went to bingo at a local casino the other night. It was different. The game was the same: call numbers, mark the spaces, Holler if you get a bingo. I’m used to bar bingo. They walk around after every game and sell you sheets of paper with three bingo cards on each. Sometimes two… [read more…]

The title of this post is a phrase I heard on a video call the other day. I’m sure it has been around for a while, but I hadn’t heard it or didn’t remember it. It refers to the ubiquity of video calls and the need to only look good from the waist up. Look… [read more…]