January 2011

Many people probably think that Amish society is mostly hard work, sunshine, and a peaceful existence. Not always true. They have their problems, perhaps even more so since they’ve chosen a different and separate lifestyle. ~ Karen Lange Karen Lange, writer of the blog Write Now, has written a review of Why I Left the Amish. She is also offering […]

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Back in February 2010, I wrote a post called The Freedom of Wheels, in which I explored what having a car and a bicycle means to me. I have often been aware of how much freedom wheels give me, even though I don’t actually enjoy driving a car all that much. I much preferred using the public transportation system in

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I had originally posted this a few days ago, then Katie’s blog was “lost” again. Several of you wanted to know when/if she got it back, so here is my edited post from a few days ago: Let’s have a good old hand-clapping, foot-stomping, shout-out-with-glee welcome for Comeback Katie! She has started a new blog! It’s called Pinecraft-Sarasota.  For those who don’t know, Katie had a

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A fellow blogger, Liz Pezzuto, writer of 8-Bit Words, posted her thoughts about books versus e-readers. She asked her readers what they thought. I had no idea, until I began writing, just how strongly I felt about this. I decided to post it here as well. What Liz has to say may actually have more validity than what I wrote,

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Yesterday an article was published in the Springfield Republican about Why I Left the Amish.  Then David was poking around on the Internet and found a review by Lisa Romeo on ForeWord Reviews that was quite a pleasant surprise to us, and another review by N. R. Williams on Good Reads. Nancy was the winner of my giveaway.For a complete list

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