The World According to Liz

I haven't posted recently...I've been busy writing, reading, editing, teaching, not to mention my "other" job, taking care...

I've added two more quotes to my Commonplace Book. They're just things that struck me as funny or endearing, not particularly deep, ...

For years now, I've been listening to "The Thomas Jefferson Hour" on public radio. Have you ever heard it? Check here for more...

You may have noticed I've changed the background on my blog. I like the new background, except...somehow it seems to have squashed the m...

I hope you all enjoyed your winter holiday, whichever one you celebrate. We had a lovely and low-key holiday here--well, low-key except for ...

I haven't written in a while. Too many crises going on in my life to even name. Sheesh. I do have news, though: I have two new books out...

Okay, I know I haven't posted in a while. It's been a combination of nothing to say, and mostly the fact that I've been out of s...

Last month I had the opportunity to visit with a reader who had come from farther away than anyone else I'd met: Israel. Now, I can...

I've been in a writing funk lately. Just can't seem to get inspired. Now I know I should just write anyway and bust through it, or ...

Just thought I'd post a quick little photo of my son Mike, his bride Amy, and our granddaughter, Isabel, who was the flower girl. Are th...

I finally decided it wasn't right to spend so much time on this, my writing blog, talking about knitting. :-) So, I started a separate k...

I'm still knitting like crazy, whenever I get time. Here's a picture of my latest completed project, a felted purse, for me this tim...

In the last month or so, I've returned to a favorite old hobby: knitting. I first learned to knit when I was five years old. A little yo...

I'm starting to see what it's like to live in the northeast again. Western Kansas was cold in the winter, with nasty wind chills...t...

I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas had a merry one! And those of you who celebrate other holidays at this time of year, I hope they w...

When I was a kid, one of my favorite stories was about a little bear who didn't want to go hibernate. He wanted to play in the leaves, w...

So, it seems flu season is upon us. I haven't been able to get a flu shot--yet--so I'm washing my hands a lot and knocking on wood t...

We've finally dried out and I'm enjoying the unseasonably warm temperatures we're having right now. The fall colors are beautifu...

New Hampshire has been beautiful up to now, and I swear I've loved every minute. But in the past few days, this "land of sunshine...

This move has been difficult for us in several ways. First, my husband was not only leaving a job, but also leaving a career in music and st...