Another Busy Day
First thing this morning, I met up with my agent and long-time friend, Irene Goodman, for breakfast and a visit and a bit of career planning. 🙂 Later, I had lunch with Leslee Borger, another colleague and good friend, and Alana and Bridget joined us. If you're...
At Last I Blog!
Who knew it would be so hard to get online in a hotel, when I've done it a thousand times before??? At last, I managed.BEA (Book Expo America) has been exciting, glamorous, fun--and hard work.I arrived on Thursday evening, and my wonderful editor, Joan Marlow Golan,...
New York, New York!
It's a heck of a town. (The Bronx is up and the Bowery's down.)OK, got the old song out my system!I leave tomorrow morning, early, so I don't know if I'll get a chance to blog again before I leave, but I will do my darnedest to blog while I'm there.Today? Writing and...
Becoming Myself
Greetings from the book factory! I'm telling you, the first book in next year's Texas McKettricks trilogy is flowing like crazy--I can barely keep up. It's literally as though the story is being downloaded into my brain, and all I have to do is be there to watch it...
It’s REALLY Friday? ALREADY???
What a week this has been. There are things I would change about it--like coming down with a one-day flu bug and losing a whole day because Sadie was listless and needed to visit her regular vet--but hey, it is what it is.I just learned that Sally is coming to New...
Happy Birthday Sally Jean!
Today is my "baby" sister Sal's birthday--because I love her (and because she's nine years younger than I am) I won't tell you her age. :)Sally is a beautiful woman, inside and out, and a great travelin' buddy. We visited London and Paris last year, and Prague this...
It’s So Good to Be Back
You never really appreciate something--in my case, internet service--until you lose it! Things are perking right along on my part of this glorious planet--I've got two varieties of tomatoes and a zuchinni growing in my Tomato Tree, and the pines down in the draw are...
Internet Restored!
I haven't been able to get online since the weekend. Today, my friend Chris fixed the problem.I was down with the flu all day (not the Swine variety) and feel better.I'll have a blog up tomorrow morning.Thanks for your patience.
P-Day at Last!
TODAY I can finally plant my tomatoes and dahlias as, presumably, all danger of frost is past. Of course it's always a crap-shoot--a beloved cousin and highly experienced gardener once told me she'd seen a freeze on August 18!An intrepid sort, I plan to live on the...
Showers for Flowers
I'm being philosophical today. It's raining. AGAIN.I've decided to see these showers as the blessings they truly are. As one of those wildly fortunate people who don't have to commute, I certainly have no room to complain. The rain will water the trees and flowers and...
Seeds and Soil
As you regulars know, I've been planting things like crazy lately, and getting the biggest kick out of the whole messy process! My tomato stand arrived, and it's all put together, ready for two tomato plants and a zuchinni start--according to local gardening wisdom,...
My Whimsical Table
I spent last weekend potting plants purchased on Saturday morning, at Lowe's. The place was a madhouse. 🙂 Still, I ended up with mini-dahlias, a pink azalea, some lavender, a few marigolds, etc. The next day I was at Fred Meyer, purchasing more potting soil. As a...