It’s mid July and time once again to attend the RWA National Conference. This year it’s in DC. Not only will I be able to catch up with writer friends, I’m having dinner with an ex-neighbor from St. Louis. I can’t wait. I’m packed, my pitches are polished, and I’ve highlighted the workshops I want to […]
Twenty-five years ago, on July 4th, 1984, my husband, John, our son, Mike, and John’s father, Ray went to the Firecracker 400 at Daytona Speedway. Some historic things happened that day — President Ronald Reagan flew in on Air Force One to start the race with that popular tag, “Gentlemen, start your engines.” AND Richard Petty won his […]
It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and I’m taking a break from tweaking one of my WIPs. As I look out the window, I can literally see the haze of heat rising above the street. It is 100 degrees out there. Hot, humid, like a blanket of sweltering air. Even for me, a person who likes […]
John and I flew to Florida on Thusday, packed up the Harley, and got on the road Friday at about 11am. We had some business to take care of a block from TPC, where The Players Tournament was in progress, so got a later start than we wanted, but it worked out perfectly. We mapped a […]
North-easterly winds are blustering, causing the muted unpolished emerald ocean to buck and roll, but the sun is shining an it is a delicious 84 degrees. Yesterday afternoon, I took a long walk along the edge, let the still warm water splash and curl around my toes, and rescued five beautiful purple star-fish. Today, I […]
Woohoo, I’m off to the beach. Taking care of business — and then long runs on the hard packed sand, quality writing time while gazing at the ocean, and catching up on Ghost Whisper. Taking a few good books to read if I feel like soaking up the sun, may swim some laps in the […]
It has been gray and wet and cold for days now and it’s bumming me out. My creative side has disappeared with the sun, leaving behind a dull ache of emptiness. Tequilla is crying out (it seems constantly) — can he be missing Taco that much? I know I do! I find myself looking for […]
Less than 44 hrs ago we were on the top of a volcano (pichincha), amazed with the views of Quito below us. What were we doing in Quito you ask? Last week, we flew to Atlanta to meet the kids and traveled on to Ecuador for the wedding of one of our daughter-in-law’s best friends. […]
Last Tuesday one of our little guys (Taco, our 17 1/2 year old kitty) passed away, leaving a huge hole in our hearts. The house is so empty. He was our active, talkative little guy. Tequilla has been moping about — crying for his friend to come play. Very sad! We know he lived a […]
Went for a run in the park to contemplate an issue that’s been nagging me from MYSTICAL CONNECTIONS — came home with the problem solved, two scenes to fix, and eight fire engines parked on my street. OMG – Seems the roof on the building next door caught on fire!! People gathered across the street […]