I’m a Published Author – Thanks to My “Village”

For those of you who don’t follow my book blog (www.nothingreallybadwillhappen.com), I thought I’d catch you up on what’s been happening. After nearly eight years, my novel, Nothing Really Bad Will Happen, has been published on Amazon! It has been quite the journey. As my Daily Writing Sprint friend, Pam aptly put it, “It takes […]

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What a Week It’s Been!

I’m cross-posting this to both my blogs, so I apologize in advance if you subscribe to my book blog as well as this one. I wanted to catch you all up with what’s been happening with my novel Nothing Really Bad Will Happen. As of Tuesday, March 12, my book has been live on Amazon.com! […]

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Mom, Minis, and Me – Happy 92nd Birthday, Mom!

Now that I have finished my novel, I can focus on completing some of my other projects. One that has been waiting in the wings for a number of years is a book about my mother’s and my dollhouse history. This will probably be just for the family’s enjoyment, as I’m not sure the subject […]

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Post-RootsTech Adventures Day 2

Today was dedicated to getting some research done at the Family History Library. It was a bit chilly this morning, so I bundled up. Cheryl is trying to gather the documentation she needs for her application to the Mayflower Society. I am still trying to figure out if Scott’s great-grandmother, Catherine Kenney Seeley Fitz-Allen, was […]

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Post RootsTech Adventures – Day 1

Here’s a fun video I haven’t posted before. Because we look and sound like idiots. We are trying to get the 360 degree selfie station to work. You can see a more successful attempt on my RootsTech Day 1 post. I thought I’d sleep in after multiple days of rising early for 8:00 a.m sessions. […]

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RootsTech 2024- Day 3

This morning the wind blew us from the hotel to the Salt Palace Convention Center. We are expecting 80 mph. winds tonight and heavy snow. Thank goodness we aren’t leaving until Tuesday. By then, all should be well. Always planning for disaster, Cheryl and I went to the little market in the Hyatt Regency hotel […]

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RootsTech 2024 – Day 2

I started the day with an 8:00 session on Adding Social History to Your Family History. Genealogy is More than who, what were. it’s the why and the how. Miles Meyer RootsTech presentation, March 1, 2024. This is what appeals to me about genealogy. While I’m sometimes jealous of those who have thousands of names […]

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RootsTech 2024 Day 1

NOTE: If you don’t want to read all the session blah-blah-blah and just want to see what silly stuff Cheryl and got into today, scroll down. Day 1 is in the books! It was full day, mostly dedicated to learning more about how AI can be utilized in genealogy. The first session was delivered by […]

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RootsTech 2024 T-1

Well, that was a long day! But uneventful, so not complaining. After getting up at 4:15 a.m. we made our way through Hartford’s Bradley International airport security. I was a bit worried about how long it would take us to get through, since I have TSA Pre-Check, but Cheryl does not. I think the tide […]

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RootsTech 2024 T-2

We are on the way to Salt Lake City! First stop was Chuck’s Steak House restaurant in Wethersfield. It made for a great halfway point between Cheryl’s house and ours. After a tasty meal, Scott went back home and I joined Cheryl in her car as we were chauffeured by her husband, to the Sheraton […]

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