Thoughts on London
Whew! Home at last! Hubby and I took our very first outside-the-U.S. trip (not counting our little forays into Mexican border towns—those don’t count). We spent a week in London and 2 ½ weeks in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The trip took care of several items on my bucket list. When […]
Thoughts on Writing
I attended the West Texas Writers Academy earlier this month. I looked forward to it for a year and it went by so quickly. For several hours a day, I was in a room full of wild imaginations throwing ideas back and forth for every genre. Aliens, halflings, elderly adventurers, Einstein, lion people, and a […]
Thoughts on Mentoring
One of the authors who put on the West Texas Writers Academy is the New York Times and USAToday best-selling author, Jodi Thomas, who writes historical romance novels. She’s written over 40 novels and was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. So when she said I could take her to lunch […]
More Thoughts on Ireland
Dublin is one of the sites of what the Irish call The Troubles. Before The Troubles, a minority of Loyalists (loyal to the British crown) oppressed the Nationalists (loyal to Irish nationality) and times were bad. Protests against the governing regime started in the late 1960s. Over time, events escalated until January 1972 when British troops […]
Thoughts on Ireland
If you had told me a decade ago that I’d be in Northern Ireland, I’d have laughed at you. Northern Ireland? The land of bombings and shootings and tension? No way! So I was surprised to find that Belfast, the city once full of turmoil, is now an exciting place with lots of really nice […]
Stepping Away For a Bit
I’ve enjoyed writing a new blog each week, trying to keep people entertained and thinking. I’ve always been a wallflower when in a crowd and held my tongue in lots of conversations. This platform has allowed me to say what I’m thinking and express my feelings about things. It’s been a freeing endeavor for me. […]
Thoughts on Pizza
Pizza is the perfect food for me. It has vegetables, meat (optional), dairy, and carbs. A well-balanced meal which is what my doctor told me to eat. But as with anything, too much pizza is not good for you. The pizza we order seems really greasy which is what gives it the crispy crust and […]
Thoughts on Getting Old
I had a birthday this past week which began my last year of being in my 50s. I’m not particularly upset about that or ashamed of my age. I figure I’m blessed to have lived so long. I had a cousin, Lori, who died of breast cancer when she was 40, leaving behind two preschool […]