To all who served in protecting freedom, thank you for your courage and commitment to your country. For those families who lost a loved one in the service of their country, nobody can understand what you have dealt with unless they have walked in the same shoes. You are in our thoughts and prayers, as […]
My book cover was chosen for animation on Twitter.
Suzanne, a Motion Artist on Twitter, ran an ad saying that she chooses a book every Sunday in May to offer free book cover animation. Well, last Sunday she chose mine! I absolutely love it! What a wonderful gift to offer writers, and I can see why it is a great advertising tool. She was […]
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Gramma’s Chopped Salad
There was a lovely inn in Western Massachusetts, very close to where I once lived in Ashley Falls. The owner used to buy tomatoes from us and used them in the chopped salad she sometimes served at dinner. My chopped salad is a take on her wonderful dish, so easy and yet so tasty, perfect […]
Celebrating Each Other
We find our moments of celebration wherever we can these days, in our nearly post-quarantine world we have learned to appreciate each other more than ever. Our lives have been forever imprinted by this unseen enemy as we try to find a semblance of a new normal to continue forward. Deep inside us, now more […]
Need Some Help?
Do you have a young adult who might need some help launching into independent living? Are you looking for some grandmotherly guidance to start your adult journey? Love, Gramma might be just what you need to get to independence. Chapters on shopping, cleaning, cooking, and so much more. Take a look and see if someone […]
Gramma’s Easy Baked Pork Chops
This recipe is another adaptation of mine, intended to make baked pork chops more tasty for young ones. Years ago, I actually converted a niece and nephew who were not fans of pork chops with this one! Click on the title to get the recipe.
Remembering My First
When I started writing in earnest, around the age of 12, it was mostly poetry, the rhymes and verses reflecting what I was feeling, wishing, or trying to cope with in my life. I wrote quite a few poems and then started writing short stories, because I didn’t always want to be restricted by the […]
Managing Expectations
Today I got my third review, the first negative one, on the Amazon website for my book ‘Love, Gramma’. I have been anticipating this, wondering how I would feel when it happened. I have to admit, my first reaction was feeling kicked in the gut, but my second reaction was almost instantaneously after that, and […]
Susan B. Lovejoy 