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Travel Theme: Close Up

A year ago I took my first and only photography lesson with Mike’s Camera Shop and learned how to use F-stops. Reading an article about F-stops the other day reminded me […]

WordPress Photo Challenge: Letters

The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum didn’t bother to post their rules in any language but English. That may have been their downfall. Sometimes the letters aren’t right when you take a […]

Word Press Photo Challenge: On Top

I like to be on top of things. So does my cat, Scardy Kitty. Other animals feel the same way. Maybe they feel safer if they are on top. To […]

Book Review: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Writing the romance novel in November, ushered me through a […]

Boston in Mourning

Boston mourned April 2-5 for two firefighters who lost their lives battling an apartment fire on a windy day. Many people came by to drop off flowers read the memorials left behind […]

The Oldest Original Church Structure in the United States Still Used for Worship

Spring arrived in Delaware coaxing daffodils and crocuses to bloom in […]

Discovering Delaware – Historic New Castle

My mother’s only cousin, Hal, insisted that I needed to […]

Back Before Gluten-Free There Were Parker House Rolls

Natural leaders in history social studies groups remember facts and […]

Flash: Old Ironsides is White Oak

I must be my father’s daughter since I can’t ever pass up the opportunity to get on board a ship, whether it goes somewhere or it doesn’t. The USS Constitution […]

Boston with Eunice

Eunice’s mother asked her why she was going to meet a “perfect stranger.” Eunice answered that I wasn’t a stranger, and I added that I’m not perfect either. We had […]

Word Press Photo Challenge: Street Life

When I read that challenge, I thought, “I’ve visited lots of streets in the last two years I’ve been blogging and photographing.” In fact I just arrived in Boston, so I’ll […]

Boston Here I Come

I have the fortune to be going to the historic city of Boston on social studies business. I’m extending my stay since I have never been there, and live in […]

Photo Challenges

WP Photo Challenge: Reflections

These birds lined up on the log and posed for this picture so beautifully. Were they preening for the morning, admiring their own reflection? As I watched them, others pulled […]

Visiting Cal’s Used Bookstore in Redding, CA

Blue sky and 75 degrees made today a tourist-magazine perfect […]

Market Analysis for the Neophyte Author

When I went to Barnes and Noble in Fresno to check out the competition in romance novels and children’s books, I looked through the new lens of market research instead […]

Local California Artist, Linda Hengst

I enjoy meeting people. I even like to meet people who do things well. Then I can brag that I know them. That makes me a better, more capable person, […]

Book Review: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Today I spent several hours at Barnes and Noble in Fresno doing market research for both picture books and romance. I’ll describe that experience later. Tonight I want to share […]

Blurbs for Manny’s Picture Book

I am on my fifth draft of the picture book I wrote about Manny last week. Can I Sleep Over at Justin’s Tonight? 499 words This week we had to […]

What Kind of Animal Are You?

People love animals. Popular picture book writers use this adoration. Children and adults alike identify with real and stuffed animals. One of my writing groups asked the question, “If you […]

Black and White Sunday: The Friendly Beach

My brother and I took a side trip to Michigan to see the Warren Dunes where we vacationed once as kids. I wasn’t inspired to return. I’m sure it must […]

For the Love of Valentine’s Day

Day 44 My Five Hundred Words Challenge. Prompt: It’s Valentine’s Day. Maybe you think this is a manufactured Hallmark holiday, or you might really believe in the magic of love. […]

Sunday Post: Nature

Is nature natural or just outside? Are objects of nature found inside a building still considered nature? Jake always makes me think! The nature we have here in the California […]

Personal Stories

“What Did You Do Today?”

Don’t you hate it when your mate comes home from a hard day at work, or your boss comes up to you and says those words? Moms do this to […]

Introducing the Three Guinea Pigs

I’ve been working on this story for years. Since I started the Australian Writer’s Centre class on picture books, I’ve rewritten it 5 times and gone from 1700 words to […]

WP Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

We live in a natural aviary. I learned Wednesday night that Bravo Lake, which I have featured several times on this blog, is one of the best places in CA […]

Sunday Post: Flowers

Jakesprinter always animates his challenges. I respond unanimatedly. The topic this week is flowers, and what woman can resist that? This first picture came from Pikes Peak Market in Seattle. […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

Juxtapositions, what a great word for a challenge. Even greater to find pictures that fit the bill. I went back to a trip to Solvang, CA. Going through the outdoor […]

Travel Theme: Illuminated

Without illumination, there would be no photography. Even the worst pictures illustrate illumination. That being said, shooting into the sun illuminates. When the sun is blocked, an interesting outline appears. […]

Photo Challenges

Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows in Chicago

I’ve needed a place to post some of these wonderful pictures I took in Chicago. I bet they are seeing different scenery out of them than Randy and I did […]

How to Recognize a Great Museum

When I was a kid, it seemed like museums stored old stuff that only grandparents recognized. Now museums come in all shapes and sizes in every community. Representing agricultural Tulare […]

Book Review: Off the Leash by Rupert Fawcett

Hi everyone, Manny here, again. Mom’s still busy. Mom asked me to write a book report for you today on the book Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs […]

Personal Stories

Manny Here

Dear Friends, I am writing for Mom this morning cause she has her nose in her book all the time. I’ve been making some resolutions as I sit here on […]

Travel Highlights of 2013

This was my first full year of retirement. All my life I dreamed of traveling when I retired, and certainly God granted my every wish. When I didn’t get […]

Merry Christmas WP Friends

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holidays have been happy so far. I got up this morning feeling blessed and so happy. Kalev was glad to have me back, but […]

How to Conquer the Mountain of Manuscript Editing

You think you’ve done a great thing when your screen […]

Three Steps to a Positive Environment

Many people struggle Christmas and holiday time, so I trolled the positive quote bin before I started writing this post to give you some guaranteed happy thoughts. You can’t make […]

Personal Stories

Christmas At Home

This is my 500th post to you. Thank you all for being friends and readers. Over the past year and a half many of you have become dear, dear friends. […]

Poppe, the Hypnotic Clown of Bruges

by Manny Ingrao I am NOT afraid of clowns, but look into his eyes. Scary, huh? I was really brave when this clown asked for volunteers. Justin didn’t want to […]

A Flurry of Book Reviews

When I have too much to do, I do more so that nothing gets done perfectly. In November I chose to write 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo. I completed the basic […]

Manny’s a Whale Watcher

Here comes one now. “They’re right here, Mom. See them swimming. And here we are.” “Unfortunately, Manny you’re just looking at the sign. You have to look at the ocean […]

Manny’s Hooked on Travel

“Manny, are you ready to stay home for a while?” “No!!! I have an idea of where I want to go to next.” That was a dumb question. As Carol […]

Personal Stories

Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!

Light makes me bubble with joy. Let there be light! When I was a child, we had family December light-viewing rituals. From early in the season to a few nights […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected

How fortunate for me that the WP Photo Challenge is so unexpected. I didn’t expect to have Monday alone in St. Louis, but most of my friends left on Sunday, so […]

Best “Don’t Do This” Travel Tips

take off your shoes and make yourself at home “You […]

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