by Kathleen Pellegrino | Apr 23, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, holiday hosting, Mystery, Writing
I’ve been in the garden today and assessed the winter damage. The ground is soaked with water for our land is comprised of clay. The good thing about clay as a basis for grass and shrubs and flowers is that we rarely have to water. But in the spring our soil is...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Apr 10, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, holiday hosting, Mystery
Today in honor of SPCA’s special day, I must mention how a pet, whatever pet you may choose, adds value to your life. You may own a pet or rescue a pet from another owner or shelter, or visit a pet at an animal shelter, or work with animals/pets in a...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Apr 6, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, Mystery, News
Poetry Month is here. We must think about repetition, alliteration, rhyme, meter or rhythm, hyperbole, metaphor and on and on. What about onomatopoeia? Whole poems are written using this device. I think about Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Bells.” Just...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Apr 3, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, Mystery, News
What a wonderful day, today turned out. I started my day at a yoga class, cooked lunch with my friends, and then edited portions of my fourth book; hopefully it will be published by June 2019. Altogether it has been a productive day. Do you ever wonder what pleases...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Mar 26, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, holiday hosting, Mystery, Uncategorized
Like most of my readers, I love the historical listing of light and fun facts. Did you know that on this date, March 26, 1937, spinach growers in Texas erected a statue of Popeye as a testament to him as a spinach icon? Now even our very young readers know that Popeye...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Mar 19, 2019 | Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, holiday hosting, Mystery
It is a special day for all Italians today. It is name day for Saint Joseph, and in Italy it is also the day on which Father’s Day is celebrated. In the United States, we honor Saint Joseph with Italian pastries called Zeppole and Sfingi. Filled with cream and...
Kathleen lives with her husband Joe and their dog Othello midst their large family in Springfield, Massachusetts.
"My love affair with plots, murder, mystery, spies and, in general, with crime novels began at an early age. I read and read – probably have read 2,000 crime novels since then. Even at an early age, I developed my own plots if only to cover up my misdeeds to the chagrin of my family and teachers. Some less creative called it fibbing!
Now I write from the love of plot – of people and their ways –of life – of philosophy – about crime –about the sociopath/psychopath."
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