by Olivia | May 6, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“Every cloud has a silver lining.” I am not fond of that expression. It’s a little trite, as if a small thing that goes right somehow trumps the big things that go wrong. Don’t get me wrong. I can think of plenty of situations in my life when I...
by Olivia | May 2, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Everybody has a story. Childhood memories. A high school prank. College sweethearts. Broken bones. First jobs. First losses. Adventures. Disappointments. Risks. Failures. Recoveries. In the moment, it is easier to feel as if this story, this season is the main story....
by Olivia | Apr 29, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m visiting at my sister’s for a couple of weeks. It’s a thousand miles from where I live on more than one level. The agenda for the trip is to help with the complex task of settling my mother into a new living situation. Until now, she has lived independently...
by Olivia | Apr 25, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Last weekend I had the opportunity to spread my wares at a library event in a town about two hours from where I live. I don’t have a lot of experience at library events as an author, but I am a big fan of public libraries. Some of my fondest childhood memories...
by Olivia | Apr 21, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I like to tell stories and often do in this spot on my blog—filed under “Lens on Life.” Small moments, routine events, a few words of conversation from the everyday can lift us from the ordinary to a surpassing wonder about this beautiful thing we call life. By...
