Personal Stories

When Charley and I are asked what we’re doing for Thanksgiving and we tell them we’re staying home, just the two of us, people gasp…

Bouquet of Tea Roses by Pierre-Joseph Redoute You might have guessed this, but I love flowers and the art made about them. I buy boxes…

So many beautiful flowers!Wonderful conversations at Narragansett!Book signing at the Iconic Mitchell’s Book Corner!The Fourth of July! Reading with Robin and laughing with Emily! Surfside…

HERE ARE SOME FACES AND PLACES OF BOOK LOVERS I LOVE! AND MORE TO COME!

Today was the warmest day of the month so I was able to sit out in my garden.   After a while I realized I…

For my dog lovers, here’s a small look at the dogs on this island. Nantucket loves dogs!  Our local rescue shelter held a fundraising auction…

We always think cats are very finicky, and they are, but their personalities make them so worth it. They’re so regal, even in the way…

Our brand new hospital will open soon. It’s spacious, handsome, filled with new technology and special Nantucket touches to make us feel at home. The…

My first Christmas tree, my first horse, and my darling mother. (My father was over seas.) One of our Orange street Christmas trees.  We always…

I love Christmas!   I love Christmas carols and concerts.   I love wrapping presents and sending cards.  I am always writing with words, so…

  Tomorrow our family arrives!  I’ve got to go find my bathing suit and see if I can still fit in it!  Here are shots…

My new book has inspired me to look at old photos. Charley and I were married in Christ’s Church, Cambridge, MA.  How many dogs came…

  Thirty four years ago,just outside Kansas City,  my darling sister Martha married her true love, Chuck.   As the big sister, I had to…

Our beautiful ocean looks like the surface of the moon today, and the wind is howling. Inside, my valiant and ancient geraniums stay happy in…

This year I’m thankful for flowers. And family. And food! And friends.   And books. And pets. And the glorious sky watching over us.  

September on Nantucket is usually a beautiful month.  As I walked home from town two days ago, I snapped these shots.Hollyhocks as huge as dinner…

This is builder Charles Wood who built the Nantucket Atheneum in 1846 and 1847.  Not to be irreverant, but hubba hubba!  He looks like quite…

When I moved to Nantucket in 1984, I looked different from the way I look now (yes, shoulder pads) and so did our island library,…

I was so pleased when Sofia Dakos said on my recent post about writing that she likes my little blue desk.  It’s one of several…

I love winter, truly–it’s a great time to write.  But I miss color.  So when my husband went to Bermuda for a meeting, I tagged…

When I looked at the photo of our library–republished here because I accidentally deleted it–I saw 2 books by and about a woman writer I…

SEASONS GREETINGS!             This how my daughter posed me for a picture: me on top of a pile of books, chocolate and Prosecco nearby. And…