Radio Show Interview Janet’s Books (English and Spanish)       About the Author Bolivian immigrant Janet Perez Eckles might be the last woman you would expect to dance for joy. She lost her eyesight at age 31, suffered financial devastation, endured infidelity, and faced the incomprehensible…

If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. Sunday, September 9 5.6 million—around a quarter of Florida’s population—have been ordered to evacuate. Many joined the mass exodus. We decided to stay put. Read more here. I woke Sunday morning to these words blaring from…

Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA) It’s been a month since Hurricane Irma blew through the our part of the state (near the Gulf of Mexico), so…

Post Hurricane Irma Hello everyone! I’ve been off the internet for 2 weeks due to Hurricane Irma and her lousy temper, so I’m extending the “Name the Chicken Contest” until October 15. I’ll be writing about our experience through the storm in an upcoming post. In the…

“Way down upon the Suwannee River…..” Those lyrics are from the Florida state song, “Old Folks at Home,” written by Stephen Foster in 1851. You can listen to the song performed by Pete Seeger as part of his historical “American Favorite Ballads”. Sit back, close…

Ronald Eugene Harrison was born to Oscar and Gladys on the old Gregg Mill Road farm, August 26, 1943, in Ohio. Youngest in a family of seven, he arrived after Delores, Jim, Theresa, and Larry. Crazy in love, his parents married when Gladys was a…

Welcome to the grand opening of the new Penelope Silvers blog! PhilosBooks.com was my home for several years, but I’m going to kick off my shoes and rest here for awhile. More importantly, to kick off this momentous event (sans balloons or hors d’oeuvres), I’m sponsoring a…