Last Night
First, I'll tell you I didn't win for "Deadly Gamble". As I told you, the competition was fierce. The award went to Annie Solomen for a book called "Blackout", and I'm sure she deserves it to the max. My sincere congratulations to her and to her proud publishers.What...
Saturday/Dallas
Yesterday was certainly a whirl! It all culminated at Harlequin's special party, held in the ballroom of the elegant Fairmont Hotel. Everyone went glam, dressed to the proverbial nines! Again, I had a car and driver--those HQN people are seriously good to me! I'm not...
Still in the Big D
I did an interview for Romance TV.com yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. We'll put up a link when the time comes, but you might want to check out the site if you haven't heard of it before. I'll be on MySpace and Gather.com soon, and you will be able to ask questions...
Dateline: Dallas
The fun continues here at the big Romance Writers of America conference in Dallas. Last night was our big Literacy Signing--every year, publishers donate piles of books, and the published authors at RWA attend the autographing to end all autographings. The proceeds go...
I Did It!
I'm actually blogging from my excellent if messy hotel room in beautiful downtown Dallas!Yea! Perhaps there is hope for me in this technological world after all.The flight was problem free, partly because I was in first class between Seattle and Dallas, and a driver...
My Surprise
I came home from the casino yesterday--don't ask how it went, I'm traumatized--and I got a fabulous surprise. During my absence, my brother Jerry had delivered my new mare, April. She was safely ensconced in her stall, munching hay.What a beauty she is. A registered...
They’re Home!!!!!!
Buck, Skye, Banjo and Coco are HOME, at long, long last. They've loving their big new pasture, running and rolling--no interest at all in the fancy barn. (Yet.) Or in me, actually. But, hey. They're busy being horses.Life as it should be. What a joy it is to see them,...
Watchin’ the Road
Today's the day.Maybe.The horses are supposed to come home, after nearly two long years at boarding school.I hope they remember me.Off to watch the road....
My Celebration
Bernice, Sadie and I celebrated the 4th with a dip in my heavenly swimming pool. Ok, Sadie and I went in--twice. The groomer had just been here, and Bernicie didn't want to spoil her do, so she lay in the shade of a patio chair and watched. Later in the evening, a...
On Being American
This being Independence Day, it follows that I've been thinking even more than usual about what being American means to me.It's easy in uncertain times like these to yearn for the proverbial good old days. As an avid student of this nation's history, I can tell you...
Horses Today?
Who knows? There's some problem with the horse trailer at the boarding school, and the much-anticipated arrival of my valiant steeds is up in the air. If there's one thing I've learned, it's not to get excited over delays. This is the horse world for you. It's enough...
It’s the Beginning…
...of another exciting week here at the main house. The barn is almost finished, and the horses are slated to come home TOMORROW. I can hardly believe the day is finally--almost--here.I'm not sure when my new baby, a mare named April, will arrive--my brother found her...