Organized Chaos
As many of you will have noticed, there was no blog yesterday.That's because it was a zoo around here! Two big trucks were unloaded. A forklift zipped back and forth, all day long. Willing hands lifted and carried--it was a flurry of activity. The place was full of...
The Hardest Part of This Move Is…
Being separated from my dogs. Yes, I certainly miss the cats, too, but they're independent creatures, and do not love me in the same way Sadie and Bernice do.My pets are in loving hands. They will be with me, on the Triple L, very soon. But the separation is hard, and...
Back in the City of My Birth
I am sitting in the kitchen of my new house, on the land that will become the Triple L. (That stands for Linda Lee Lael, my original name.)It's a beautiful place, and somewhat like camping out, since none of the furniture has arrived. Most importantly, my dogs and...
Off to Spokane
I'm off to Spokane this morning, to close on the new house. There may or may not be a blog for the next few days. I'm so excited about this move! It would be easy to be overwhelmed, though, with all there is to do. I'm going to pretend everything will be all right....
Herein Lies a Tale…
Yesterday, I was fighting the flu, and the flu was winning. The phone lines are down here at the Station, and I had a dinner date with an old friend, Louise, which I knew I had to cancel. I tried frantically to reach her by cell phone, but no luck. My cousin and...
It’s a Madhouse Around Here!
We're coping!How did one woman manage to collect so many books?So many knickknacks?So many THINGS? I wish I had a nickel for everytime I've taken something off a shelf, or out of a drawer, and asked myself, "What was I thinking?"I'm off to Spokane this weekend to take...
Crazy in Cave Creek
The moving process is picking up speed. There's a frenzy of sorting and packing going on--what to keep, what to give or throw away. There is an obvious allegory here!One thing I'd like to throw away is what has become an almost constant litany with me. "I'm tired. I'm...
Frequently Asked Questions
The emails have been coming in, and a lot of you have asked certain questions, so I'll answer them here.Q: Will there be more Clare and Tony books?A: As with the vampires and the medieval stories, I'm not planning more Clare and Tony books at this time. Perhaps a...
Of All the Gin-Joint Lives…
In all the world, He walked into this one.(For you spring chickens, that's a reference to a famous line in Casablanca.)I heard Him knocking. I kept saying, "Just a minute. Let me straighten things up in here a little!" There were so many old attitudes lying around,...
Still Poppin’
Have you read "One Last Look" yet?Things are accelerating around here, to say the least. Another prospective buyer coming to look at the house, and me writing madly in the middle of the frenzy, to finish "Sierra's Homecoming" and send it off to my editor next week....
Things are Poppin’ Here at the Station!
Springwater Station is a lively place these days.My longtime friend and bookkeeper (actually, executive manager), Debbie Korrell is arriving today to help whip the Station into shape for the big move. Wow! It's really happening! Cousin Steve and others are headed this...
Did You Receive a Newsletter?
If you're registered on the website, you should have received a lovely printed newsletter, complete with pictures of Springwater Station, the horses--with Buck taking center stage--and me with some of my good friends from Harlequin. Have I mentioned that I adore my...