Welcome to June! Many years ago, I was a young girl with a dream. Now I’m a middle aged woman on the brink of having it realized. My first completed manuscript is coming back from my editor with the first round of edits this week. I can see myself taking another step closer to my dream, to publish a novel. And it is pretty exciting. This girl has always been an avid reader. The Little House on the Prairie series and Nancy Drew mysteries were books always found on my book shel

As I sit here writing and looking out of my deck door, I see a beautiful day coming along. This morning the sun is out and the blue sky is showing itself with no clouds. They say it is supposed to be almost 60 degrees here in Minnesota today. That is rare for this early in March, but I’ll take it. I think I’m ready to be outside again, without a heavy coat and boots on. I’m still reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It is a longer book, but it is also taking me longer to read. I think

The song by the Beatles, “Magical Mystery Tour” are you ready to go on one? I know, another double letter score. But I won’t claim that one due to the fact that it is not in the title of the blog entry today. I loved to read the Nancy Drew detective series growing up. I could relate to her and was interested in the cases that she had to solve. I remember going to Toys R Us with my dad and picking out a book about once a month. After getting a couple of them, it soon turned in