Mr. Pickels, the Marion Macado’s Cat

Mr. Pickels, the Marion Macado’s Cat

Jun 18, 2023 | Memoir

My friend Lynne and I went to Macado’s in Marion last Sunday. It was great, filled with fabulous food, many memories, and two friends sharing a special time together. And a Scentsy delivery, to boot. When we finally left, about three hours after we arrived, it was...
Blackbird

Blackbird

Jun 18, 2023 | Memoir

I’ve been eating out a lot for the past two or three weeks. Trying to make a conscious effort to get together with good friends to enjoy the food that I enjoy most, since I know that I can’t do things like that so much after my upcoming gastric bypass surgery. I’ll...
So Write

So Write

Jun 17, 2023 | Memoir, Writing Life

I’ve made no progress on Chasing After Rainbows. Truthfully, I’ve been focusing so much on everything for the surgery that I feel creatively inept. I sincerely hope that changes after the surgery, though, because I’ve still got a lot to do to even have my first draft...
Write Now (Writing Update)

Write Now (Writing Update)

Jun 10, 2023 | Writing Life

A few weeks ago, I had the honor and privilege of hanging out in Logan County, WV, with some of the most talented ladies I know, the other members of the 7:00 A.M. Writing Group that I sometimes get myself out of bed and to through Zoom. (They let me keep coming, even...
Footloose

Footloose

Jun 10, 2023 | Memoir

Last August, I picked up free tickets to a show at the Barter Theatre through a silent auction for Sullivan County Imagination Library. Russ is not a huge live theater fan, whereas I could go every week and love it. Still, I thought that something might come along...
Upcoming Surgery

Upcoming Surgery

May 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

Last Fall, I came to a decision: something in my life had to change. In fact, maybe a lot of things in my life had to change. I was in physical therapy for my right ankle, after turning it in some wet grass on a hillside while walking out to Rupert last April. And I...