Playmates

My hubby and I received a Christmas note inside a card this past week.  The card came from a woman who became a widow this past summer.  Her husband was the CEO of the corporation my husband worked for and we often played bridge with them. 
We were pleased to see this card and her note.  [...]

Thanksgiving Thoughts

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving and found things to be thankful for despite our dreary world. 
Often when our world appears most dreary and we see more trials than gifts in our lives, we wonder what we can be thankful for.  If we look around us with a new perspective we find [...]

Lips and Character

Lips.
We all have them.  Some of us love the ones we have, some never think about lips, and some spend many dollars to enhance the ones they were born with—almost to the point of them looking unnatural.
We can’t all have Angelina Jolie lips.  Nor should we wish to.  I know I’d look horrid with a [...]

What a Week

Last week I posted a short excerpt from Black Ribbon Affair.  This week I have more news.
First, I received my author copies I mentioned last week in the post, and I actually held my book in my hand for the very first time.  What a thrill.  That three word sentence sounds so tame considering the [...]

Release Date Is Looming

Something really exciting happened this week.
I received an email from my publisher that I could pre-order my book, Black Ribbon Affair, as of that date.  I immediately did so as I have my first book signing scheduled in November. Of course, this email notice will pale in significance once I actually get my books in [...]

Risk Taking

I’ll be starting a new book in the next week.  That’s always a very scary time for me.  Well, one of several such times in the process of birthing a book.  Generally, I’m pretty much risk-averse in my personal life.  Or if I take a plunge I’ve pretty much tried to limit the bad places [...]

Just a Short One

Hi folks,
I’m taking a vacation this week.  In my office.  Working on a project.  My only distraction will be Oreo.
See you next week.  I’m sure I’ll have many words about something in my past once September is officially here.

Do-Overs

What’s a “do-over”? 
Could be many different things.  For me, it’s what I sometimes refer to a revision, especially when I’m layering in and filling out the personalities, background, quirks, flaws and virtues of my main characters in a manuscript.  
That’s what I’ve been working on in the past few weeks.  And I a thought hit me. 
My [...]

A Saturday Wedding

 
Summer.
Weddings.
Lakeside.  Historic Home. On the lawn. Happy couple.  Proud parents.  Surrounded by family and friends.  Perfect setting.  Right?
You could feel the love surrounding the young couple.  That emotion billowed outward.  When the ceremony began, ugly clouds threatened rain.  (I had my trusty rain preventer-the umbrella I carry in such situations and then it NEVER rains.) [...]

Some Peope Travel

Some like me, stay home and write.
However, I’ve been to Alaska several times since my son and his family live up there.  Anytime I can view photos or hear about someone’s recent trip there, I tell them. “Fire away.”   
Recently, my neighbor returned from a long trip up there. 
 She started out in Fairbanks, took [...]