by Shari Shattuck | May 25, 2024 | art, authors, beauty, children, creative inspiration, family, Life in General, writers, writing
There are days, lots of them, when things seem so much harder than they need to be, and then I am reminded of how much worse some people have it and against all odds they remain optimistic, positive, and deeply enamored of life. We all have moods and difficulties,...
by Shari | Mar 11, 2020 | art, children, creative inspiration, family, humor., Life in General, New Novels
Whoo hoo! New book coming out, rejoice, it’s written, edited, copy-edited, formatted, ready to release April fourth. My work is done! Oh…wait. Incoming insecurity and realization of my utter and complete lack of promotional savvy buffet the flimsy walls of my...
by Shari | Dec 4, 2019 | children, family, humor., kids, Life in General, parenting
If you were to ask me what the best sound in the word is, I would answer without hesitation, “My children laughing together.” Some of the best moments of being a mom were simply this. I’m in bed, reading. and I hear the sound of matched giggles or outright belly...
by Shari | Apr 11, 2019 | children, creative inspiration, family, ice skating, kids, parenting
Often, when I was in second grade arithmetic, I would look up from my endless worksheets designed to discourage and disinterest would-otherwise-have-become astrophysicists, to wonder at my teacher’s hair. These were the sixties, and the ultimate goal of hair styling...
by Shari | Jan 7, 2019 | children, family, humor., Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, parenting
I can’t resist engaging with kids. They seem to be the people I most want to meet. My girls call me the baby whisperer, okay, sometimes they use the term ‘baby stalker’ based on some of the looks I get from wary care givers when I address a four year old...
