by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 9, 2014 | Living in Place
In Planning A Blog, I knew I was looking for a web designer who would help me build a new site, start a blog, link to social media, and develop enough skills to use and edit it all with confidence. Part of me hoped no such person would materialize, and I could stay in...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 7, 2014 | Living in Place
Like Rose Mayer in Into the Wilderness, I came to Vermont for the summer – and stayed. I wanted to write fiction, and the noise of city life made it difficult for me to hear my own voice. Even though I came to Vermont in the summer, winter is the season that matters;...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 4, 2014 | Living in Place
I like to give gifts. I just don’t like to shop. I don’t like to shop, not for groceries, not for clothes, not for cars. Shopping takes time away from things that I do enjoy, like my work, cooking, gardening, and playing outdoors. I especially dislike shopping during...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Nov 26, 2014 | Living in Place
Today’s guest post is by cookbook writer Leda Scheintaub, whose new book, Cultured Foods for Your Kitchen is at the top of my holiday gift list – both to give and (hopefully!) receive. Leda’s journey to published author is an inspiring one, and...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Nov 12, 2014 | Living in Place
So many people responded to my last post about fair use of images on the internet that a follow-up post is in order. Many readers didn’t know anything at all about copyrights, and many of you reblogged the post. Thank you; this is information we all need to know. As I...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Oct 28, 2014 | Living in Place
In my haste to post Planning A Blog, I rushed to find free images to illustrate it and inadvertently used a photograph without permission or credit. I didn’t see the photographer’s name in the link, which is just about the same as running a red light. A few days after...
