<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Patricia Chaffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patricia Chaffee]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:51:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our book launch ....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends. Hillary and I were very happy to see friends new and old at our book launch last Thursday at the Groton Public Library. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/our-book-launch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81b931a7a7d1a936d746a1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_b696e87db31347959e94711a085a1802~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_437,h_254,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're in the news!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends. Thank you for being here and being a part of my writing journey. I'm so grateful for you.  The launch of a new book. ..]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/we-re-in-the-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7790102dc76a37da41e850</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:05:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_5e5e86f7be09450b98ff6df4c57e6cc0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry &#38; Prose on the Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can see why we have such a good time with this writing life we have created. We are enjoying meeting great people and sharing our work with the world. Hillary and I will be launching our new books in August. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/poetry-prose-on-the-move</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a5fe2cecb33cd5ae8de3f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:16:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_bbc33cfa34eb4faa9bd9de1cf325011b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be You. Why not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's taken me 65 years and a tiny cottage by the sea to get my head around a message on my new favorite t-shirt. It reads, "Be you. The world will adjust."]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/be-you-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57d454155464948266cacc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_dd719b93b86c43a6b24c8eea481e55ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out &#38; About]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weaving and writing life on the shoreline has been pretty busy lately]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/out-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32c60c9b47a7f91ae67e9f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_89bec92f29f143c6bf233a29bde44f26~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weaving, Writing and Creating on the Shoreline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy spring greetings my dear friends.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/weaving-writing-and-creating-on-the-shoreline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c397f1dfea279f64642e1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:13:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_db0e55df9b0e48bfa0ae9fc4e5a48f38~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wake-Up Calls and New Year Promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year, dear friends. I imagine that folks who stop by here are likely to be some version of friends, family, writers, weavers, creative spirits and soul seekers, introverts, and empaths. I often wonder if we all gathered in one place, what an extraordinary gathering it would be. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/wake-up-calls-and-new-year-promises</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696aac6399b644f378e9c9cb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:12:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_6c8a6d95efc246939c920eb3ba32f7f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_371,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still looking for the perfect gift?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends. Wishing you a fabulous, spirit-filled Merry Christmas. I don't know about you, but I'm still putting the finishing touches on my Christmas shopping.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/still-looking-for-the-perfect-gift</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69469dd93b8b6eb4129b2b7f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_f5aed2f3985c49abacd6f51246a64a4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One More Book Signing for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a full year for my little writing group as we wrote, published, and promoted our little hearts out. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/one-more-book-signing-for-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69388b89122b31d338b4f339</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:01:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_e1f617bb5ae549be841b8a76756ddefb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still creating a writing life...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to wonder why “retired” folks were so busy. Doing what? I wondered. I couldn’t imagine. Well, now I know.  They were living their life. And what a gift it is! It doesn’t always feel that way. I’m way too busy to be “retired.” But that’s because I’m living the life I’ve always imagined, though the details were a little unclear. The challenges were never part of my imagination.  But I’ve always been a writer, going way back, and have always loved books.   When my kids were young, we...]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/still-creating-a-writing-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6930b1c168373123b35b1de6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:26:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_609763b15fa4463ca7a41255f5561ede~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers, Writers Everywhere...]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are the kind words that keep me believing in the beauty and power of the written word.  And the ways that a good book can transport us. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/writers-writers-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689cd90f7fbeba54803cc993</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_6f4d0801576741289779eef840504e84~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join us !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guests are invited to enjoy complimentary tea while browsing books, chatting with the authors, and getting copies personally signed. It's a beautiful way to support local voices and spend a summer afternoon immersed in words that inspire!]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/join-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688b9a5b45ab709d6d054a75</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_14586ea56e4f4484bdc139aac0d54d38~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The travels of Synchronicity ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Synchronicity is indeed getting around these days. We've been to Cape Cod, Old Saybrook, and took a boat ride  (with Synchronicity of course) around the Thimble Islands in Stony Creek. It was kind of magical. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/the-travels-of-synchronicity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687e7f1e3d56cfe14de891fd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_b45bb299f4fa46d1bba6e23d8df0851c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kind Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[My itty bitty writing group and I have been busy sharing our new creations with the world, and it feels like a lot of work. I thought writing our books may have been the hard part, until we tried to honor and celebrate their existence.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/kind-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6851b9aa355e04d3497a41ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:47:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_5462cd98e2424b7f89e4dfb3350a7c13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A story in a photo]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the way to my weekly visit to the ocean, I finally stopped at the side of the road to snap a photo of a spot that I’d been eyeing. ]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/a-story-in-a-photo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684882c0e0f98f52e2a325db</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_d42eda623cb74527b3aa5703189978e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitchin' a Ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Synchronicity~ Two Hearts, One Spirit, a Forbidden Love is with me at all times. Not just in spirit, as there is no doubt about that, but I take a hard copy wherever I go. It’s become a companion...]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/hitchin-a-ride</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831d5b4905d5dd1ac0e6414</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 14:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_3ef76caab77e4f23a98154cf5ede3ffc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be A Ripple]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are energized and given life by the Spirit that compels us to create. And then, when you do that, and if you choose to share it, a feeling of vulnerability is inevitable. No matter how beautiful, how masterfully crafted, or how extraordinary your creation is.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/be-a-ripple</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68139bc90fba5f58f1227614</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_313408d94cf448d58633526bef8263cc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synchronicity has arrived]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's post features a little snippet of Ch. 2 from Synchronicity.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/synchronicity-has-arrived</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680bc85002e22389d1095c55</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:57:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_007cad470dda42029c200ae4de2b1e85~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synchronicity: Two Hearts, One Spirit, a Forbidden Love...available now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Synchronicity launches today on Amazon. An inspired romance navigating relationships of all kinds .]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/synchronicity-is-released-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68093397fd96b4c0a942032b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_28ce768cb5724ddfaf9a0617d87c3e79~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_549,h_274,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Easter Sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[My faith has always been a huge part of my life.  So it is with the characters in my book, as they try to navigate a journey of love for God, the church, and each other.]]></description><link>https://www.patriciaannchaffee.com/post/an-easter-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680519417dce486abaa39990</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40ce9f_7ac1b1b8525c4961b047ca77cab82a5f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Chaffee</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>