Finding Carlotta Ratts Part 2

Today I’m over at SouthernBelleView giving more details about finding the owner of my 130-year-old copy of Longfellow’s Poems. Pop on over if you want to read a bit of Carlotta’s story and how she fell in love . . .

Happy Groundhog Day–AKA Candlemas

Okay, this has nothing to do with books or writing, but I have to give a plug to my hometown groundhog today. French Creek Freddie is a resident of the West Virginia Wildlife Center located not far from our family farm. We called it The Game Farm back then. They’ll be...