Keeping Children Safe in Crowded Vacation Areas
Disney World and balloons, a great combination Now about that other time when the twins were five. We were visiting one of America’s best playgrounds for families: Disney World in …
Ellen Gable Hrkach, Historical Catholic Fiction Writer
Welcome, everyone, to my Adventures in Writing Blog. I am honored to have with me today Ellen Gable Hrkach, an award-winning historical Catholic fiction writer. Ellen has published 4 …
From the Mountains to the Sea – Nova Scotia Harbors
Connected by the hips, but I know where they are. We started small with the harbors along the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. Village harbors had fingers stretching out …
Going to College with the Family in Tow
Photographs are necessary especially on holidays when life becomes a blur. Did you ever wish there could be two of you? When I was attending college for ten of my …
The Importance of Water and Snacks When Hiking
The top of Mt. Franey Trail From Peggy’s Cove, where our daughter learned not to dunk her new camera into the salt water while climbing on the rocks—too late, unfortunately—to …
How to Write When Life Gets in the Way
My writing notebooks, sometimes notes, sometimes passages Five children, one husband, a home, work inside and out of the home. I thought it was difficult when the children were smaller. …
Angling Adventures: A Fisher of Camping Dinners
Fresh dinner tonight. Holy mackerel! Our son has always been the fisherman of the family. Whenever we camp, we stop at local visitor information centers. While I gather brochures for …
Revising in Stages
Hiding among the stacks at the library Now back to my memoir about going to college as a mother of five. I find that if I try to fix all …
Temporary Insanity: Jumping off Cliffs in the Adirondack Mountains
Feet first when jumping from a height. West Virginia wasn’t the only state that the Lees crew jumped off cliffs into a swirling river. On another camping trip, there was …
How to Succeed in College While Raising a Family
Studying with fellow classmates increases understanding. That’s the catch, isn’t it? Attending college while your children are growing up. College study, and all it entails, is not easy—even without children. …