It just seems natural to write more on gratitude, so here's my Thursday list:I am thankful that:1. The book is coming along, and I'm loving the writing process.2. I start an online art class on January 29, and I'm so excited!3. My editor, Joan, is an angel. She brings...

I suppose it's appropriate that, with the approach of Thanksgiving, I am thinking a lot about gratitude. As my dad used to say, if you can get out of bed and put your feet on the floor, it's a good day. I heartily agree--now that I'm older and wiser. Back when the...

It stands to reason that if I do something 1000 times, I will get pretty good at it. And because I want to be a better artist, I have set a goal for myself, to draw at least 1000 faces in my sketchbook. I'm making real progress already, folks--I've been posting...

My Mom and sister, Pam, arrived yesterday and spent the night. We had a great time catching up on our visiting and playing with art supplies.Pam will be returning to her home in Scottsdale, AZ today, and Mom will be heading back up north to her retirement...

This IS Friday, isn't it?I'm so caught up in my story, "Garrett", book 2 of the Texas McKettricks, I have to stop and think about what day it is.Sadie is off to her class today, and Bernice and the kits and I will be hanging out downstairs, in the office.I'm having a...

Woke up to the first snowfall of the season this morning, and it's still coming down. Lots of small, busy, swirling flakes. Cha Cha-kitty is sitting at the back door as I write this, looking out and thinking, well, who knows what? Sadie and Bernice have both curled up...

My youngest sister, Pam, is in Spokane for a visit. I met her at the airport yesterday and she followed me home in her rental car so we could catch up. (She's actually staying with our mom.) We both speak the same language: ART. Pam is an exceptional polymer clay...

Today's weather is LOVELY--really heart-lifting. (My sister, Pam, is flying up from Phoenix for a visit, and must have sent the Arizona sunshine on ahead.)I had a very good writing day yesterday--it was rainy and gloomy out, but I was snug in my office downstairs,...

Kathy Bannon passed away this weekend.She was older than the rest of us, and growing up, she was pretty bossy. We used to tease her unmercifully for reading so many Harlequins (how ironic is that?) and she'd either dismiss us with a disdainful wave and a sniff--or...

Just in time for the weekend, I'm recombobulating. 🙂 As I can thank my mom for the word 'discombobulation', so I extend felicitations of gratitude to my sister, Sally, who emailed to ask if I was 'recombobulated'.Weatherwise, we're having a rather dreary day. Rain,...

I think that's a word, anyway.And it certainly describes me, today. I could NOT get to sleep last night, no matter what, partly because I couldn't find my iPod and I'm addicted to my nightly book-listening time. (After searching three floors, I finally found the...

Fog words have been going through my mind this morning, since we have more of the stuff...You might say the draw behind my house is fog-swathed--or fog-clogged--This is what happens if I have too much free time.Best get back to the story.:)