I have to write a lot of professional reports in my job as a speech-language pathologist. One thing I enjoy about using the computer for those reports is the wonderful key known as the 'delete' button. It's nice to just wipe away my mistakes with the simple touch of a...

Here are some more fantastic views of the Derbyshire countryside. Though the morning was foggy and the air filled with a slight mist, there was plenty of clarity to take some interesting shots of the world around us.

In my studies of character development, I'm learning more and more about how characters grow and change throughout a novel....and the depth of that growth that can take place. Ebenezer Scrooge, Scarlet O'Hara, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz grow, develop, and change...

Past the cobblestone lanes and lovely, foggy views from Riber Castle in Derbyshire, we passed Riber Hall. Not only did it have wonderful views of the rolling green hills and splendidly secluded walled gardens, the stone work around it was fantastic, almost gothic in...

Walled gardens aren't all that popular in my part of theworld, but in England....wow! Almost every country house seemed to have one and took delight in their existence. I couldn't help walking by some of the gardens and wondering what lovely mysteries lay behind the...

Set down upon the wild American plains during the 1850. Clara is desperate for a home and a future for herself and her aunt. When Clara Fields and her aunt are kicked off their wagon train, a store owner in Buttonwood offers a chance at redemption. If Clara is able to...