Building Fences

Building Fences

My husband and I built a house next door to our daughter and her family two years ago. I was so worried about imposing on her that we located our house so that their barn and our garage blocked our views of each other’s yards. These seemed like good boundaries. They...
I Didn’t See It Coming

I Didn’t See It Coming

It was two years ago this month that I started in earnest to write my first book, After Rain. It’s funny that I referred to it as “my first book” because I have no plans for a second. But then I didn’t see the first one coming, nor did I know I would feel, even today,...
Living Upward at the Rodeo

Living Upward at the Rodeo

When I lived in Santa Fe, I went to the rodeo every June. I didn’t really like the rodeo but was intrigued by the cowboy persona. I would wrangled my way behind the scenes to photograph their energy and swagger. Overtime I discovered so much more. I was in the pen,...