…those memorable Christmases of our childhood? I’m not convinced that they were perfect either. I think they exist as a composite, like “Christmas’s Greatest Hits” in our memory. Continue reading Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year
For new followers and readers, I’ll repost this series of little blurbs about locations in my novel Us, Now and … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center
“Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.” Anatole France, French novelist (1844 – 1924) Continue reading Mid-week Wisdom: Some notes on working vacations
I think we’ve already established I’m not a brave person. You won’t catch me bungy-jumping, skydiving, or downhill skiing, but… … Continue reading What fear have I conquered?
…those memorable Christmases of our childhood? I’m not convinced that they were perfect either. I think they exist as a composite, like “Christmas’s Greatest Hits” in our memory. Continue reading Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year
Last week, following advice from Mark Coker’s Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, I sent a news release to Carson City’s newspaper, … Continue reading I took a chance and look what happened!
This column first appeared in The Nevada Appeal, February 19, 2003 while I was still working as a literacy specialist … Continue reading Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice
This column appeared in The Nevada Appeal in 2002, when I was DEEP into scrapbooking. I am no longer. While … Continue reading Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives
Originally published in The Nevada Appeal on September 26, 2001 My Own Battlefields in This New War “It’s awful here. … Continue reading Remembering the day the world changed
“If there is no solution to the problem, then don’t waste time worrying about it. If there is a … Continue reading Are you a worrier?
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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