by Nancy Herkness | May 25, 2009 | Daughter, Marching band, Uncategorized
I’m a recovering band parent. My daughter graduated from high school and the marching band last year. However, at the Memorial Day Parade in our small town today, my heart still thrilled to the sound of John Phillip Sousa, played as the band marched crisply...
by Nancy Herkness | May 11, 2009 | Family, movies, Star Trek, Uncategorized
My Mother’s Day gift was a family outing to see the new Star Trek movie. Since I was a trekkie in my younger years, I went with a certain amount of fear and trembling. Telling the story of how my favorite starship crew first met and bonded seemed rife with...
by Nancy Herkness | May 4, 2009 | Books, ice hockey, Nod from Nancy, Uncategorized
This book surprised me–in a good way. A publicist contacted me out of the blue and asked if I would review it. I was a little nervous because I prefer to write positively about books and I didn’t have any idea what to expect from Seahawk. Below is an...
by Nancy Herkness | Apr 23, 2009 | college, Daughter, travel, Uncategorized
While visiting my Darling Daughter at her college in the cornfields of Ohio, I was delighted and intrigued by three llamas wandering about in a field we drove past. I stopped to say hello and got greeted with much interest by the Head Llama (below) who found my...
by Nancy Herkness | Apr 16, 2009 | Books, Nod from Nancy, Uncategorized
Out Stealing Horses is one of those books you read too fast the first time through because the story and the writing are so compelling you can’t slow yourself down. However, you know you will read it again to catch all the marvelous layers and nuances you raced past...