I just got home from Toronto, and as we drove in, I was thrilled to see Buck out there in the pasture with all the other horses, happily munching hay. Still, there's no room for denial here--he's old--at least 26--and in a tearful visit before I left for Canada on...

I have been so stressed out lately. I need to get over it, already! Right now, my goal is to write a coherent blog. :)On Tuesday, I will have been a nonsmoker for three full weeks. I haven't exactly suffered the kind of withdrawals I feared, and thank heaven I don't...

The morning was sunny--thank heaven. The clouds are rolling back in, though. I keep telling myself we need the water, but the constant gray skies get me down.Buck is still hanging in there--up and around, and eating well. All your prayers are helping for sure!...

I have sacred contracts with all my animals, dogs, cats and horses. Once an animal becomes a part of this family, they STAY a part of it, come what may. Years ago, when I bought my horse, Buck, I knew he was already pretty old, and he'd had a hard life, as a working...

I am writing this blog in my new office, at my new desk. And now that the cat has moved out of my way, I can actually see the monitor! :)The room is painted in lovely shades of green, and the floor is a nice, subtly patterned vinyl. Easy to clean up, but not so...

I'm still slogging along, and for those of you out there cheering me on in my non-smoking campaign, thank you. I can feel the positive energy you're sending my way.Actually, I'm surprised at how easy it has been. No heavy duty withdrawal symptoms. No pigging out...

I'm trying not to let the weather set my mood today. 🙂 It's gray and gloomy and very wet as I look out my window over the draw. (I'm on my laptop, as my regular set up down in the new office is not up and running just yet.) Today I have a full week of non-smoking...

Alive and well in Spokane, Washington!It's as if Mercury has been in consant retrograde--traveling, writing, searching wildly for my ballot, having new photos taken. On and on. I'm waiting for things to settle down to a dull roar, but so far, it hasn't happened.As...

I attended my second art class last night, and enjoyed it immensely. (The teacher pinned up our efforts from the previous week and you know what? Mine wasn't all that bad. :)As I mentioned yesterday, "A McKettrick Christmas" will be in stores today. I'm going out to...

Tomorrow, my newest book, "A McKettrick Christmas", will be in stores. For those of you who've been asking for more stories about the early McKettrick women, here you go.Lizzie, Holt's daughter, is all grown up and on her way home to Indian Rock and the Triple M,...

Did you ever have one of THOSE days???Yesterday was one for me--Mercury Retrograde, in overdrive. Murphy's Law, run amok.You get the point. If it could go wrong, it DID go wrong.But, as always, there were good things, too. Friends who jumped in to help (thanks, Chris...

This must be Spokane!Honestly, I have been so ridiculously busy lately, I meet myself coming and going.I attended my first art class last night--at least the first one I've taken in recent years--and I really enjoyed it. I certainly have a long way to go--we drew corn...