Showing posts with label The Revolutionary War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Revolutionary War. Show all posts

Friday, July 4, 2025

Valley Forge Tour Ebook

  Valley Forge

Available for kindle, soon to be released in paperback, Valley Forge is by far my biggest picture book yet. It encompasses the complete driving tour followed by a descriptive essay. Have a Happy Fourth of July!  



 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Miniature Poodle Puppy for Sale


Picking up Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tomorrow. Very excited. Spent the day at Valley Forge, working on the picture books. Got some fab new doll books at Chapel Used Books: marble hat boxes, antique dollhouses, and making dolls from the sixties and seventies. TTYL... 

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Pottsgrove Manor and Saint Michael's Cemetery

  Available as an ebook, soon to be released in paperback, Pottsgrove Manor and Saint Michael's Cemetery is another Pennsylvania picture book. They are so much fun. For me they are memory albums that I can share around the world. This one has one-hundred-and-thirty full color pages. DARK SHADOWS fans ought to love Pottsgrove Manor as much as I do. I almost expected Angelique to pop out at me with a doll. 

Pottsgrove Manor and Saint Michael's Cemetery 

Visit Pottsgrove Manor



 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Pottsgrove Manor & St. Michael's Cemetery

  Had a fun time at Saint Michael's Cemetery in Birdsboro; there are Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers there. Found Pottsgrove Manor completely by accident. Think Grandpap and Daddy led me there as the founder of Pottstown was also the first blast furnace manager in Pennsylvania. I'm not fond of tours, but the guide is so knowledgeable and engaging.The museum gift shop is wonderful, full of handmade candles, soap, tea, redware, cards, and lots more. Had supper at one of my favorite places, The Douglasville Hotel. They deepfry pretzels like Rachel's Roadhouse in Mercer. Slippery Rock alumni know what I'm talking about. A paperback picture and ebook ought to be available on Amazon soon. I'll keep you updated. 


 

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Laurel Hill Cemetery: Picture Paperback & Ebook

  Available in paperback or ebook, Laurel Hill Cemetery is another Pennsylvania picture book with 107 color photographs of a late autumn day in an old Philadelphian cemetery. The paperback has a new poem on the back.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Dreams 9/3


 Totally forgot my dream last night, it was about a game. It happens: too much television and wine kill dreams. 

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Bernhard Adam Cemetery & Museum Park


 What a precious day! Ron took me to the oldest cemetery in Reading, Bernhard Adam. It dates from 1744, and was the old Welsh Baptist Meeting House. The walls are crumbling. A dying tree is its only sentinel. There are Revolutionary War soldiers buried here. It is the closest cemetery to DARK SHADOWS as I've ever seen. Told Ron, forget the vultures' sleep this Halloween, bring me back here. It's near by, and I'm pretty sure a hand will dig itself out of the ground to greet me. If you are as enraptured with cemeteries as we are you can get the ebook now. A little paperback ought to be available soon. 

See Bernhard Adam Cemetery

Finally getting to open my Wednesday Addams doll. She's going to be Raven's new roomie. I wanted Enid, but I have so many dolls. Stay tuned... 


From The Black Death

   "usury and all commercial ventures were suspect because they assumed control over the future, a mortgage of time which was reserved...