Stay happy and young forever.
I am grateful we could get together also with my parents Eliska Konecny and Vaclav Konecny who came from Big Rapids to the Grattan Irish Pub.
What a treat.
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Author Carla Stockton pens Too Much of Nothing, a memoir
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In Too Much of Nothing, Carla Stockton, a first-generation American baby boomer, shares her life story through a series of vignettes. The memoir begins with her mother’s escape from Europe before World War II and culminates in Stockton’s own journey to break free from a stifling marriage.
With a blend of humor and heart, Stockton reflects on the challenges and triumphs of living in the shadow of history. Her story is a meditation on the resilience required to navigate the complexities of identity and womanhood in a changing world.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Too Much of Nothing.
Sponsored by author Carla Stockton, Doc Chavent, and Moravian Sons Distillery.
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Goodbye January
Even the Iguana got some sun on the last day of the month.
More tropical news coming.
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Poet Kathy Johnson pens anthology Roots in Water
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In her poetry anthology “Roots in Water”, Kathy Johnson captured the simple moments in life that matter the most: the love and passion for what we do.
“The only thing you take with you at the end of your life is your love, not your bank notes, not your honors, not your book,” she said in the For the Love of Books Podcast episode hosted by author Emma Palova.
As a Chaplain for the local hospice in the Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula, Johnson has met her final inspiration. “The saddest people are those who have given up on various things in life.
I’ve come away from death more alive to human beings, the world, and self-worth.”
A stanza from Kathy Johnson’s poem “Ceremony” shows the poet’s passion for life.
As the seasons turn
One to the next, so we travel
From East to West.
We rise and flow with the years.
Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Listen to the podcast episode for a chance to win a signed copy of “Roots in Water.”
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Happy New Year 2025
May you embrace joy and love in every moment to come.
With love, from the Pala family.
Congratulations to Person of the Year 2024 Dominik Pala.
Below is pictured Person of the Year 2024 Dominik Pala as nominated by his peers Ella Chavent, Josephine Palova and Samuel Chavent.
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Holidays at The Old Theater in Lowell, Michigan
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Happy Holidays
Heywood Banks performs at The Old Theater on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14. Get your tickets now. Go to www.theoldtheater.com
Listen in to win a free ticket to Dixon’s Violin on Dec. 29 at TOT.
Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery, Doc Chavent, Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Kathryn DenHouter.
Built in 1928, The Old Theater in downtown Lowell is a magical place where all wishes and dreams come true thanks to its owners Lisa and David Reed. Lisa’s wish to have a white Christmas came true on Wednesday. Young artists’ dreams of performing on stage in front of a live audience come true here at TOT, and dancers can dance the night away on Fridays. Listen to this enchanting episode to win a free ticket to Dixon’s Violin on Dec. 29.
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2nd Advent Candle
I lit the second Advent candle this morning after logging in 503 words in my personal @NaNoWriMo December challenge reimagined. The balmy morning on the driveway uncovered beautiful winter sunrise as I rejoiced in the joy of the Advent season.
Advent is inspiring me to create in the peace of the days. Everything is silent. No disturbances in the air or heart.
The second Advent candle is burning strong in the stillness of my beloved sunroom. I 
Holidays with Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Kathryn Den Houter
Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Katherine Den Houter joined forces for a special holiday book signing event at the Coffee House at Cascade Christian Church on Dec. 14 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Holiday episode sponsored by authors Kathryn Den Houter, Glad Fletcher, Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Fletcher’s or Den Houter’s books.
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Happy Thanksgiving
We spent a peaceful Thanksgiving with my parents Eliska & Vaclav Konecny, and my brother Vas.
They are all the major players in my book Greenwich Meridian Memoir.
The dessert log is a Czech classic.
We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
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NaNoWriMo 2024 reimagined
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Happy Thanksgiving. Make words happen because books make great gifts.
Some policy changes in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) non-profit organization caused a mass exodus of writers and authors into different stratospheres.
TrackBear tracks your writing progress and multiple goals.
For 19-year NaNoWriMo veteran author Jean Davis switching tracks from NaNoWriMo to TNT was simple. She uses TrackBear to organize multiple writing projects. In case you’re wondering what TNT stands for, it is That November Thing.
“I am not as behind the organization as I used to be,” she said. “November is still my writing month.”
The new variations of NaNoWriMo carry on the same basic principle of getting people together to write. TrackBear allows you to work on separate goals
together.
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