Join children’s book author, writer, blogger and podcaster, Alison Paul Klakowicz, on her journey to inspire! By way of guest interviews, book reviews, life as a military spouse living in her home state of North Carolina– and so much more!
Old Mill of Guilford— an HISTORIC FULLY OPERATIONAL, WATER-POWERED, 18TH CENTURY GRIST MILL— has become a favorite pit stop of my family when traveling through quaint Oak Ridge, North Carolina on our way to visit my brother, a North Carolina State Park Ranger at Hanging Rock State Park. Once we leave the beaten path of… Continue reading Old Mill of Guilford: A Step Back in Time
"Fly me to the moon, Let me play among the stars..." From the moment you open the glass etched door of Antonella's Italian Ristorante you feel as if you've walked back in time into a Frank Sinatra movie, half expecting the rest of the Rat Pack such as Sammy Davis Jr or Dean Martin to… Continue reading Antonella’s Italian Ristorante: A glimpse of NYC Downtown Fayetteville, NC
I have Donna Cowan, California-based author of With the Courage of a Mouse: The Superhero School Series (https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Mouse-Superhero-School/dp/1640853839) to thank for this. She inspired me to take the plunge into the world of puppeteering. You see, Donna told me all about her special handmade puppet created by a puppet-maker genius and children's book author by… Continue reading I can add puppetry to my resume!
Over the past several months since publishing my first children's book, I have had to ask others for help and support. I've had to reach out and ask people to trust in me and my little book— and allow me to visit their elementary schools, libraries, bookstores, as well as other venues. Not to mention… Continue reading Do unto others and reap the rewards.
This past weekend my family and I attended April 2019's Dogwood Festival and Fourth Friday festivities in historic downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. We had a BALL! So much to do. So much to see. Strong winds did not blow us away from enjoying all there was to offer in our gorgeous Cool Spring Downtown District.… Continue reading Fun, Food, Festivity, Fine Arts abound in Fayetteville, NC @ Dogwood Festival: 4th Friday
I've been putting off going to the mechanic to have my rear passenger side tire looked at— the one I've been putting air in for the past month due to a slow leak. Undoubtedly, victim to a stray nail left behind in my garage or along the roadway somewhere. My usual mechanic here in Fayetteville,… Continue reading Serendipity, Inspiration, Fellowship, AND Stephen King, Found at the Automotive Shop
Pie heaven exists. Seriously. And, it is right here in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I mean— straight up culinary wizardry—make your mouth water at a simple whiff of the carb-elicious, magnificence headed your way. It's called Fayetteville Pie Company— and it is sooooooo dang good, y'all! The "slap your preacher" kind of good, btw. The sad… Continue reading I’ve died and gone to pie heaven.
Five years ago, my family found a treasure tucked away on a winding country road on the edges of Cumberland County, North Carolina not far from our home in Fayetteville. A sacred place where we would find contentment, quiet moments of togetherness and joyful, sugar-filled hikes along green pastures and wooded trails. Five years ago,… Continue reading Contentment Found at Gillis Hill Farm
Some of my fondest childhood memories are those snuggled up to my mother while she read bedtime stories to my brother and me. The simplicity and sanctitude of those memories are like tiny perfect pearls all strung together in a perfect circle of life. Now that I am a mother, I carry on this nighttime… Continue reading Read to Children
Ten years ago, I left a cozy boho, beach life in Wilmington, North Carolina and moved two hours west to Fayetteville, North Carolina. I was newly engaged to marry my Green Beret beau— bordering on life as a soon-to-be Army wife. As most native North Carolinians, I had some bias and underestimated visions of what… Continue reading Thank You, Fayetteville, North Carolina
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