About

All you would ever care to know about me … and more …

Me

My name is Amy—Amy Jo to be precise.  I was named after my mom’s favorite characters in Little Women.  {That and both names happen to be short—my consolation prize for having a last name consisting of 11 letters}.  

My imagination has always run amuck.  Before I could write the words, I would dictate stories; my grandmother would jot them down and I would draw the illustrations. They were amazing works of literature let me tell you—with gripping titles the likes of “A Dark and Scary Night” and “The Love Sick Frog.”

So I guess it’s only natural I would grow up to be a writer.

I make my living writing copy for companies of all sorts and varieties—and my fun, imagining tales.

My staff looks something like this …

Other than reading and writing, I love, love, love the empty tomb | friends | family | kits | color | laughter | celebrations | good food | strong coffee | CHOCOLATE | great design | fine photography | creative sorts | old books | vintage | sparkly | sparkly vintage | pups with tiaras {random yes, but it just so happens, I love that too}.  

Large pores | exercise | patience | humiliation, I don’t really love it … but it’s there.    

The blog

As for the blog, Magpie & Muttonfly was started as a dare. A friend—in a desperate attempt to get me to finish something {anything!} all my own—dared me to start a blog.  A blog, she reasoned, would keep me writing a little something, every day. 

So what, you ask, does it mean? Years ago, as I sat, intently watching the clock {as good State employees do} “magpie and muttonfly” popped into my head. Yeah, I don’t know either, but I wrote it down, just in case it would come in handy.  And what do you know—years later, as I prepared to start a blog, it did.      

You

Needless to say, this blog would be nothing without you, my fabulous readers. Being my own boss, I can {and quite often do} talk to myself. It’s nice to know I don’t have to do that here.  So thanks for stopping by.  Thanks for your emails and comments.  You are, quite frankly, the best.