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

Monday, March 9, 2026

Books on Amazon


Amazon Author Books

  Very excited! Easter would have been Purple Witch's fiftieth birthday. Last year was not the first time we celebrated our birthdays in Gettysburg. In fact, Blue Witch was born the last week, April 15th, we are each a week apart. I'm the first and oldest. Now that Mummy's gone; she was born on Halloween, I'm Supreme. Ron has booked me the Sweney room, the only room in the old house that I haven't stayed, at the Farnsworth House. Little Ron and the witches certainly will be coming along. There is a desk, and maybe the epic poem, The Apple Orchard, about Robert Townsend, George Washington's spy in New York, will be complete. It is running round my mind, and my research has led me way around TURN, which I love and have watched twice. The poem will be the outline for my next musical satire of the same name. There certainly will be a Robert Townsend doll. He was a Scorpio, and I don't know why I write from a man's point of view. I always seem to. Anyway, I will TTYL... Arthur is begging me. It is likely because Peter Rabbit came right up to us in the backyard. It was bizarre, and I thought, oh, my ghoul, Starve Acre. 🐰Why don't we have hares and hedgehogs in Pennsylvania? Release the hedgies! 

Friday, February 27, 2026

Arm & Hammer Kitty Krew


  Sir Frankie Crisp and I have just joined the Arm & Hammer Kitty Krew. I discovered it on his Double Duty kitty litter box. I wanted to score a charm bracelet, but they are out. I get great deals at the little market, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, but it's often not brand new stuff. The Halloween tortilla chips I scored for ninety-seven cents are killer, so I'll take it. Arthur and I get to go to parties at PetSmart and other fun stuff. I just discovered that I can take him to the Historic Smithton Inn in Ephrata, next on my list. There's a dog park in Ephrata, and he travels so well, a proper gent. I'm going to a tropical fish event on Saturday at PetSmart. It's nice that I have something just for Frankie. We got high dollar natural litter the day we picked him up, Shiner's burial. It was terrible stuff, really pissy. We bought Tidy Cat once because it was cheap. It's nearly as bad. I love Double Duty clumping litter. It is easy clean-up. I clean Frankie's box every day. Someday he'll get a litter robot, but right now Countess Po' Ass can use some samples and freebies. I hope I'm getting more at PetSmart this weekend. Three aquariums can get expensive. I hope to get some Indian pea puffer fish at Petco some time when I'm down a Betta. I realize PetSmart is trying to compete, but Petco's warranties are twice as long, and their freaky fab staff is twice as nice. It won't be easy. They do take better care of their fish though. Sometimes I think about working at Petco. I'm pretty busy though. I'm making a Saint Patrick's Day doll from my Victorian Ornaments book that I got at The Mad Hatter for three dollars. I'm down to three projects in that book out of eleven, and I just got it this past fall. It's a lot of fun. I finished Hot Blood and want to get my rat pack done for the return of The Collins Port Inn. I have to begin The Apple Orchard, an epic poem about Robert Townsend, George Washington's Revolutionary War spy in New York. I hope that leads to another musical satire even before IKE. Ron and my brother don't consider art work. 😹

Kitty Krew



  Oh, my ghoul, I haven't had internet all week, it's comcastic! The instruction manual must've been in English! Wart speed my lily white ass! In the meantime, my wrath has nearly completed the rat pack. I'm wrapping up Filthy Phil right now. Stay tuned... TTYL! 🍀


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... 


Dreams 8/13

    8/13   Dan and I were in the souvenir shop at the inn looking at a DOLLS magazine. A Schoenhut boy that I had seen at the Nazareth auct...