Fun Facts About Raccoons

Raccoons are omnivores and will eat just about anything. A male raccoon is called a boar, a female a sow and their young are called kits. Raccoons have 5 toes on their front paws that function like dexterous fingers A raccoon’s hind legs are longer than their front legs, making raccoons appear to be hunched.Continue reading “Fun Facts About Raccoons”

Meet My Iguana

Yes, I considered writing a children’s book called “Meet My Iguana,” but I decided instead to share my experience of caring for a pet iguana.   This is mango: Mango is a red iguana.  When the reptile expo came through town, my barely yet a man-child couldn’t resist purchasing the cute little red reptile.  He already hadContinue reading “Meet My Iguana”

Choices

Good choices, spinning a positive light; Great choices, filling our lives with abundance; Unfortunate choices, setting us back a bit; Awful choices, sending us into a tailspin.   Choices so inconsequential, We don’t even realize we are making them; Choices so profound, There is no turning back.   Maybe we choose not to make aContinue reading “Choices”

In His Head

He is lost in thought. Do I know this because he doesn’t hear me? No, it is because his hands are in motion, As he interacts with the imagined person in his head.   What might he be thinking? Oh, just look at his hands; Calmly contemplative or flailing in agitation; Revealing the emotion ofContinue reading “In His Head”

“Vi In The Mountains”

If you read my interactive book, “Meet My Friends,” you will have met Vi.  After Vi’s best friend Charley spends a fun-filled week with Vi and her family at their tiny mountain cabin, Vi’s family decides it is time to find a more spacious home.  Join Vi, as she and her family set off toContinue reading ““Vi In The Mountains””

What do other writers do?

Being fairly new to writing and definitely new to blogging, I am amazed by all of the other writers that are out there.  I can’t help but wonder how they got started writing, what continues to motivate them and how they manage their writing journeys.   I can’t say that anything in particular kick-started me toContinue reading “What do other writers do?”