Lake House Notes, Continued
Up at the main house, the varnish on the hardwood floors is drying, even as we blog.Sadie and Bernice came out to the office with me this morning, and they are standing on either side of my desk chair, staring at me in consternation. WHAT IS THIS PLACE? they seem to...
Fourth Big Week!
"McKettrick's Pride", book 2, is still on the New York Times bestseller list--#10!!!I'm in my lake house office, and I can hear Bernice barking from inside the front door of the main house. She wants to join me, and probably add her two-cents to the blog--that would...
Lake Notes–Late!
I apologize for the delay. Got a call from my good friend and long-time employee, Debbie Korrell, this morning. She wanted to know--where is the blog you promised???Maybe you wondered, too.Anyway, here I am. I won't bore you with the details, but the fireplace was...
More Good News!!!
Mojo is flying high today. Her book, "Deadly Gamble", is a finalist for the coveted RITA award from Romance Writers of America!Me, I'm flying high, too. The workmen are here to lay the new floors, and Bernice, Sadie and I still haven't left for the lake. This place...
Home Sweet Home(s)
As much as I love to travel, it's so good to be home. The dogs and I will be moving to the lake house on Sunday afternoon, as crews are coming to install hardwood floors in the living room, dining room, and upstairs hallway. Yorkie Bernice and I do not function well...
Third Big Week!
I'm proud to say that "McKettrick's Pride", the current book in the trilogy, is on the New York Times list for the third week in a row! In fact, it actually went up this week, to #9 from #10. "McKettrick's Heart", Keegan's story, will hit the stores next Tuesday. Ask...
Mammograms
I have one scheduled. I hate doing things like this--but I know I would hate breast cancer a lot more. Have you had YOUR mammogram?Further notes on my friend Sandi and her foster-dog, Ginger. Sandi went out yesterday and came back to find Ginger sitting in her desk...
Check Your Pet Food!!!
There is a massive recall on pet food. Please check at www.menufoods.com/recall to make sure your brand is not on the list. You've probably already heard about this, but just in case, please visit the site. Pets have been poisoned, fatally in some cases. There are...
What a Week!
I'm just back from my trip to Fort Meyers, Florida, where, among other things, I appeared at the 8th Annual Southwest Florida Book Festival, and it was wonderful! I got to meet several of you, and served on a panel with Karen Harper, an old friend, and Robert Hicks,...
News from Spokane
I'm off to Florida early Wednesday morning, for a whirlwind tour to promote the McKettrick books, and to speak at a wonderful Book Festival.On the homefront, my cousin Sherri just had a very serious operation, and came through like the trouper she is. She's one of my...
New Baby in the Family–and a Moose
As soon as I'm through with today's pages, I'm off to Babies R Us to shop like a mad woman. My cousin, Mary Ann, just became the very proud grandmother of a baby boy. Haven't heard what his name is yet--he lives in Canada and is the son of Derek and Courtney Readman....
The P-Word
Process.I keep getting jerked back to that word. I like events better, don't you? But all events are really--you guessed it--the culmination of some process. Everything in the universe works that way, when you think about it. From seeds to galaxies.Hmmmm. Guess that...