The Inconsequential Blogger

My sister and one of my nieces with her finance came for a visit over Memorial Day weekend. I was so happy to have them, and so sad to drop ...

It's been extremely rainy here this spring. I guess 'wet' is how you could describe a large portion of the United States right n...

Forget Forks. We've had clouds and rain for 37 out of the past 40 days. No one would be able to see them sparkle.

I've been hard at work getting My Twelfth Christmas and The Witch of Starmont ready for paperback release. I won't have my hands o...

If you ever feel that life is too hectic, just think about this three-toed sloth, and maybe it'll slow you down a bit. He (or she?) take...

On Mother's Day, I made my daughter come with me into the park next door to fill a plastic grocery sack with dandelion flowers. My son w...

photo from this site The picture at right is a traditional royal Madagascar weaving done in spider silk. That's right. Spider silk. T...

photo from this site Sixteen ounces of Gotland sheep's wool just arrived in the mail. This is the same kind of wool that the elvish ...

Last year I planted a couple of asparagus plants. They grew nicely into tall, feathery fronds. I worried that they would overwinter well. I...

Congrats to the new royal pair! Isn't it fun to get caught up in all the frippery? The local grocery store has invited everyone to co...

I'm so excited about the trailer for Rose of Par Kluhnd! Here it is: What do you think?

I was looking through some old photos hoping to find enough to use in a book trailer I'm trying to make, when I came across this photo:...

I've been busy with spinning, spinning, and more spinning, building up my inventory of handspun yarns so that I have enough for the two ...

Is that when alpacas take over? A few months ago we received a postcard in the mail from some sort of church warning us that the end of th...

A couple of weekends ago, my husband and I went in search of bald eagles. This weekend we went out in search of wood ducks. We found some at...

comes out on my birthday! What a great birthday present! I still have to wait until the end of August, but I can do that. This is a terrif...

Color is not apparent yet in the woods here in northeast Ohio. The season is still early here and frost-free nights are still several weeks ...

Didn't sleep well last night due to accidentally drinking regular coffee instead of decaf too late in the evening. As I lay in bed tryin...

  From the Triskelle Irish History Website .  This is the Ogham Alphabet, a form of ancient Celtic writing often found car...

My book giveaway is now over and five winners have been sent a copy of Rose of Par Kluhnd: A Fairy Tale . Congratulations to: Bitsy Anders...