Walek Farms Virtual Author Talk

Walek Farms Virtual Author Talk

Thanks to Anne Cross and the Walek Farms Book Club for virtually hosting me as their guest for their monthly book discussion. The informal visit included questions about my impetus for writing my books and the original idea of using sewing methods from Coats &...
Sidonia’s Thread Museum Exhibition

Sidonia’s Thread Museum Exhibition

Cherished Family, Friends, and Colleagues, I am excited to share my new venture with you. After working with a wonderful team, including professors, students, and consultants during a worldwide pandemic, we have finally completed our preparatory work for the traveling...
International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day

I bet you did not know that September 8th is International Literacy Day! It’s one of the most important days of the year. As a writer, I know that it would be impossible to write without having read the work of other writers, including poets, historians,...
National Tape Measure Day

National Tape Measure Day

It seems absurd to celebrate National Tape Measure Day. I have noticed, however, when any electrician, carpet layer, plumber, window installer, carpenter, or other tradesperson does his or her work, the tape measure seems to be the most prominent tool in the arsenal...
LYA School Honors Hanna on its 75th Anniversary

LYA School Honors Hanna on its 75th Anniversary

I am so grateful to be honored by the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) as one of four honorees, who are school alumni, to help celebrate their 75th year as a school.  The virtual celebration will be on Monday, June 29 at 7:30pm at www.lya.org. I happen to be the...
Mother’s Day, 2020

Mother’s Day, 2020

My mother died on Mother’s Day, that second Sunday in May when we Americans celebrate motherhood by paying homage to the women who sacrifice so much for the sake of their children. That’s how my first book in the Sidonia trilogy, Sidonia’s Thread...