Cabin Fever
During the long, bleak winter months in New Jersey when we don’t get any snow, my family pines for the lazy days of summer and our family camping trips. So …
Creating the Outline for Memoir
Supporting book structure with scaffolding The opinion is divided about whether or not to create an outline for a creative writing project. Which side are you on and why? The mentors …
A Quiet Drive for the Holiday: Child Occupation in the Car Part II
A parent is always a teacher to her children. As the children became older, I would take a subject that one of the older children was learning in school and …
A Quiet Drive for the Holiday: Child Occupation in the Car Part I
My family and I go camping every summer. The key to our success camping with five children, beginning when our youngest, twins, were four years old, was to keep …
The Storyteller
Why am I a writer? That’s a good question. I have always been a storyteller. Perhaps I get it from my father. He would tell us stories by candlelight every …
The Future Enjoyment of National Parks
The climb to Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Parks are the needed peace in a busy world. The National Parks System brings education and family togetherness as well as providing …
Learning How to be a Writer and a Saleswoman
I sold a few books the other night at Camden County Community College in New Jersey during the Resource Fair for Special Needs Children. I am a writer and a …
Learning Illuminates Life
Changed my mind. I don’t want to go to school. Life itself is a journey. Recording life’s adventures is different from writing about them. I’ve been recording my family’s adventures …
National Parks and Families
Granny apple doll makingPeaks of Otter, Virginia My family has enjoyed visiting National Parks in the United States and Canada for years…and years. Each National Park offers ranger-led programs for …
Starting the School Year with a Substitute
No one can plan for medical emergencies or when babies are born. Several times I have been a substitute for the first week or two of school. This particular time, …