Do you ever feel like a broken toy, once grand, but now lying dusty and forgotten in the corner of a Cosmic Toybox? Is your paint scratched, and even rubbed off in places? Have your batteries run down? Do you feel as though, when you DID get out of the box, your key...

But maybe it will help you. So I'm going to tell it.A few years ago, I was really depressed and discouraged. A friend had lost a beloved pet in a way that traumatized me, because I'm an animal lover, as you know, and September 11 left me reeling, as it did so many of...

I had a lovely time at Auntie's Bookstore last night. There were some familiar and very beloved faces in the crowd, and I met some new people, too. I did an informal talk, and then a Q&A thing. As usual, I got a lot of insightful questions.The view is stupendous...

Zowie, Batman.This connection is FAST.It's raining here in Spokane. (I could almost believe I was back in Port Orchard!)Anyway, the blog will be a lot more regular now that I don't have to tie up the phone line and wait half an hour to get online.I'll see some of you...

The sky looks heavy with snow, and my towering pines stand tall, as if awaiting a blanket of white. What a joy and a luxury it is to write with this beautiful view before me.I can just SEE the barn, built in its perfect spot, with my beloved horses home again....

Every day is truly a gift. Sure, most of them are ordinary--but isn't that a good thing?Great things happen in the Ordinary.Time with loved ones.Work.The view from our window.Plenty of people and things to appreciate.You're all very high on my list of appreciated...

I'm looking out over acres of pine trees, stretching behind my magnificent new house. The sun is gleaming on the needles, and the sky seems burdened with snow. That's what I love about Spokane. It can be colder than cold, but the sun shines more often than not!For...

I do!It's Holt and his bunch, riding this way in the paperback version of "McKettrick's Choice". If you've been waiting to find out what those McKettrick boys are up to, here's your chance. The book will be in stores on February 28, as I understand it.Still chaos...

With every passing day, I'm more at home in my wonderful new house.If you could see the view! A draw full of pine trees, sometimes glittering in the sun, sometimes laced with snow. It's a feast for the eyes.My dogs and cats are here, and settling in nicely. After that...

So the blog is still a hit or miss affair.The dog fence is finished, and do Sadie and Bernice ever love it! They have never seen snow before, so it's a hoot to watch them--Bernice bounds merrily through it, and Sadie, in true beagle tradition, eats the stuff. (I've...

My little carivan of family members, furry and otherwise, arrived yesterday, at midmorning, and I was out on the front lawn at the first sight of them, jumping up and down for joy. Sadie and Bernice, the dogs, are still getting used to the house, and so are Cha Cha...

the other day. He was holding a megaphone, and flanked by other men carrying signs. One read, "Homosexuality is an Abomination!" I considered joining him, with a sign of my own. "Bigotry is an Abomination!" would have been good. (Actually, having just moved into a new...