I THINK I’m Awake!
I'm a sleepyhead today--woke up late. Almost done with the current writing project, and boy am I loving the story. This is my book, "A McKettrick Christmas", and next year at this time, you'll be reading it. (I hope.) The story features a grown-up Lizzie, Holt's...
That Train Keeps A-Rollin’
Have I ever mentioned that I live close to the railroad tracks? Well, not THAT close. But I hear the train going by at all hours of the day and night, and now that I'm used to it, I find it a comforting sound. When that lonesome whistle blows, distant and plaintive in...
Sunshine and Collage
We're enjoying beautiful, sunny weather in Spokane today. It's cold, but so clear and crisp outside! This is why I love eastern Washington state--we get our share of overcast weather, to be sure, but mostly, the sun shines. As I always say, here you can be up to your...
The Vigil Keepers
It's almost trite, because it's been true so long. Freedom isn't free. People have paid for it, for over two centuries now, with life and limb, heart and blood, hopes and dreams. The things we enjoy every day of our lives, folks, have been bought for us, by the brave...
Moose Visit
Yesterday, while I was writing away, word reached me that there was a moose in the front yard. I've seen several, since moving here, but it's a sight I never get tired of. I dashed down to look, and there was Bullwinkle, just across the driveway, nibbling at my red...
Our New Walmart
I admit it. I LOVE Walmart. For one thing, they sell a lot of my books. And I do mean A LOT. For another, they carry the chicken jerky strips my dogs love--a one-stop shop, with very few exceptions. Who cares? you may be asking. Is this a blog or a commercial for...
Foggy Draw
Fog has settled in the draw this morning, and it's a beautiful sight. (Susan: the draw is behind the main house, the one on thirty acres, with the barn. 🙂 )Who is Susan, the rest of you ask, as you well might? Well, she's better known as Lisa Jackson, #1 New York...
On a Break
Sheesh.Working hard on the current project. No real excuse there, since I ALWAYS work hard.For those of you who live in the Ellensburg, Washington area, I'll be at Jerrol's Book Store this Saturday, November 10, from 2-4. I hope you'll stop by if you can. I'd love to...
The LaJolla Writers Conference Report
Okay, I didn't take my laptop, and I'm glad I didn't, because as usual, I had way too much luggage in the first place. :)So many great things happened that I wrote a prompt list in my journal, so I wouldn't forget to tell all.#1 My daughter, Wendy, attended, and her...
Bumper Cars
Do you ever get the feeling you're standing in the center of one of those bumper-car rides at a carnival, periodically blind-sided by a racing car? Maybe knocked down--or even run over??Of course I'm referring to problems--the kinds of things that seem to come out of...
Miscellaneous Tuesday
Well, I got to messing with my crafting--burned fingers are healed, for those concerned--and got to the blog page late. The nonfiction book about Buck is on hold, but I'll keep you posted on that. Meanwhile, this just in--I'll be rewriting an older book, "Willow",...
Craft Injuries
You have to be smarter than the hot glue. Alas, here I sit with two burned fingers, so this blog will probably be short. I have to keep dunking my hand in the bowl of cold water at my side. 🙂 Undaunted, I WILL craft again. And of course I will write, because that's...