by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 11, 2021 | COVID19, Writing
Kismet, my Border Collie, is lying on my feet. Since the pandemic, that is her favorite place to be while I write. My study is the warmest room in the house, and for most of her life, Kismet has spent the daylight hours there, sleeping on the soft rug under my large...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Oct 31, 2020 | Aging, Back to the Land, Books, Family, Writing
Writing as Healing In this time of Shelter in Place, many of us have turned to gardening, baking, or writing to help us stay focused and grounded. I have done all of those things, but mostly I write. Writing is how I make meaning out of seemingly meaningless events,...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jul 16, 2020 | Back to the Land, Books, Family, Good Reads, Writing
Transition from Writer to Author – it’s crazy! I’ve been absent from these pages for nearly month. A month that at times felt like a year, and at other times like a single moment. So I thought it only fair that I bring my loyal readers, and my new...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Apr 6, 2020 | Aging, Community, Cooking and Eating, Family, Health, Writing
Sheltering at Home, Week One The first week of sheltering at home, I thought “This is great – I’ll have time to do all those things I’ve been putting off. I unearthed a photo album from the 1980s that I wanted to bring up to date for my...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Dec 22, 2019 | Aging, Child development, Community, Family, Grandparenting, Writing
The Christmas Cards Cometh As I sit in my cozy chair and open my mail this morning I am grateful to those of my friends who still send annual Christmas cards and letters. I look forward to connecting with old friends, being introduced to new members of the family,...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Nov 1, 2019 | Writing
NaNoWriMo November is National Novel Writing Month, during which thousands of writers attempt to produce 50,000 coherent words in 30 days. Last year I participated, and made very acceptable progress on the novel I’ve had in my head for over a decade. Getting my...