Articles By: Milli Thornton

BLOG OWNER MILLI THORNTON is the author of Fear of Writing: for writers & closet writers and lead course presenter for the online course based on her book. Her mission is to put the fun back into writing. [See About Milli in the top menu for more bio.]

Postcards from Pittsburgh No. 3: Phipps Conservatory

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Milli Thornton. Part of the mission of the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is to “inspire and educate visitors with the beauty and importance of plants.” The building, with its glass peak and dome and sweeping staircases,...

April 17th, 2012 | STAFF | Read More

Postcards from Pittsburgh No. 2: Easy to Hook

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Milli Thornton. IT WAS A perfect Sunday early spring afternoon when we set off from our house in Youngstown, Ohio to embark on the first adventure of our Pittsburgh challenge. We’d been lazing around all morning and only decided at the last minute to...

March 23rd, 2012 | STAFF | Read More

Postcards from Pittsburgh No. 1: The Challenge

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Milli Thornton. BRIAN AND I could barely believe it when we saw that National Geographic Traveler had named Pittsburgh one of the top 20 places in the world to visit in 2012. We live in Youngstown, Ohio—just an hour over the border from the ‘Burgh—and...

March 20th, 2012 | STAFF | Read More

Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill, Youngstown, Ohio

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams. LANTERMAN’S MILL is located inside of Mill Creek MetroParks in Youngstown, Ohio only a few minutes drive from our house. Brian and I met up with our friends Ron and Joanne of Yellow Creek Theater (see Movies Under the Bridge) to enjoy...

December 8th, 2011 | USA MAINLAND | Read More

Niagara in November

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams. THE FIRST TIME I saw Niagara Falls it was during the summer months. I never gave a thought as to how it would look during the colder months—it just seemed like a summer activity. But when my mother-in-law Sandi came to spend Thanksgiving...

December 2nd, 2011 | Water | Read More

The Fairy Hobmother’s Magic Bloggy Wand

Story by Milli Thornton. Feature photo © Kaushal Gunaratne Dreamstime.com. I RECEIVED a magical email last week that began with “Greetings, I am the Fairy Hobmother from Appliances Online in the UK. My mission is to bring joy and happiness to the world’s bloggers by providing treats for great...

October 24th, 2011 | WRITING | Read More

Ausable Chasm, New York

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams. AUSABLE CHASM, known as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” is one of the many scenic beauties of the Adirondack Forest Preserve in upstate New York. Situated about twenty minutes south of Plattsburgh, next to Lake Champlain, this natural...

October 14th, 2011 | Water | Read More