Today is the official release date of my nonfiction book, Trout Valley, the Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farm. The cover of the book, along with a two page article, was on the cover of this morning’s edition of the Northwest Herald newspaper.
Entries from July 2008
July 27, 2008
Greetings from Spring Lake
After spending a week at the beach in Cape May, NJ vacationing with my husband’s family, we drove on to our cabin outside of Albany, NY. It’s up in the mountains, surrounded by forest on a small spring-fed lake. Our children and their cousins make up the fifth generation of extended family to enjoy spending their summers swimming, [...]
July 22, 2008
Filmmaker Interview: Scott Prendergast of Kabluey
Scott Prendergast wrote, directed, and starred in the movie Kabluey, which he referred to as a “melancomedy” about Salman, an awkward but well-intentioned man, and his sister-in-law, Leslie (played by Lisa Kudrow), who are thrown together amidst an array of personal difficulties. While Leslie’s husband is away at war, Salman steps in to serve as a live-in nanny to his [...]
July 20, 2008
Greetings from Cape May
After leaving North Carolina, we drove through Virginia and into Delaware, where we took the ferry over to Cape May, New Jersey. The drive was scenic with water views, lush vegetation, and farmland. Interspersed along the stretches of highway were dozens of little seafood shacks selling fresh clams, crab, and shrimp. Gasoline cost less than $4.00 per gallon, which [...]
July 18, 2008
U.S. States I’ve Visited
visited 40 states (80%)Create your own visited map of The United States or determine the next president
In follow up to my previous post about the Countries I’ve Visited, here is a list of the U.S. states that I’ve seen to date. (I think that this is comprehensive, but honestly, I may have forgotten one or two.)
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New [...]
July 16, 2008
Greetings from North Carolina
We drove all day and night to reach Camden, NC. On our way, we passed through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia (Maybe West Virginia? I don’t know for sure, and I was asleep through that section of the country), and finally North Carolina. NC is quite scenic with its lush greenery and tall trees everywhere, while the town of Camden [...]
July 15, 2008
On the Road Again…
My next series of posts will be from various U.S. states as we drive from the Midwest to the East Coast. While I am not looking forward to the fuel prices, I am definitely looking forward to getting away for a while!
July 13, 2008
Writing Prompts
I lead a writing workshop today, in which we discussed some of our sources for inspiration as well as exchanged ideas and tips related to overcoming writer’s block. I also distributed a list of writing prompt exercises, to help get the creative juices flowing. There are many fantastic writing exercise resources available online. You can also try selecting [...]
July 8, 2008
Countries I’ve Visited
visited 15 states (6.66%)Create your own visited map of The World or determine the next president
I understand that the majority of Americans don’t own a passport. I didn’t have one myself until I was an adult, but I’ve made good use of it since then. Both of my own children got passports by the time they were two months old.
Here [...]
July 3, 2008
Film Review: Dakota Skye
There’s a new superhero in town, and her name is Dakota Skye. She’s not the type of superhero who flies around saving the world. In fact, she struggles with the simple things that most teenage girls do, such as trying to figure out her love life, work through issues with her friends, and graduate from high [...]
