December 10, 2025Ginger snaps - check. Brownie buckeyes - check. Almond sugar cookies and Italian meatballs - check and check!After spending six hours on my feet in the kitchen yesterday, it's a treat to sit down to write this newsletter. My husband'...
December 5, 2025It's been a snowy week in central Illinois and it's beee-utiful!Our son and future daughter-in-law from Texas visited all of last week for Thanksgiving, and it snowed Friday night through Sunday morning. Growing up in Texas, she'd nev...
November 28, 2025It's a short but sweet newsletter today, but I'm wondering if you'd help me celebrate the release of CHRISTMAS IN PORT CHANCE! The book actually released yesterday even though I'd marked today as the official event on my calendar.It'...
November 25, 2025It's release week for Christmas in Port Chance! The full novel doesn't release until Friday but I do have the first chapter to share today.The original plan wasn't to release during Thanksgiving week. Competing with friends and famil...
November 19, 2025Hi there, Dear Readers:Forty years ago this past weekend, my husband and I went on our first date.November 15th comes and goes without much fanfare these days. Our family has grown as have the number of birthdays, holiday celebration...