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Jazzy Explores

Jazzy and I live in Smithfield, a small town in Virginia. We have been in Smithfield for five years and love this town. We would recomm...

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Jazzy - Pig

This morning on my walk with Jazzy, we walked along the paths that make up the Smithfield Foods campus here in town. They have two porce...

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Happy Haunting

It's that time of year again When witches dawn on their capes. The monsters roam the streets of town The mothers draw the drapes. The chi...

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What makes you think of the past?

I was at the beach last week taking photos for the bike portion of a triathlon. I get to take pictures of people who are fulfilling dre...

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A new kind of me!

I am an author. It has taken a while for me to actually apply that phrase to myself. I am living an author life now. I sit by the seas...

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They're Here, The New Books are Here!

How Exciting! My new books, "Jazzy Explores Smithfield" and "Jazzy colors" are here. They are the culmination of many months of learnin...

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Marketing: NOT 101 (more like negative 2000)

Given that I do not wish deal with Amazon and the multitude of issues that ensue, I have taken it upon myself to get my books out there. ...

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Learning As I Go

One would think that children’s books that are cute, fun, and have great photos (meaning my Jazzy Books) would sell at a children’s festi...

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