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May! Yes, we were all starting to spend more time outdoors in March and April but May is when we really get serious here in PA. It's planting time. It's blooming time. It's hiking time. It's not too hot and not too cold. If you'll be heading outdoors in the upcoming days don't forget to take your camera (or phone) with you so you can enter this fun contest: the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation Photo Contest. Like so much else in 2026, this contest revolves around the 2

If like me, you love a good sale as well as a good mystery, today is your day! Agatha Christie, She Watched, a review guide to all the movies and TV programs based on works by Christie, is on sale until May 15 for just $2.99 for the Kindle version. This is an amazing price for a book that is [pause to check my print copy]....427 pages long! Check out some sample pages HERE and my review HERE. If you've every debated who the best Miss Marple was or why a Christie movie isn't h

As part of my participation in the WOW Blog Tour for The Purpose of Getting Lost by Tracy Smith I'm posting about something I learned about myself later in life that surprised me. Scroll down for more information about the book. Being a Part-Time Social Butterfly Growing up, the word introvert wasn't a part of my lexicon. I was shy. People told me that all the time and I embraced it. That explained everything. Why I went to parties (often after much coaxing by friends) and s

I've always been a bit grumpy about Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love because she sold the idea and used an advance to fund the experiences the book is based on instead of having amazing experiences and then writing a memoir about it. So I was happy to find a truly authentic travel memoir. Tracy Smith began traveling for many reasons, discovered many things along the route about herself and then wrote a memoir every woman will identify with in some way. More about Th