A gentle tugging on my T-shirt interrupts my computer game play. “Good Lady.” Molly, my goblin housekeeper, looks up at me with her large, beautiful brown eyes. “Good Lady, would you mind terribly, if we had a few dear friends to visit this weekend? We’ve been wandering homeless for many…

A Magic Hour Family Christmas is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It contains stories and recipes from the Magic Hour Writers Group that specializes in stories for children and families. I have included a rewrite of a post here I think you will enjoy.

I apologize for not posting to my blog in several months. I’ve been focused on a real life problem and I doubt Mrs. Walters’ spell weaving can help this. With her track record, do I want her to try? Yes, the insurance company did bribe me to have a wellness…

Buzzt! Buzzt! I grab the vibrating smartphone from my desk. I’m supposed to be working on my book. I’m really playing computer games. Glancing at the caller’s name, I realize it’s my youngest daughter Lynn. She’s about to have my much wanted grandchild. “Hey Sweetheart. What’s up?” “The baby’s coming!…

“Mrs. Walters? Mrs. Mariah Walters?” It’s one of those computer generated voices on the phone. “Yeeeeees?” “I need to verify that I’m talking to the correct person. Please state your birthdate after the beep.” Oh foo it’s the Medicare Advantage people. Turn 65, sign up for Medicare and get a…

My apologies for not posting sooner. My daughter Lynn gifted me with an adorable grandson. There is nothing cuter than a massive diaper with two little legs hanging out! He’s so precious and likes to sleep on people like me, his Oma. I’ve been helping her out and I forgot how much laundry…

There is nothing funny about being sick. My sinuses are clogged. My ears are blocked. My nose is running and I’m coughing up what I don’t know. I just feel blah all over. The covers settle over my head as I try for pass out or sleep, whichever comes first.…

After the uproar over last year’s Christmas letter, I Mrs. Walters have decided to keep this year fairly quiet. I’m just putting up outdoor decorations for the neighbor children because what’s Christmas without them! When my children were little we would drive around marveling at all the wonderful displays. It…

Thanksgiving was a very busy time for me. This is the holiday I insist the children come home. The house has to be cleaned and magic proofed (or not). Food has to be purchased and carted in. Bedding washed and returned to the beds. Lex has to be scrubbed clean as well…