It’s been a year since it happened. And it’s taken a year for me to apologize. It was the beginning of last summer, Memorial Day weekend, and I was at Lake Martin, near Auburn, Alabama, probably my favorite place on earth. This is where my family goes to slow down, catch up, and put a … Continue reading It’s Been a Year and I Need to Apologize
If you love to read, or want to love to read, this recurring section of my blog is for you. Here's how it works: I'll recommend five books that contain something unique, interesting, or worthwhile. In short, each book was worth the time it took to read. Then you decide which ones interest you. In … Continue reading Worth the Read two
Like many of my family members and friends before me, I recently turned fifty. I was a big girl: I put on a smile, covered my wrinkles fine lines with makeup, and partied like it was 1999. Well, sort of. In reality, my family took me out to a nice dinner and gave me … Continue reading Turning Fifty-Here’s the Catch
“You read too much!” I hear this at least once a week from a certain someone who shall remain unnamed. The thing is, it could be true. I love to read. And I do read all the time. I’ll read anywhere, and just about anything. I’m open to all genres, fiction or non. Because the … Continue reading Worth The Read
“What do you see when you look at the water?” I asked my sister during Spring Break in Cocoa Beach. “Sharks,” she said without hesitation. “And maybe some other toothy, scary creatures of the deep. Why, what do you see?” “Water,” I said. “When I look at the water, I see water. Sparkling, sunlit waves … Continue reading How Do You See It?
Katy Shelton 