Hello Readers. Welcome to my blog, The Rest of the Story. I chose this title because I am now a retired teacher and my story is not...

Yes, it is Tuesday. Yes, I am a day late with my post (my self imposed deadline). I had a day yesterday. I had one of those days when you...

Click on underlined for added information. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela I have been retired for a year...

Presently I am reading The Echoes of Old Books by Barbara Davis. The book title is so perfect because the protagonist, a rare book...

I had a text conversation with my friend, Jen, last week and she said she was "grieving summer." I told her I was lifting that line from...

This weekend was a great reminder of how amazing it is to have friends! No matter whether we live in the same city, four hours away, or...

We were wrapping up a great book club book chat on a book that had caused many of us to ponder our relationships with females in our...

I have been blessed with time to visit my daughter in Nashville. Part of the visit was to come and dog sit, but the second part of the...

I jumped off the bench with my arms up in the air, but I hadn't given thought to what I would do when I got back on the ground! I fell on...

Many people may experience when families get together in conversations various memories being recalled and often repeated. As younger...

Once a relative called me up and asked what I was doing. I responded with a short list of projects I had going that day, and I was...

Strolling the beach by moonlight Remnants of a well-played day, discovered Left behind sand castles and (unfortunately) straggling trash...

I took a few weeks off to vacation, but I am back! I just finished reading All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. It is an awesome book that focuses...

My name is Theodora Banda Salazar. Many people know me by my nickname, Lolly. I was named after my paternal grandmother. I have always...

This weekend our writing group, Story Exploratory, explored our groove! We used music as an exercise to generate writing ideas. We were...

Proverbs 31:25-31 tells of a virtuous woman. I was in the company of a virtuous one I call my mother. I was blessed with the opportunity...

It has been said that patience is a virtue, and it is something I keep chasing. When I drive, I try to be patient most especially if I...

Click on underlined for a link that will enhance this post. Driving home from a weekend away, we were listening to a local country...

On the advent of the Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret movie release on Friday (4/28) based on the novel written by my literary hero,...

Hello. My name is Lolly, and I belong to two book clubs! It can be challenging sometimes to be sure I have each respective book pick read...