by drcrocker | Oct 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Standing in my family room is a grandfather clock—not just any grandfather clock. This is the one that has known me for my entire adult life. Purchased in England The clock was purchased in England in 1976 when my family immigrated there. I was 18. For the next three...
by drcrocker | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
While cleaning out Mom’s home, we came across my father’s baby book. Those who read his story will know, but for those who haven’t, Dad was born in the Belgian Congo in 1933. His father worked as an accountant on the Capetown to Cairo railway. His mother was the...
by drcrocker | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
I just discovered a new way to sell–and for you to buy–books! Ingram spark, the platform through which Rambling Ruminations publishes, now sells directly to customers. And, since Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc. do not take a cut, the books can cost less!!...
by drcrocker | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Friday lunchtime of my Iowa book tour, I was invited to speak at a women’s lunch at Scottish Rite Park for elegant senior living. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Lots of tartan? Old men in kilts? People talking in a delightful brogue? Actually, the Scottish...
by drcrocker | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sometimes what I do is wildly successful. Sometimes it is not. Sometimes the success or failure is because of something I did. Often it is not. The key lies in both enjoying and learning from the experience, whatever it is. The Urbandale library book launch was just...
by drcrocker | May 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Oh my goodness, your book is amazing! So well-written. I love it. It should be in all bookshops! Tori Manager, Curiosity Shop After a drive from Des Moines that took less than an hour, we (me, my sister, and my mother) arrived. In Pella, that is. Such a beautiful...
