by Karen Shughart | Oct 4, 2021 | Blogs
We moved from a mid-sized metropolitan area to a small village on the south shore of Lake Ontario in the Finger Lakes region of New York almost seven years ago. We love being part of a community where everyone truly does know your name, and the beauty surrounding us...
by Karen Shughart | Aug 18, 2021 | Blogs
We call it the Pear Garden, and this is how it started. I come from a family of dog lovers. Almost everyone has or has had dogs: my husband and I, our kids, my siblings, nieces and nephews, cousins. When they pass, we grieve for our fur babies for a long time; and we...
by Karen Shughart | Jul 29, 2021 | Blogs
It’s like a grand, sweeping piece of classical music, starting out slowly and gradually building until it reaches a crescendo; imperceptibly winding down and then soaring to a breathtaking ending. That’s pretty much what it’s like living in Sodus Point in the summer....
by Karen Shughart | Jun 22, 2021 | Blogs
This month, to celebrate my birthday, friends treated me to lunch at a lovely restaurant/winery with charming views of Seneca Lake, in the heart of the Finger Lakes. The restaurant not only carries its own wines, but also a splendid selection from other wineries...
by Karen Shughart | May 19, 2021 | Blogs
Are you a city mouse or a country mouse? Does the thought of rural life make you yawn? Or does the idea of living in a city send electric shocks of anxiety through you? I grew up in Pittsburgh. I enjoyed concerts performed by the symphony orchestra and boarded a...
by Karen Shughart | Apr 23, 2021 | Blogs
I started writing the first draft of the third mystery in the Edmund DeCleryk series several months ago. It’s entitled Murder at Freedom Hill, and as with the first two books, the murder is linked to an historical event, this time the Abolition Movement and...
