The Greatest Generation had patient love. They had to! To let a loved one know how you feel on Valentine’s Day, you could pick up your cell phone with its unlimited minutes and call him or her. At the same time you could send a text message with a picture […]
Atwood’s Artful Assembled Artifacts #1 : That’s Just Ducky! Handmade Decoys were historically used to attract ducks into a hunter’s firing range. They have been around forever. Some older decoys were covered with bird skin and feathers. The Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. has decoys that date to 400 BC-AD 100 that were found in […]
“Put your John Hancock there.” In other words, put your signature on that line. John Hancock’s signature will probably go down in history as the most famous, and I consider one of the most attractive in appearance. To honor that famous signature, National Handwriting Day falls on his birthday, January 23rd. I have to wonder, […]
We all know what happens when sunlight hits a prism, it creates rainbows projected on your walls. Do you know what you get when moonshine hits them? Very subtle shades of blues and purples. Hmm, if the sun creates RAINbows, than I shall call my night prism projections ICEbows. Yes, it is true. I am […]
The Magic of Snow There is something special about snow falling. Falling soft and light as it is right now outside my window. The first real snow storm of the year. Snow. Oh, how I feel bad for those who have never experienced snow. Especially children who never built […]
Visiting with Santa Claus is a joyous magical experience. At least that is what we adults seem to remember. This often distorted childhood memory drives us to repeat the tradition with our own children. We toss out our constant warning to our kids to avoid strangers and take them to meet a big hairy one. […]
In other words: The Tale of a Historical Garden Experiment! While researching my novella “Harvest Grove” I needed to learn more about the Native American cultures that existed in New England during the 1600s. What better place to see and learn about them, but at historical Plimouth Plantation in Massachusetts, (Yes, they spell it Plimouth […]
Pull up a chair and get comfortable. I am Atwood. The universe has tagged on names for me before and after, but I prefer my middle name that my Mother gave me. I am a parent to four wonderful sons who have given me a run for my money! I am an author of fiction stories and an […]