Dirt Road Diaries

That didn't take long.  My guess is the clever, strong little hands of raccoons.  The roosters were locked inside for the night, so no...

I spotted them as soon as we turned out of the driveway, standing in the middle of the road. "Look, are those turkeys?" But ev...

For ten years my little barn cat Zoe has lived outside in the chicken coop and barn.  She has been quite happy and healthy there.  But there...

I'm an addict.  I need between 1,000 - 1,500 pieces every week.  I could do more, but I'm trying to keep it under control. Cats he...

Ella has the typical white whiskers of a tuxedo cat.  They shed out like all other hairs, but Ella's "eyebrows" have a pattern...

If you ever told me, "I loved your book!" you made my day.  That book (any of them) was my baby, and putting it out there for ever...

See these weeds in my pasture?  That's their normal size - about as tall as my wheelbarrow. Below are the exact same species of wee...

A few weeks ago a large hole appeared near my garden one morning.  I checked it out, wondering if the groundhogs were expanding their territ...

This summer I lost a good friend to cancer.  Another close friend was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer and began chemo.  And I wrote a ...

A couple weeks ago, I spoke at a book club.  My first one!  I've spoken to aspiring writers before, discussing all aspects of the writin...