Well, directly next door, Georgia Moss was busy too.  She is a life long teacher, a life long learner and a deeply caring and kind woman.  Did I have the first clue that she too was a creative and working her fingers to the bone on writing books?  Nope.  I did however know she was keeping busy helping at tutoring and literacy programs, working to help kids with their ability to be smarter, stronger and believe in themselves and she gave up most of her free time to do just that.  On occasion, there would be some nieces and nephews that came for a visit I remember,  I always did my solid best to have something on hand to sugar them up with.  We were happy neighbors.  Those nieces and nephews though...turns out there was much more to the story.

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When Georgia was little, there was "Uncle Buddy".  We all had "that uncle" I hope.  The one who was a little less cautious than the parents, still carried the values and purpose of course but being an uncle, or as some might say "funkle" there may have been a blind eye turned to some mischief or a bag full of treats and candy in tow.  This was the case of "Uncle Buddy".  A Pullman Car Steward by trade, Uncle Buddy provided Georgia and her siblings those times and memories that all kids take forward and hopefully return as life flashes by.  Georgia reflects on the pretty humble means that her family had, but "Uncle Buddy" came in BIG in the eyes of a child with snacks, fun and a way to get valuable life lessons in with a little different slant than what might come from mom and dad.  Effective still, but maybe without the thought of "what if" like you'd find with parents.

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Georgia has put it all into her second book aptly titled "Uncle Buddy", which is a children's book illustrated by Jeffery VanDyke and available from Mays Multimedia.  It was my distinct pleasure to welcome Georgia on to talk about her book, catch up a little and hear all about "Uncle Buddy".  Take a listen.