It’s difficult to wrap up a year like this one.   It was a struggle most of the way through for me in so many ways. Losing my friend Helena at the end of last year, losing my aunt, losing a friend … I carried a lot of grief with me.    The state of the world in general and of the United States in particular caused an enormous amount of stress.   And yet, there were bright spots.    Running the shop in addition to my writing was challenging but fun overall. I had a few misstep

Last weekend, a friend and I made a super quick trip from Michigan to Toronto, Ontario. We left Saturday morning, arrived in Toronto in...

If you want to see pictures from my trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, go to my Instagram to check them out! I'm still trying to get the...

Guess what? I'm going on vacation! I will be doing some writing while I'm gone so it's not a FULL vacation but I'm still excited. You...