by Author Gale Owen Holt | Jul 14, 2020 | Crafts, Creativity, Gardening, Health, Recipes
Loving and using lavender in cooking kept me busy as I wait for my scheduled transplant. During this even more intense quarantine, harvesting and drying lavender and other herbs has been a blessing. This got me outside and moving in our backyard and enjoying fresh air... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Jun 26, 2020 | Crafts, Creativity, Gardening, Health
Loving and using lavender is only one of my garden activities. Caring for and taking pictures of lavender and other flowers has kept me sane and peaceful during this shut-in time. It appears my kidney transplant may happen soon, but as I wait, I indulge in lavender... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Sep 30, 2019 | Crafts, Creativity, Gardening
Ahh, the fragrance and it’s pretty! Three enormous artimesia annua plants graced our garden this year and the blooms are gorgeous. I set about creating beauty with Sweet Annie. Last week, I harvested and arranged some of the fragrant everlasting herb, so... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Jun 29, 2019 | Crafts, Creativity, Literature
It is my pleasure to interview someone who was formative in my beginnings as a writer. Lee Tobin McClain has been an integral part of Seton Hill University’s MFA program in writing popular fiction. It is the only such program in North America. I found... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | May 28, 2019 | Adolescence, Crafts, Creativity, Family issues
How crafting helps writer’s block and other troubles I never anticipated my crafting hobby could help my writing career, but here we are. Crafting jewelry has become a reward — a strategy for assuring that I stay on course as a writer. A key part of my...