Some advice I’ve heard in my quest to be a better writer. Go to a bookstore and see where your book would be located. Analyze your competitors and who and what’s nearby. But I prefer looking at it differently. Who would be your next-door neighbors? And would you get along or search for a pen … More Who Are Your Author Neighbors?
Thanksgiving Eve was intentionally quiet this year celebrating with my husband and two cats, one of whom facing terminal cancer. On top of that worry, I must still be suffering from the post-election shock and I-can’t-find-an-agent-for-my-book malaise. After dinner, we watched the 1940 highly-rated film The Grapes of Wrath based on the novel by John Steinbeck. … More I’m Thankful I Don’t Live Back Then
I wrote what’s called an Anaphora (a poem with a repeating word) for my monthly writing class. I was asked to read it out loud; I knew it would be hard, but I got through it. So sad since my poor Xena, my soulmate, is slowing dying of cancer. Remember how you and your sister … More Don’t Forget Xena
This weekend the ‘Head of the Schuylkill Regatta’ was held here in Philadelphia – one of the largest in the country. We’d never seen a regatta and with it conveniently taking place so close by, we biked over to check it out. The regattas are held nearby on the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row running along … More Regatting on the Schuylkill
In early October we went to our first Philly night market and the grand finale at Philly’s historic Navy Yard. But don’t be too upset if you missed it. They’re returning next year! And it’s a great way to exchange the ordinary for the extraordinary without having to pack or leave town. You get to see … More Night Market @ Philly Navy Yard
I got in the mood to write my own limerick after hearing quite a few at the annual graveyard “Death is a Cabaret, Ol’ Chum” show a few weeks ago. In between musical numbers, they include some short limericks that are funny, racy, and even raunchy. The annual event, part of Philly’s Fringe Festival, takes … More Sam & Cherie – A Love Story
Sunday we stopped off at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia to tour the brand new U.S. Navy ship, the USS John P. Murtha. She was christened on Saturday in honor of the late Pennsylvania congressman and decorated Marine veteran. The ship is huge and from a distance looks like a space-age gray fortress with … More USS Murtha (Not Martha!)
Well, this isn’t quite the upbeat story like my recent blog on the Moshulu. This poor lady, the SS U.S. aka Steam Ship United States, as you can see in the video from last Sunday isn’t looking too good. But hopefully, her saga will end with a happily ever after. She was built in 1952 … More The Sad State of the SS US
Well, she’s not mine, but sometimes I wish I owned such a beautiful ship. And nothing beats dining on one with a view of the water and coastline on a sunny day. Ships and boats were busy running up and down the Delaware just outside our window in Penn’s Landing. We dined on a three-course brunch in … More My Moshulu
Video clip from the Spirit of Philadelphia’s Annual Blues Cruise on 25 Sept 2016: Every year, or at least for the past three years, the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise line offers a blues cruise with lunch on the Delaware River. Last Sunday, my husband, some friends, and I made our annual trek to Penn’s Landing … More Cruising to the Blues On the Delaware
