What if I fall?

by Marianne Perry | Apr 15, 2018 | My Reflections

Here are a few quotes that have inspired me as an author.   What quotes inspire you? I welcome your comments.  

Family Bibles

by Marianne Perry | Mar 22, 2018 | Genealogy

Genealogical treasures often surface when least expected as was the case with my husband’s family bible. My husband’s ancestry is Scottish and he also enjoys genealogical research. In a past phone conversation with an out-of-town cousin he expressed an interest in...

Amazon River, Brazil, South America

by Marianne Perry | Feb 15, 2018 | My Reflections

The Amazon River flows through the following countries in South America: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia and Peru. The places cited in this blog are located in Brazil and within the Amazon River basin. Manaus, Brazil is the largest city on the...

Food

by Marianne Perry | Jan 15, 2018 | My Reflections

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Food helps an author create an authentic sense of place for the reader. Travel is integral to the research I conduct for my fiction and non-fiction writing projects and learning about a country’s food traditions is an important...

Genealogical Research, Dementia and Caregiver Support

by Marianne Perry | Dec 15, 2017 | Genealogy

This article was previously published in the July/August 2017 issue of Your Genealogy Today. YGT15 Caregiver Suport...