A Summer in Springfield is set in Springfield, Ohio, and I used many of the local businesses and people in the story. Some names were changed, but if you live here or know Springfield, you can probably guess many of the places mentioned in the book. Here are some of the […]

A Summer in Springfield Inspirations

I read some longer books in September, so I have just four to share this month. It’s a great balance of two fiction and two non-fiction books. I did start two that I ended up putting down after deciding not to read them. Here is what I read in September: […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – September 2025

“Can I spend my birthday money on a hotel room so we can go to NYC?” Our oldest asked the question and there was one weekend open that we could both go, so we planned another trip to NYC. There’s always more to do and see there. Of course, it […]

Two Days in NYC

I took just a few trips in August, which lent itself to more reading time on airplanes. I read just one non-fiction book about the Astors and the rest were all very interesting fiction books. Here are the books I read in August: The Storm Breaker by Victoria Kimble The […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – August 2025

It was time for another senior trip and this child of mine loves the beach. We made a plan to go to San Diego for three nights with one of her friends and her mom. The night before when I went to check our flights, they had filled up, so […]

Summer in San Diego

My husband’s work schedule was a bit crazy in July and I had yet to be a passenger on a flight he was piloting, so I decided to go and visit him on the road.  He had an overnight stay in White Plains, N.Y. that landed before noon, giving him […]

An Afternoon in NYC

The original plan was to fly standby to Boston early in the morning and come back that evening. However, flights filled up and we had to go with Plan B – Washington, D.C. I took two daughters and one of their friends with me on this trip. We got up […]

Day trip to Washington, D.C.

I read some very interesting books in July. One was about a psychiatrist who prescribed cats instead of medicine. One was a historical fiction book about the heiress of the Post cereal fortune. I finished a true classic. I also read a second book this year about a woman who […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – July 2025

Only 6 books in June? I know that “only” just for me. We painted the interior of our house in June after living here for almost 12 years. So, it was a lot of work prepping, cleaning, sorting and moving all of our things. I would fall asleep so fast […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – June 2025

Flying six people on standby for vacation is totally possibly – if you’re flexible. Five of us flew out of one city and one flew out of another city but we got there and back pretty easily.  On Memorial Day, we flew into Tampa with just one connection. We got […]

Summer Vacation in Tampa