Iowa scenes — happy 4th of July! :)

2020
A Private Diary From A Time When Humanity Went Mad But (despite predictions to the contrary) the World Didn't End

Happy Summer Solstice, everyone!  Hope you're all having a great June.  Please enjoy sharing this two-part video on Victorian wedding traditions. :)

A Bumpy Road to Marriage, book VIII in the Tales of Chetzemoka, is now available on Amazon!

     We all have dreams we never really expect to come to pass, but sometimes there's one we want so badly that we just have to try for it against all odds. For Fred Hooker (a.k.a. "Bumps), the science-loving, sharp shooting heiress Ethel Hauser is just such a dream. But what could a woman like her ever see in a shy photographer who makes his living from light and shadows?
     Ethel, for her part, is too focused on dealing with a decidedly unwanted house guest to spare much thought for romance, and in any case her previous attempts at it had always been such disappointing mismatches that she's more or less resigned herself to loneliness.
     With the help of their friends in the cycling club these two might just get together, but even if they can overcome their own awkwardness they've still got more troubles to contend with. Between a shrewish and overbearing chaperone, cycle crashes, a dark threat to the town, and a rather frightful poodle, Fred and Ethel are going to find themselves on a very bumpy road to marriage.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C87KN2LC?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

June is National Rose Month! 
Make sure you take time out to smell them. :)

May 18th is International Museum Day. :)  To celebrate, I hope you'll enjoy sharing these short videos with your friends.

This day in history: Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820.

May 7th, 2023 is National Bike Day