Author of "Happy Landings: Emilie Loring's Life, Writing, and Wisdom," the uplifting, first biography of this best-selling author, coming March 2023. I enjoy kayaking, traveling, and all things Emilie.
Kismet Takes a Hand It Always Does Where There’s a Man and a Woman With the sleeves of her blue linen smock rolled above her elbows, Patricia Langdon was intent on soldering a silver box cover. Slender, youthful, she stood with her foot on a treadle and by pressure increased or diminished the heat from … More “Kismet Takes a Hand,” A Short Story by Emilie Loring
If a character in the book you were reading put her laptop and her HydroFlask into the same tote bag, you’d call it foreshadowing. I missed it, though. In a hurry to follow the ambulance taking my mom to the hospital, I was utterly surprised when I looked into the bag and found my laptop … More When Troubles Abound, “Kick, Frog, Kick!”
Emilie Loring’s writings about politics and citizenship one hundred years ago could have been written today, except, perhaps, that they lack the cynicism of current times. Like Emilie herself, they are informed, optimistic and determined. “President! What a great responsibility.”“That word ‘great’ is a masterpiece of understatement, lady. ‘Terrific’ fills the bill. Whoever is elected … More Emilie Loring’s Timeless Insights on Politics and Democracy
B is for Biography I visited my hometown of Tempe, Arizona last weekend and stopped in to visit Happy Landings at the local, public library. Oh, how nice. The book was right where the card catalog said it would be, and it was turned outward to face browsing library patrons. Splendid. But wait! On the … More Library Shelving: The Case of Happy Landings
“Why, dearie, I never worried. I just did first one thing and then the next.” The Mother in the Home I’ve thought about this quote lately. After two wonderful weeks in Blue Hill, I drove to the Adirondacks and cleaned gravestones in an old family cemetery, then drove two more days to return to our Wisconsin … More Exploring Blue Hill: A Journey in Emilie Loring’s Footsteps
Emilie Loring loved color! “Makes no difference where I see it, in a shop window or a gay gown. Color does to me what the touch of the earth did to the giant Antaeus—sends new life, vitality, courage, initiative surging through me. Sometime the scientists will discover that color is a renewer of life.” (Hilltops Clear) That’s … More Emilie Loring’s Hollyhock Cretonne: A Delightful Century-Old Find
Thank you, everyone, for joining us here for tea! September 7 Our final installment comes from Emilie Loring’s home state of Massachusetts. An Inspirational Tea in Massachusetts Cindy writes: “Seven of us gathered around the tea table to celebrate Emilie Loring’s birthday and her writing career. Patti Bender’s biography and a stack of Emilie’s books … More Delightful Tea Gatherings: Happy Birthday, Emilie Loring!
The Emilie Loring Collection 