by Olivia | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
My mother was born in 1926—she recently turned 90—and was one of nine children in the family growing up in a small town in rural Arkansas. Her father lost his business in the Great Depression. Soon after that, while the family’s belongings were stored above another...
by Olivia | Mar 14, 2016 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
“I didn’t think we had termites in Colorado.” If I had a dollar for every person I know who thinks that … well, I could have used the cash to pay the termite guys. We definitely have termites in Colorado. More specifically, in my neighborhood, er, in my house....
by Olivia | Mar 7, 2016 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
When people ask me what I “do,” I have to resist the urge to make the kind of joke my mother would make. She would wave her hands in the air and say, “I do this,” followed by sliding her feet and saying, “then sometimes I do this.” Mom cracks people up because she...
by Olivia | Feb 29, 2016 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Does February 29 somehow feel like an extra day? Like a surprise to see it on the calendar? (Probably not for people born on February 29!) It’s all a mathematical glitch, of course. Like when I can’t quite figure out where my math went wrong in my check...
by Olivia | Feb 8, 2016 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
I’m not turning 90. But my mother is, in just a few days. She’s always been a little proud to share a birthday with Thomas Edison. My dad died when he was 83, and both of my in-laws were gone by their mid-80s as well. So it feels like a big deal to have...
by Olivia | Feb 1, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Today February begins. I did quite a bit of normal grocery store and Target kind of shopping over the weekend, and everywhere I went were reminders that February means Valentine’s Day. And it dawned on me I should let you know that my newest book, Peace Like a...
by Olivia | Jan 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I don’t like to face reality. So help me out. As you can perhaps discern from the photo here, I have a favorite quilt that has seen better days. For quite some time I have tried to fool myself into thinking I could just patch it and it would be chic....
by Olivia | Jan 18, 2016 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Despite what you might think based on the title, this post is not about the new year or any of the familiar January themes. This is about a space I have not often found myself in the last several years. I’m not actively writing. But I’m actively dreaming...
by Olivia | Jan 4, 2016 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Here are 10 random reflections on my life in 2015. Shopping for a wedding dress is a day-long committee meeting but only one person has a vote that matters. (But the entire wedding party agrees my daughter will look spectacular as a June bride.) It is not possible to...
by Olivia | Dec 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just a quick heads up that my Hidden Falls series is priced low, low, low until December 31. The whole series is available in e-book formats. The first part is free (as it always is) and then parts two, three, four and five are only .99 each. That means you can get...
