by Louisa Swann | Jul 25, 2016 | Country Living, Featured, gardening, New Books, Stories
This is Fred. Charlie’s cousin. Charlie appeared in last week’s post, but was too busy to pose this week, so Fred stepped in. Working in the greenhouse this past weekend gave me time to reflect on writing (surprise, surprise :). Growing a garden, whether...
by Louisa Swann | Jul 19, 2016 | Country Living
No such thing as coincidence. Recent experience put the lie to that statement (an experience that has nothing to do with the critter to the left :). Mechanicals and I tend to live in awe of each other. I look at something mechanical and think, “Awesome!”...
by Louisa Swann | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Brandon had the chance to use a friend’s 3-D printer (in exchange for fixing it :). Ran through several test runs, but finally came up with something identifiable — a blob! (Working off the illustration he’s created for “Jelly’s...
by Louisa Swann | Jul 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
What do trolleys, bananas, and impudent fairies have in common? A fairy hunter named Zola and her newest blind date: Milton B. Flannigan, III. Unfortunately, dear old Miltie isn’t everything he’s been made out to be. He’s more. Then again, so is...
by Louisa Swann | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Actually, this particular parent-sitting episode has gone smoothly. Dad is 91, Mom is 83. They both need someone around as Dad’s balance is shot as is Mom’s back. My sister is their live-in caregiver. She’s also a fabulous wildlife artist. I stepped...