Weekend on a Snow-bound Train
That's where I'll be spending MY weekend--with Lizzie McKettrick and the man she's going to marry. Lizzie's in a big hurry to get home to the Triple M for Christmas, but one little thing got in her way. An avalanche. Few things interest me more than a McKettrick up...
Late Again
I'm sure holding up the show on that snowed-in train caught between Flagstaff and Indian Rock, that's for sure. Lizzie McKettrick will have an accounting when I get there, I promise you. 🙂 (A McKettrick Christmas, hardcover, I'll let you know the release date.) Also,...
Free the Cone-heads!
As I write this, Sadie is sitting beside my chair, looking up at me from the center of the plastic cone she's been wearing for the last two weeks. Today is stitch-removal day! In a few minutes, we'll be headed down the hill to the vet's office. We're both looking...
The Glamorous Life of the Writer
Oh, the glamor of it all! Yesterday, I had dental surgery. I'm on pain pills, and have this gob of stuff stuck to my lower gums. There is dog hair all over every garment I own.Sadie gets her stitches out tomorrow--no more cone-head beagle! In the meantime, she uses...
Reconnecting
Isn't it wonderful when you reconnect with someone from your past? Last month, while doing a signing at the wonderful Barnes and Noble store in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, I noticed a familiar face. Lo and behold, it was my good friend, Cheri--I hadn't seen her in an...
Ordinary Things
It's nice and cool in Spokane--fall is definitely in the air. It's time to put on a pot of bean soup, and I've even thought of lighting the fireplace. 🙂 Like my mother, I am fond of a nice, crackling fire--one of the dozen-million things I love about this time of...
Dog beds and Hear All Creatures
My talented sister, Sally, and I are designing a line of specialty dog beds, with a western theme. We're picturing ourselves on QVC. 🙂 (Hey, you've got to think big!) Once we're up and running with the project, you'll see the line on my website. I'll be making...
PS
Since touting Wikipedia on this blog, I've had several credible emails warning me that the facts need to be cross-checked because anyone can post anything on this site. Therefore, while I still think it's a great resource, I have to advise caution.
The Legacy
My brother and I, as well as each of our two sisters, received a small legacy from my wonderful, hardworking father. We've all been deliberating on how to spend it in a way he would approve of--family vacation? Fancy sewing machines? (My sisters sew. I'll have to be...
Lots to Catch Up On
Well, I intended to write a blog yesterday, but I was goofing off over at the casino and never got around to it. :)I want to thank all of you for the wonderful notes of condolence that have been coming in since the last newsletter went out. You continually touch my...
Friday Blog
Late start. I slept like a dead woman last night. Wrote in the morning, and of course Sadie and Bear spent the day at the vet's. Both are well, and happy to be home. Sadie has a cone, since she had a wart removed on one leg, and can't be allowed to chew off her...
Quiet House
Sadie and Bernice are spending the day at the veterinarian's office, so it's pretty darned quiet around here. Sadie is having a wart removed, and Bernice, the orginal bad-breath Yorkie, is having her teeth cleaned. They'll be ready to be picked up around four, and the...