The Writer and Residence

creative inspiration for living well at home

Late December snow

We have had a big, beautiful snowfall here in Western PA. Don’t you love how heavy snow seems to absorb the sound? The world seems more quiet, peaceful—and magical. Archie is a true snow dog, ...

Dec, 30 · in Christmas

O Christmas Tree

I decided to get a proper Christmas tree this year, and I think it’s the best decision I could have made. It’s already given me so much happiness. I love the lights at night. I ...

Dec, 04 · in Christmas,Inspiration

Creative inspiration: Christmas is coming

I apologize for my absence here—I decided to take a little hiatus and shift my focus for a bit. Instead of blog writing, I’ve been doing another type of creative writing: last month, I tried ...

Dec, 03

Virtual tour: Guest bedrooms

For the next installment of my home tour, I’d like to share a few of the upstairs rooms with you. Come on up! This is the first bedroom. I call it the “blue bedroom” because ...

Oct, 01

Virtual tour: Living room

Welcome to Wednesday’s post, where I share photos of my living room with you and apologize for the poor image quality. These are too dark, too grainy, but I’m adding them here because they give ...

Sep, 26

Virtual tour: Dining room

As promised, here is the next installment of my little virtual tour series. Today, I give you (drum roll, please) the dining room: That beautiful floral arrangement that you see in the photos was a gift ...

Sep, 25

My virtual home tour

I’m happy to report that the 2012 Grove City Historic tour was a success! A big thank you to the Friends of the Library, especially my friends Rebecca, who did an amazing job of organizing ...

Sep, 24

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