National Indie Excellence Award
Submitted by Nancy on July 14, 2020
On Winning the National Indie Excellence Award
Submitted by Nancy on July 10, 2020It's crazy that during a pandemic somebody can be as bizzy as I am, but I've been seriously bizzy and there you have it! I tell you this as a way of explaining WHY I haven't, until now, sat down to share my news.
I was at work the other day (I'm an, 'essential worker') when I got a text from my amazing editor Stephanie Gunning saying, "Whhhhhoooohoooooo you WON the National Indie Excellence Award!!!!!! Congratulations!!!! You are also a finalist for HUMOR!" Read more about On Winning the National Indie Excellence Award »
Catching Up
Submitted by admin on June 27, 2020Many of you know by now that I am an, 'accidental writer', but what you may not know is about a week before I published Life is Good; Wit and Wisdom from a Vermont Homesteader (LiG), right in the middle of launch crazies, my editor called me and said, "OK, have you started your next book yet?" I almost fainted. Read more about Catching Up »
It's Here! Life is Good
Submitted by Nancy on August 4, 2019Ladies and Gentlemen, many of you have asked for it - so here it is, my first book, Life is Good; Wit and Wisdom of a Vermont Homesteader! You can order it as it will be available on Amazon starting Tuesday, August 6th! There is a Kindle version as well as the paperback version!
And now you know... Read more about It's Here! Life is Good »
Life is Good - Acknowledgments
Submitted by Nancy on August 4, 2019I want to thank all the people who for years, encouraged me: "Write a book." If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have undertaken the task.
Cindy Snow-Pitts, Deborah W. Clark, John Brett, Jenna Lynn Gerrish, Wayne Levandoski, Merilyn Carey Donaldson, Tim Martin, Ralph Huntington, Laurie Cutler Kalanges, Renee Burke, Sharmon Gereg Dyer McKee, Marcia Sweeney-Young, Deborah Storrs, Sigurbjorn Marinosson (Sig Mar).
Thanks to Leslie Jackson who is the reason I started writing after she implored her friends, "Tell me about your day . . ." and so I did. Read more about Life is Good - Acknowledgments »
Life is Good - Twenty-four Hours of Blonde
Submitted by Nancy on August 4, 2019The last twenty-four hours have, shall we say, been interesting. Starting with the 3:30 am vacuuming of my ear. There was a bug stuck in my ear canal for an hour and, after trying every other thing I could think of, I resorted to sucking the bug out using the vacuum hose. Read more about Life is Good - Twenty-four Hours of Blonde »
Life is Good - Table of Contents
Submitted by Nancy on August 4, 2019- Life Is Good
- A Real Woman
- Early Morning Diner
- Faith Rewarded
- And God Said, “Thwack”
- Shackles and Chains
- Pickled Leeks
- Kitchen Dancing
- Early Morning Riser
- Nancy’s Blueberry Muffins
- It’s Official
- Noon Whistles
- Woodchuck
- Performance Art
- Random Thought
- In Stitches
- Eme’s Eggs
- Forgive Thy Neighbor
- Unexpected Aquifers
- The Fabric of Our Lives
- Snagged
- Pigpen
- Stepping Back in Time
Life is Good - Introduction
Submitted by Nancy on August 4, 2019Funny how things go in life. I grew up in Brooklyn and spent summers in the country at my grandparents’ house. And while there is much to recommend the city, I always knew that I didn’t belong there and that I would be much happier living in the country.
After college, I worked in a green market by Union Square in Manhattan. Eventually, I met a man from Upstate New York, married him, and moved to a place on the map where the Hudson Valley and Berkshire Mountains meet and began country living in earnest. Along the way, we raised four sons and were adopted by our dog, Jolly. Read more about Life is Good - Introduction »
Hi Ho, Hi Ho...
Submitted by Nancy on September 15, 2015Hey, Good Morning, Nancy Carey Johnson, Singer/Songwriter here. I'm off to Melba Studio today, to continue editing etc. on my Wild Women Don't Get the Blues CD - getting closer, I'm PSYCHED!!!
Hope you're well and enjoying this gorgeous weather,
Best,
One thing leads to another...
Submitted by Nancy on September 15, 2015Hey There, Nancy Carey Johnson, Singer/Songwriter here. Wanted to share a really nice happenstance. So I told you that I played the Hillsdale, NY ArtsWalk! last week and then just yesterday I received not 1 but 2 invitations to play; The first is the Hillsdale, NY Pumpkin Fest. I am SO excited because I LOVE events like that - such a piece of Americana history!!!! And then, I was invited to play the Copake/Hillsdale Farmers Market. Food, music, pumpkins…doesn't get better than that does it?
Hope you're well and have a WONDERFUL day,
Best,