"The Forests I Called Home," my second book, is set for publication in Spring, 2011. It is about my life growing up in a small town in the Adirondack Mountains, and how the places where I''ve lived and vacationed made me who I am today.
Growing up, the author always knew she was an unusual child, a tomboy and loner who daydreamed about living in the wilderness.When she was ten years old her parents built a log cabin in the forest, which she explored with her rowdy but loveable dog, Rocky, and faithful horse, Sally.Those years sparked a fascination with the natural world, and a search for a place to belong.Her travels took her from the Adirondack Mountains to a remote island in Maine, and to the coast of Cape Cod, where she lived in a campground with her pet ferret, Riptide.
This is a story of growing up feeling different from the rest, and of solitary journeys that strengthened the author's faith in God and sense of self.It's a celebration of the special places that make us who we are, and of childhood dreams that come true in surprising ways.
This is not a drill. The attack on Pearl. They were the ghost planes of the night, deadly, illusive, sharp-clawed Black Cats. The Memoirs of ARM H.P. Lawrence, a Pearl Harbor survivor, Black Cat, and decorated war veteran.
She never felt safe at home as a young girl, and didn't understand why when she finally escaped she wasn't safe in the big wide world either ...effectively jumping out of the frying pan into the fire!
Rosetta was born in 1909 as the youngest of ten children. The family had more laughter than money and neighbors would knock on their door to ask, "Can we come in and laugh, too?"