Order Mary Buxton’s books
Life and love in the rural tidewater area of Virginia is a common thread that runs through nearly all of Mary Wakefield Buxton's books. The push and pull of old and new, North and South, man and woman, life and death, are discovered, illuminated and reflected upon in each of them. Such is the heart and soul of a writer.
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Positive Psychology
The holidays are almost upon us and the question for the day is . . . Are we happy? I don’t mean “busy,” because the hectic pace and stressful schedule that come about in the weeks before Christmas do not count as true happiness.
12.18.2008
The Nudge Factor
There is a new idea afloat these days on how government might work. It is explained in “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness” by Cass R. Sunstein, the Harvard law professor and author who was President-elect Barack Obama’s colleague for many years at the University of Chicago.
12.11.2008
Guitars, Cadillacs & Hillbilly Music
I like honky tonk, country-western music because it is as honest as a cornfield. It expresses genuine human passion belted straight from the heart. Real emotion is always beautiful to me, and I am not one of those classical music lovers who turn up their noses at honky tonk.
12.03.2008
A November Christening
Hurrah! Strike up the band! Oh, how Virginians love for children living in faraway places to come home with their babies to our church for some love and affection, Virginia style.
11.26.2008
