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		A Letter from Danielle for February ’24 Hi Everyone, February is always one of those months when the winter seems endless, and spring still feels a lifetime away. And the fun of the holidays feels like a distant memory. I always work/write a lot in January and February, and then suddenly spring is here, and I poke my nose out the door. […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for January ’24 Hi Everyone, Well, you made it through the holidays, after all the shopping, planning, cooking, lists, meals to prepare, trees to decorate, relatives people are happy to see, and some less so. The holidays are a marathon of work behind the scenes. Filled with hope and excitement, and sometimes disappointment over things that didnt happen. […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for December ’23 Hello Everyone, Although September is always a whirlwind for me after the summer, December is ALWAYS the busiest month of the year, can be the most stressful, takes the most effort to get everything organized, and it is definitely my favorite month!!! And favorite holiday!! The Christmas holidays, or of whatever faith or none, are […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for November ’23 Hi Everyone, November begins to have the bite and seriousness of winter, as the cold weather sets in, in most places, and the holidays begin to approach. It can be a stressful time for many people, spending time with family, or having no family to spend it with, and making plans. Thanksgiving is a wonderful […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for October ’23 Hi Everyone, October is one of my favorite months, as the weather cools—which is always energizing—and the fall gets busy with new projects and writing new books. I always find October inspiring, it’s just cool enough but not freezing yet, and we seem to hit our stride in this month. And for comic relief we […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for September ’23 Hi Everyone, Without a doubt, as the mother of nine kids, September has always been my busiest month. It was always a mad dash, getting new school uniforms and school supplies, new shoes, and helping everyone adjust to being back in school again (and wearing shoes!!!). Setting up car pools also . . . there […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for August ’23 Hi Everyone, It always feels like we barely settle into summer, and . . . it’s already on its way out. With children starting back to school in late August, it’s almost fall again before we know it. But there’s still time for some summer fun before we shake the sand out of our shoes […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for July ’23 Hi Everyone, At last it’s SUMMER!!! Yayyy!!! This has been the longest winter and spring that I can remember. It was cold everywhere this year and now, in July, we are bound to have warm weather. Memorial Day usually nudges summer off to a slow start, but on July 4th we KNOW it’s summer, and […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for June ’23 Dear Reader, June is such a wonderful month, you can count on good weather almost everywhere and it’s not too blazing hot yet. Just right!! Toward the end of June, my new hardcover Palazzo will be coming out, about a wonderful Italian family, originally from Venice, now established in Rome (with a gorgeous family palazzo […] Read more
		A Letter from Danielle for May ’23 Hello Everyone, I hope that spring is finally beginning to arrive, after a long cold winter that was beginning to seem endless!!! I travelled through New York in late March and the cold was brutal—I’ve been caught in snowstorms there in the past, as late as mid-April!!! May Day is one of my favorite holidays. […] Read more