America’s Liner

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for March 3, 2025 Off she went…. On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, the SS United States, the liner often called ‘America’s Liner’, was towed from her berth at Pier 80 in Philadelphia, where she had been waiting for 30 some years. I have followed this ship for many years, withContinue reading “America’s Liner”

The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for Monday, February 3, 2025. Twenty-five years later: The NHLPA or better known as the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act was passed in October of 2000. For the nation’s lighthouse heritage, this became an important step in the needed preservation of many of these historic treasurers. This law became anContinue reading “The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act”

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for Monday December 2, 2024 The house is all lit up with Christmas trees, and the effect always brings a sense of peace and long ago memories, to my life. I received my new cover image last week, for this last lighthouse book, ‘Lighthouses of the Southern Atlantic and GulfContinue reading “The 1900 Galveston Hurricane”

Finding those cover images!

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for Monday November 4, 2024. After deciding on what your subject for the book will be, coming up with a name is one of the first items you have to decide on. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes not so easy. And in spite of how brilliant a name you have comeContinue reading “Finding those cover images!”

‘Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast’

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for Monday October 7, 2024 Well fall is here, the weather is cooling, the leaves are turning warm colors and the sun is lowering in the sky. As mentioned last month, my third lighthouse book was published by Arcadia on September 16th. The lights on the Pacific coast have aContinue reading “‘Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast’”