Dear Kids and All Readers, In May, I will be traveling to the East Coast for the birth of my grandson. Even though I’m fully vaccinated, I have to quarantine for ten days at a hotel before the big event. (I’ll spare you the good reasons.) Instead of fretting about the isolation that some experience…
Dear Kids and All Readers, I hope all of you are as lucky as I am to be surrounded by kind, cheerful neighbors! In my neighborhood, about thirty of us of all ages gather on the First Friday of each month for a potluck dinner and good conversation. One family hosts per month. Usually, it’s…
Hello, Kids and All Readers, I was a shy kid. Still am–including the kid part. How about you? My mother used to say to me, “Sherrill, get your nose out of that book and go outside and play.” Some kids would welcome hearing an adult say that to them! I dreaded it. My calling was…
Dear Kids and All Readers, Here in San Diego, spring has arrived. I know. Some say it never left. But being a native San Diegan, I can definitely detect the waxing and waning of each season. I hope spring’s beautiful warmth and radiant blossoms now surround you as well. For today, I would like to…
Dear Kids and All Readers, You’ve been waiting for it, and here it comes! Walnut Street: Phantom Rider, Book 3 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series, will release on November 9, 2021. Hurray! Here’s a teaser: Objects of value have been disappearing from the Mayfield family’s rural California horse ranch and youth saddle club for…
