Today’s TV Appearance Postponed
I hope none of you Spokanites got up early to see me on TV this morning! The appearance has been postponed to July 2, again, KXLY. I'll post a reminder in the blog ahead of time.Saturday's KHQ appearance is still on, and so is the booksigning at the Northtown Barnes...
Birthday Bash!
Dad's 80th birthday celebration was a real bash--well-attended, and lots of fun. My gift was a surprise visit from our mutual friend, Peggy Knight, who flew in from Tennessee just for the occasion. (Caution: visits from Peggy may be hazardous to your weight loss...
My Dad is 80 Today!
I'm just back from my Texas tour, and this big house is bursting at the seams with beloved company. Today, we're all off to Grand Coulee, 80 miles from here, where my dad will be celebrating his 80th birthday. Interestingly, it's my birthday, too. My brother and...
Headed for Texas!
On my way to Texas tomorrow, and so looking forward to it!"McKettrick's Pride", Rance and Echo's book, is finished. Practically the moment I get home, I'll be starting the final story in the trilogy: "McKettrick's Heart." I can barely wait.Sadie's on the mend, and...
Sadie, Texas, and TV
Sadie is still a conehead, and she has a fresh bandage on her foot, as of yesterday afternoon. The Doc says she's healing nicely. Now, if she just doesn't tip her water dish over again...Tomorrow, she goes back for another bandage. The vet says she's healing up...
Conehead the Barbarian
The Sadie saga continues! She got a fresh bandage yesterday, having successfully managed to chew off the old one, in spite of her cone. She's adjusting pretty well, smiles a lot, and seems perky most of the time. She loves all the attention and sympathy. I can woo her...
Sadie is a Conehead!
My poor, pudgy beagle! She had to have an operation on one of her forepaws, and it is bandaged in neon pink. Because she would chew on it if she could, she has to wear a plastic cone on her head--hence her new nickname. She holds up her pink foot as if to say, "See? I...
Phew!
I've almost caught up with myself!I promised to tell you about my trip to Washington, D.C., this past weekend, so here's the skinny. My wonderful publishers, Harlequin's HQN, treated me like a queen. The first day, I went to their booth at the big Book Expo America...
Unanswered Prayers
I'm grateful for answered prayers. I'm even MORE grateful for unanswered ones!I think, dear reader, that if we could actually see what we've been spared, when God said "No", we'd be jumping up and down and shouting hallelujah. Those disappointments and set-backs? What...
Here comes…
That Man from Stone Creek.Sam O'Ballivan will be riding in on fast horse, real soon. In some places, as early as next Tuesday. Maddie Chancellor will be on hand to give him plenty of trouble.You and I? We get to sit back, with our feet up, and enjoy the adventure.
Update!
The lost dog's name is Scrappers, and he's the beloved and much cherished pet of a lady who had the wisdom to have a microchip implanted. He and his mama are visiting from Las Vegas, and he wandered off during a backyard celebration of some kind. After certain...
Bunny the Divine
This is a tribute to a friend of a friend--Bunny, the Divine Dog, who 'belonged' to my good friend, Sandi. (She would tell you, I'm sure, that the reality of the situation was quite the reverse: she belonged to Bunny.) A black Lab, he died last Friday, at the age of...