Halloween Decorating Suggestions from Joan

Halloween Decorating Suggestions from Joan

Welcome to Joan’s Spooky Halloween Fun House! My kids are grown and gone, but I still love decorating for Halloween.  Making your home spooky and scary doesn’t have to be expensive.  Most of my Halloween decorations were bought at the end of the season the...

Happy Birthday Joan!

To Retire . . . or Not to Retire This month I’m celebrating a milestone birthday which made me think about what I want to do next.  While writing SULLIVAN’S PROMISE, the fourth and final book in my King’s Brats series, I spent the summer in Italy and...
Greetings from London!

Greetings from London!

Checking in from London Perched high atop a precarious, rocky hillside, I got my share of exercise navigating stairs (that’s a black cat halfway up) every time I arrived or left my tiny Italian villa.  I walked a mile each way on a narrow, two-lane road (no...
I’m Headed to the Amalfi Coast

I’m Headed to the Amalfi Coast

I’m Headed to the Amalfi Coast I’ve always been goal oriented, and I find it helps to reward myself with something special when a project is done.  With the completion of SULLIVAN’S PROMISE (available January 2019), I’ve finished the...