Since my summer blog schedule seems to be a bit sketchy, and since I wanted to wish you the best Fourth of July ever, here I am, blogging on a Saturday. Here in our area, the grass is dry as tinder and there is an ever-present danger of fire.  For that reason, there...

Here I am, alive and well, in Spokane, Washington.  🙂 What have I been doing?  Well, writing, mostly.  I'm in the revision stage of "Once a Rancher", and I'm hard at it, which doesn't leave me much time--or energy--for anything else.  In case I sound as though I'm...

This week's winners are Jeanine Tubbs and Ange.  Congratulations, ladies.  A new round is underway now, and all you have to do is comment to be entered.  Two names will be chosen at random and the names announced next Monday. Or Tuesday. Today was Jenni's birthday,...

  Left to right, Jenni, me and Wendy, posing for a selfie at Spokane's beautiful Manito Park.  What a heavenly place!  We enjoyed a picnic there yesterday, after Weight Watchers, and it was a wonderful experience.  You can bet it was included in my gratitude...

Wow!  I love it when I hear from so many of you at once. Mom is much better and planning to head on home later today; some of the crew will be checking on her regularly, though, to make sure she's thriving.  It's been fun having her here--she's good company--but I...

Yeesh.  There's been so much going on here on the old homestead, I'm not sure if I'm coming or going.  🙂 First, our winners for this week.  They are: Peggy Clayton and Louise McCourt.  Congratulations, both of you; you'll be receiving your autographed books soon....

First, though, a happy birthday wish to my nephew, Jerome Lael.  He's 16 today!  Hard to believe--they grow up so darn fast. Mom is still coughing, and I've asked her doctor to refill her antibiotics Rx, and also to make sure she's getting enough oxygen.  She's...

First, this week's winners: Sharon Louise Rackham and Sue Grace.  Congratulations, both of you.  Your autographed copies of "The Marriage Season" will be on their way soon.  As always, a new round begins today, so just comment and you're in.  2 winners will be chosen...

Yesterday was Weight Watchers--and I said a prayer early in the day, asking to be grateful, whatever the scale said.  Good thing.  I was up 3.2 pounds--not surprising after a trip and a sprained ankle--but I got my answer, too.  I was and am grateful--because I found...

The computer ate part of my blog, but for once, I was prepared and made a print-out before I hit the "publish" button. Here's the rest: This is where I start losing track of what happened on which day, so bear with me, please.  🙂  Gary, Marsha, Jenni and I drove to...

80 comments on yesterday's blog.  WOW.  I love it! As promised, here's more on my trip: On Day 1 (before the sprained ankle), Jenni and I met with Gary and Marsha Roche, mentioned yesterday, at breakfast in the restaurant next door to the Gettysburg Hotel, where we...

Yes, limping.  While I had an unbelievably wonderful time in Gettysburg, I managed to become a battlefield casualty by spraining an ankle on the morning (yes, the morning) of Day 2.  We were visiting the North Carolina monument, and I was bragging about how the Laels...