One of the biggest misconceptions writers have about beginning to create an online persona is believing their website has to be all about their books. So if they don’t have any books published yet, how could they possibly have a website—whatever would they talk...
One of our favorite summer side dishes is a serving of crisp and cool pickled cucumbers and onions. This is a quick and easy dish to create and a great way to use up the cucumbers that grow too large to use for canning pickles. And it’s a refreshing change from sliced...
I’ll admit it. I love organized storage. Maybe it’s the chaotic way my brain thinks that drives me to make my tangible world have less chaos in it. But I doubt I’m alone when I say that nothing drives me crazier than clutter in my cabinets and closets making me dig...
Common Car Camping Mistakes You’ve probably seen them at the campgrounds. Maybe you are one of them. People open the back of their vehicle and it’s packed from floor to ceiling with every piece of equipment they can jam in. It’s a huge jumbled mess. And I guarantee...
Keeping Your Hands & Feet Warm can be a Challenge in Emergencies. A power outage, leaving you without heat in your home … long-term exposure to extreme cold conditions while your vehicle is stranded in bad weather … an unexpected cold front moves in...
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter.