May 30 Strawberries
I picked these berries in my garden on May 30 which was the earliest ever!!! Some of these berries ended up in my lettuce (also picked from my garden) salad. I add a can of drained mandarin oranges and top with a oil and vinegar dressing. Yum! The rest of the berries I froze with […]
Is it SPRING yet? My tulips think so.
My tulips are poking through the leaves on the south side of the house. The single digit temps last night did not seem to harm them. Same with the daffodils. The predicted 70 degrees we are expecting this weekend will really have them growing. Even though Easter is early this year, I think my spring […]
The Wait is Over!
Fans of the book, The Doctor of Bellechester, have been anticipating the arrival of Dr. Harold Merton’s new associate, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Senty. She is not the only new arrival to the village. Let’s travel to the southwestern part of Shropshire, England to meet the other newcomer as well as the residents of this village. […]
Catholic Spirit Interview
The Catholic Spirit, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and. Minneapolis, recently sent their photographer to take a picture of me in the garden after being interviewed by Christina Capecchi. So here I am in my gardening attire sitting amidst my flowers. Follow this link to read the full interview.
2023 Catholic Media Book Awards
Now you can enjoy an award winning cozy book for your summer reading pleasure. I’m very grateful to be honored with these awards from the judges at the 2023 Catholic Media Conference: B28: Catholic Novels Honorable Mention The Doctor of Bellechester, Margaret A. Blenkush, Pond Reads Press B42: Best Front Cover Artwork Honorable Mention The […]
In Praise of Late Bloomers
This was the last bloom of the season. I found it huddled next to the east side of the house. By this time we had already endured several days and nights of below freezing temperatures and I had already shoveled at least two inches of snow from the sidewalks on two different occasions. Despite the […]
When Dreams Become Reality
I am a dreamer. I bet you are a dreamer too. I am not talking about the dreams that come to us in the night. Here I am speaking about the dreams that live within our hearts. According to the Oxford dictionary, these dreams are “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal”. On the surface, these […]
JMJ
Do you have any guesses as to the meaning of those three letters? If you attended a Catholic school in the early 1960’s, you might have a clue. One of the lessons we learned in first grade was that we were always expected to do our very best work. To drive that point home, Sr. […]
THE TWINS OF SEVENTH AVENUE
With the exception of ten years in the 1980’s, I have lived in the same house my entire life. It is the home that my family moved into when my sister & I (remember I am a twin) were three months old. Every afternoon, I take a walk about the neighborhood. As usual, my walk […]
Fitting In
A few weeks ago, I attended an event where I didn’t know a soul. As I am a shy creature by nature, there was was a great deal of anxiety leading up to the meeting. I checked and re-checked the announcement to make sure I got the date and time correct. I verified the address […]