A Little Perspective

One of the benefits of living in a small town is that you get to know EVERYBODY. Everyone knows everyone else's business, who their kids are, what color their undies are, who's got marital problems, who's got money problems. Its just life in a small town. For many years, I had the pleasure of living in such a small town, Orange Beach, Alabama. For those unfamiliar with Orange Beach, yes there were orange groves there. (Back in the early days, before it became America's newest city.) Back before Ono Island was the gated home to the likes of Kenny Rogers, Kenny ...

Gone Fishing!

Back before Christmas, I reviewed some fantastic kids books with accompanying CD's for Secret Mountain Books. And guess what? They've done it again! The long-awaited release of the new book/CD called My Name is Chicken Joe. Published by The Secret Mountain and beautifully illustrated by Stephan Jorisch, the book will include a CD with 11 Trout Fishing In America Songs, featuring the song that made one of Keith's cats famous.

A Little Help From My Friends

My neighbor, good as she is, doesn't understand the urgency of packages delivered to my house by Fed-X and UPS. She popped by this morning with a small package, from last week! ACCCCCK Inside, to my surprise were some lovely books for kids and I thought I'd share a little about the author and the books. Leslie Patricelli is the author and illustrator of a delightful little series of engaging and bright, board books and full length picture books. The first one I pulled from the box is a board book. Written simply (of course) so baby can understand what you're saying, ...

Sign, Seal, Delivered

Set The Mood

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Money's tight and date night just isn't going to happen this year. What to do? I'm plugging in with the new Yanni Voices and preparing a candle light dinner at home. Yanni? You say? Yes the long haired, keyboardist and composer is back ! He's cut his hair, (he cleans up really good) and He's found four young artists who's voices are nothing short of stellar ! And they're hitting the boards this year.  Listen to the velvety smooth voices of these four and you'll be saving up to spend a night with them, in ...