One of my favorite projects over the last couple of years has been researching and writing about US national parks for Equity Estates’ travel blog. Not only have I learned more about the history and attractions at some of our country’s best parks, I’ve also been able to use the research to create my own must-visit NP list. Congaree is the closest to me, but how amazing would it be to visit Virgin Islands National…
The quiet of winter is gone. Spring is here and the world wakes up. Flowers blooming, bees buzzing — carpenters in particular, looking for fresh wood to burrow into. The lawnmowers awaken as well. And now every day the air is filled with the hum of them — close by or faintly in the distance. A near constant sound that had been sleeping in winter’s quiet. Our own landscapers come every two weeks, with no…
This piece originally ran in Home|School|Life magazine and on my former Summerly Homeschool blog. It was written near the end of our summer break a few years ago. I thought it might be appropriate to share it here, now that summertime has rolled around again. We have had a lazy summer. Not lazy in the sleeping all day, not getting anything done sort of way (though there were days like that, I admit), but lazy in…
Here’s a blog post I recently wrote for Manifest Escapes. It’s one of my favorites because I LOVE staycations (especially if they involve themes, games, and good food). Check it out if you’re looking for ideas for your own staycation.
Cappy Hall Rearick is an award-winning short story writer, author (of 16 books), and well-known syndicated columnist. I had the good fortune to work with her in 2019 as copy editor on her latest Glad Girls cozy mystery book, Bone Apetito, Y’all. It was one of the most fun editing projects of the year for me. After finishing up the book, Cappy was kind enough to sit down and answer ten questions about her writing,…
As we get closer to counting down the end of this year, and ringing in a new one (and a new decade!), I’ve been thinking back on some of the books I read and loved in 2019. It was a transformative year for me on both a personal and professional level. There were relationship changes, hormonal changes, moments of loss and grief, foundational shiftings, and a moving away from old ways of working and doing…
I’m starting a new Q&A blog series with some of the authors and clients I’ve been fortunate enough to work with. Today, we’re kicking things off with Morgan James, author of eight contemporary southern novels, including the popular Promise McNeal cozy mystery series. When did you first know you wanted to be an author? Stories have always captivated me, taken me to places I’d rather be, instead of where I am. As children, my brother…
Regular blog series featuring photos from some of our favorite places around metro Atlanta. This week: Historic Oakland Cemetery photos by: shawne taylor