No Doors Needed
An unusual thing happened when I was selling and signing books at Wild Deadwood Reads a couple of weeks ago. Let me preface it by saying that it’s a free country where people can write what they want to write, and people are free to read or not read what they want to. At this […]
Do You Think?
Hubby and I have new deck furniture that I use mostly in the cool evenings. This time of year, the temperatures are mild, and the wind doesn’t blow much after sundown. Watching the stars come out and listening to the bird songs is relaxing and comforting to me. I like to think. I like the […]
Wild Deadwood Reads
I’m resting after attending my third year of Wild Deadwood Reads, an author learning and book signing event in Deadwood, SD. It’s a day and a half of workshops, and this year’s were exceptionally good. I learned a great deal including new marketing techniques and how to write dialogue that moves the story along. Everything […]
Bugs. Spiders. Yuck!
Hubby and I watched two PBS programs about insects. While bugs are definitely not my thing, it was fascinating to learn that dragonflies lived underwater for 4-5 years before emerging as the flying insects we know and maybe some of you love. They only live a week or two above water, mating, laying their eggs, […]
A Trip Back to Boise
Hubby and I recently spent several days in Boise where I lived for 13 years (he lived there 12). I loved that place and still do in spite of the heavy traffic. It was comforting to drive streets I knew so well, although some of them have new buildings and stores and taller trees and […]
Change of Seasons
It’s time for Hubby and me to move back north for the summer. The days in Texas will start getting too hot for me to function well, and the cool evenings in South Dakota will let me sit outside to think and daydream and the days are longer. Plus, we’ve never had to go through […]
I Love Spring
Spring is my favorite time of year. Everything that was brown and dull suddenly comes back to life. The bright colors and smells of blooms awaken the senses after the winter’s sleep. People spend more time outside of their houses and spread their arms to welcome the warmth of sunshine. The whole world recolors itself […]
Meal Schedules
One of the hardest things of adult life is deciding what to cook for meals. When I was younger, I had a whole bunch to things to cook for the family. Even though we had the same four or five meals fairly often, it was always interspersed with other things. Our menu was varied. Some […]