I was talking with a friend recently about the things people say to us and what we remember. I don’t always remember the kind or...

I love fall. It’s a beautiful season. I enjoy being out and about with a crisp chill in the air wrapped in a warm sweater or jacket...

I think if you asked me at almost any point in my life, ”Do you see yourself spending a lot of time in solitude?” I would have given you...

On September 11, 2001, I was pregnant with my daughter Sydney and had left for a trip to Nashville, TN. I flew from Madison to Milwaukee,...

A lot of emotions are swirling around this week. Not that they aren’t normally, but it’s an interesting time of year. My son Austin is...

I am a weary but happy traveler! I’m home for a couple of months which is good – I need to re-charge and live in my normal world. Last...

As you know, dear reader, I was in Vienna just two weeks ago. It feels like it was six months ago! I absolutely loved my time there and I...

Vienna is such a magical place. The culture, the people, the architecture, the food, and the history are indescribable - so this week's...

We have heroes among us. I rely on them every day. I always say, “it takes a village” when someone asks me how I keep up my vast land and...

I have many spaces that I call my own. Sometimes, I ignore certain spaces because I don’t use them anymore or conversely, I overuse...

Wow, what a busy and exciting week! It started with a book signing and reading event at Kismet Books in Verona, WI. Thank you to everyone...

I get to the end of the week (Friday) and think, “Wow! That was a long week!" I realized at some point, every week is filled with new and...

My poetry is often pastoral and takes the reader to places and emotions that I’ve felt in my life. I have not traveled a lot in the past...

The weather is getting nicer and this past weekend, I was able to open the sunroof and crank my car’s stereo. It felt so good to be...

I love photographs and some of them really inspire me to write poems. I have a friend who takes the best pictures (one of them is...

In the late 90s, I spent quite a bit of time in Pittsburgh. I would attend user group meetings as a software vendor. I traveled a lot...

One of the places I hope to visit some day is Australia. I’m thinking of going to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. What do you think? A...

Ah, it’s that time of year again…my daughter’s birthday! You thought I was going to say Valentine’s Day? That’s just too predictable....

As I’ve mentioned before, I love music. It just makes me feel better to listen to it, to sing to it, to play guitar to it and yes, to...

I am a person who thinks that the universe gives us signs. I don’t always pick up on them, but I try! One thing that was interesting in...