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We had an outing not too long ago with our son and his family. It was so much fun. Neither my husband or I had seen a field of sunflowers up front and so close! The bright yellow leaves were amazing! They looked just like the sun’s rays. Is there any wonder why people love to look at the sunflowers as they drive down the road? It’s also that time of the year to find a good book to read. Here are a few options for you—the only requirement is for you to sit back and enjoy your book.                 https://books.bookfunnel.com/newtoyoupromo/6uxfhy9bx5                                Here is my latest release: The Broken Circle    Barb's Books   Twitter   Goodreads   BookBub   Amazon Page Please share with your friends, family and Facebook. Thanks! Barb

My Pen pal of 55 years who recently passed away. While writing my latest book, THE BROKEN CIRCLE, it brought me back to my childhood and friends. It brought to life all the silly little things that we did as teenagers, my girlfriends and I.  We went to an awful lot of park dances. Longfellow Park was the place where we went. It was wonderful. The building was used as a warming house in the winter for ice skating, which we all did, and also for dances. I don’t recall how the building was arranged, but that doesn’t matter. We had fun. A local band played on either Friday or Saturday night and a number of classmates would go. It was a wonderful way for us young teens to learn to dance. The Beatles plus all of the ‘British Invasion’ bands were top of the list for the local bands to learn their music.  Afterward, sometimes we’d walk the couple of blocks to the White Castle on Lake Street and purchase a burger before going home. Usually it was arranged ahead of time for e