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Blogging Break 14 May 2013 | 05:01 am
I don’t want to, but I’m going to take a self-imposed blogging break. My plan is to finish the first draft of my current novel in June and I have to eliminate all discretionary distractions. Like it o...
I Love New York 8 May 2013 | 03:31 am
I love New York — especially in April and May, September and October, and around Christmas. Hubby and I went up for a junket last Thursday and it was perfect–sunny and in the mid 60′s, while at home i...
Flat Stanley guest blogs 30 Apr 2013 | 09:53 pm
Hubby and I have have spent the last week trekking around Nashville with Flat Stanley. I was ready to put him in an envelope with a bunch of photos and mail him back to Bremerton, Washington, but HE w...
Flat Stanley Strikes Again 23 Apr 2013 | 09:33 pm
Once again, Flat Stanley arrived our mailbox. If you aren’t familiar with the concept, Flat Stanley is a book by Jeff Brown. The story is about a little boy, Stanley, who is given a bulletin board by ...
What’s the longest word you know? 15 Apr 2013 | 08:38 pm
hen I was in high school, I learned to pronounce and spell antidisestablishmentarianism. Why? Probably for extra credit…or maybe to be a smart alack. A teacher told us it was the longest word in the E...
The pitter patter of little feet 9 Apr 2013 | 09:16 pm
For some time now, I’ve heard noises in my attic. You’d think, since my new book has a paranormal element, I’d welcome this intrusion. But our house is fairly new, and I’m pretty sure ghosts don’t scu...
Be nice or you’ll be in my next novel. 2 Apr 2013 | 03:48 am
My sister gave me a tee shirt that says, “Be nice or you’ll be in my next novel.” I don’t wear it out of the house much; I don’t want to scare people. But the truth is every one I know, every experien...
What a week… 25 Mar 2013 | 10:29 pm
Hubby and I traveled to Seattle last week. Xander, our seven-year-old godchild (with spina bifida) had his twenty-seventh surgery Thursday. We met him and his mom at the hospital for pre-admission app...
Spring Fever 18 Mar 2013 | 08:20 pm
It’s spring all right. Saturday was a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the 70′s. Yesterday, it wasn’t quite as warm, but still lots of sunshine. People were out in groves–running errands, wash...
One last look… 12 Mar 2013 | 08:52 pm
I just realized I forgot to do my weekly post yesterday. Let’s see, what was I doing? Why did I forget? Hubby and I spent the weekend out at his mom’s farm packing up the last of her stuff, then met t...