29th July 2024

Until Italy: A Traveler's Memoir

NEW RELEASE! Her life was cam, comfortable, predictable...UNTIL ITALY. "delightful blend of humor, introspection, and vivid storytelling that transports you to the real world of traveling through Italy. " (Amazon review)

Amazon • 14th October 2021

Out of the Crayon Box: Thoughts on Teaching, Retirement, and Life

In my first published book, I look back on my teaching career and wonder "now what?" Will I have what it takes to live life out of the crayon box? You won't want to miss this often humorous, sometimes poignant memoir of my first 3 years of retirement.

Arizona Daily Star • 3rd April 2022

Book Review in the Arizona Daily Star

Out of the Crayon Box is a "smart,highly entertaining memoir....Her adventures in retirement are a delight to read." Helen Woodhams, Arizona Daily Star

Oro Valley Style Magazine • 1st November 2022

Autumn in Arizona

It's Autumn in Arizona. In this humorous article, the author explains how you can tell.

Oro Valley Style Magazine • 1st July 2022

Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve Welcome to Oro Valley’s Newest Park!

The remarkable story of a deserted golf course that gets a new life.

Oro Valley Style Magazine • 1st July 2022

Resilience

The Bighorn Fire of 2020 destroyed 120,000 acres in the Catalina Mountains, but fire is not the end of the story

Desert Leaf Magazine, March 2022 • 29th May 2022

Picture Perfect

The author takes a humorous look at the process of getting a passport picture taken.

Desert Leaf Magazine, March 2022 • 24th February 2022

Working from Home

In today's pandemic world, many people are working form home. Listen in on an unusual phone conversation I recently had with a customer service representitive. This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes!

Desert Leaf Magazine, September 2021 • 28th August 2021

Stir-Crazy

See what happens when an antique swizzle stick gets adopted by a teetotaler.

Desert Leaf Magazine, Vol.35 • 18th January 2021

Spike Moves to Arizona

A prickly plant leads a Midwestern couple to the desert. (magazine story)