Adventure Santa was hiding out in the rocking chair in the living room when my grandkids came in looking for him. With his green shirt, red pants and backpack Adventure Santa is on a mission to help families enjoy the holidays and most important of all, spend time together. I told my five-year old grandson […]
Majestic photos and sweeping landscapes and images that transport the reader to another place. That is the beauty of David Noyes’ The Photographing Tourist, A Storyteller’s Guide to Travel and Photography. While Noyes shares advice on how to take great photographs primarily by immersing yourself in the place and connecting with the people, it is […]
I’ve known Taylor Pensoneau for quite a few years and long admired both him and his writing. He and his wife Liz had been friends of my late father and my mother for years. I had previously read his books Brothers Notorious: The Sheltons: Southern Illinois ‘Legendary Gangsters and his mystery, The Summer of ’50. I […]
On a recent trip to Cedar Rapids I immersed myself in African American Military history with the book, “Fighting for Uncle Sam, Buffalo Soldiers in the frontier Army by John P. Langellier. “Fighting for Uncle Sam, Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army” is a great book that tells about a little known history of African American’s […]
I received a review copy of Echoes of Edisto the day before heading out on a trip to Barnacopia a combination AG museum and B&B. I had loved the previous island mystery I had read and honestly put aside another book I was reviewing in favor of Clark’s easy to read fiction. I started Echoes […]