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Arden and I are hosting the premier of a short film produced about our son Nick Gremmert. Many people know Nick and have felt his love and generous spirit. This film titled “A Remarkable Life” was produced by the documentary film company, Pavot Bleu. It is 16 minutes in length and we are excited to
Nick’s 44th birthday is today and while my brain reflects on all the years, my one overriding thought is that we have had three times as many birthdays as we were told to expect. Lots more candles, smiles, songs, presents, cakes, hugs and happy days. There were many hard things for Nick and the rest
It is no secret that Nick loves airplanes. Everything about airplanes and airports. It is his passion and his hobby. He even tells us that he needs them. As expected, the day we travel is a red-letter day, clearly marked on the calendar on his wall. But so is “Final Packing Day.” Nick has termed
We celebrated Nick’s 42nd birthday last week. It was a glorious day. The weather was perfect. Nick was doing great that day. His subclinical seizures seemed to be at a minimum. He was engaged and involved in all the party preparations. He received phone calls and video calls from people who couldn’t join us for
You might not be aware that Port Townsend, WA, a charming seaside town, is known as “The Mecca of Bowmaking.” We weren’t. This week, Arden, Nick and I took a short road-trip to view a film playing in the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend. We thought we were going there just to have an outing
I was invited to help celebrate the 40th birthday of Children’s Therapy Center based in Kent, Washington. CTC has always been on the forefront of multi-disciplinary therapy for children to help them achieve maximum independence. My chance to speak gave me the unforgettable opportunity to publicly acknowledge and thank three people who dramatically changed the
Nick will be 40 years old in less than a month. It seems a little hard to believe that we are all that much older. When we asked him what he wanted to do to celebrate his 40th birthday, he said he wanted a party in Ireland and in Carnation. He wanted two parties. Arden
As I have mentioned, Nick often will communicate thoughts and ideas through songs and their lyrics. Today, during his morning bathing and dressing routine, it was Alan Jackson’s song, Just be Patient, I’m a Work in Progress. It made both Arden and I laugh. The idea is intriguing. The lyrics are specifically about a couple,
Nick is an artist. He loves to create. He doesn’t really specialize in any specific medium or modality. He loves trying them all. Through his day program, Nick and his friends get the opportunity to attend Northwest Art Center in Duvall. They offer many different experiences with art and Nick loves it. The art teachers
At the holidays thoughts are turned to home. What actually constitutes our home? Is it where our family lives or where we were raised? Is it where we are employed or is it a place that only exists in our memory? Today we are heading back home for our own holiday season. We have been
Announcing that I have finished a book with the working title of “The Fairy Fort.” I am currently pitching it to publishers. Keep checking back to watch the progress of my newest novel.
Here is a quick glimpse of the story.
Sarah Doherty is an 18-year-old living in rural Ireland at the tail end of the Great War. Plagued by severe epilepsy, she is protected by her parents and lives a sheltered, secluded, lonely life. The Fae, local Irish fairies, interfere with her life. She falls forward a century in time through the local fairy fort of standing stones. She had a seizure in 1918 and woke up in 2020. The 21st century world includes life-saving prescriptions, physical comforts and the independence and freedom she seeks. The locals are welcoming and Andy Mclaughlin, a handsome young historian, is intriguing. She doesn’t want to return home.
Then a letter arrives from Boston divulging the story of Sarah and Andy’s lives that are deeply entwined in the previous century. They are not yet in love but as they seek to verify the letter through online resources, they feel a growing obligation to their unborn family and to each other. What would happen to their posterity living in Boston if they don’t return to 1918? Even if they do make it back, her parents can never know what happened to her or that would change everything.
This Young Adult time-travel romance explores the question: Do we have the freedom to make choices or is free will an elaborate illusion?
This is my third book. I love reading time travel romances. I am an advocate for epilepsy awareness because my 43-year-old son has intractable epilepsy. As a genealogist specializing in Irish research, I live part of the year in the village where the story is based. I wrote the book to help young adults understand that difficult situations can change your life. Sometimes miraculously.
