There has been a tragic loss in my circle of friends, and I will be attending memorial services tomorrow.  I hope to be back to writing and to the blog on Thursday morning.In the meantime, we are mourning, and deeply appreciate prayers and patience.

We lost our dear Sadie-beagle last night.  I miss her so much, but there is peace in knowing she isn't hurting anymore.  I was right there with her, which was a blessing--there are, in fact, many blessings involved here.  I'll write more on Monday, but...

Sadie was home briefly last night, but still didn't feel well, so Jen and I took her back to the clinic, where she is getting more fluids and possibly a feeding tube.  The doctors are pretty much mystified.  Everything except gastrointestinal stuff has been...

Tomorrow, I will write my 1500th blog!  I can't believe it.  Sadie is still at the clinic, but seems to be improving.  Tests and more tests.  Now there seems to be a possibility that she doesn't have Cushings at all.  I just want her to come...

My little friend has had a rough time lately--she's been in the veterinary clinic, except for a brief stint at home, since last Thursday night.  This morning, she's having a sonogram and then she needs to go to her regular vet and we'll see from there.  We...

It's a zoo around here, as usual.  The air conditioning went out--AGAIN--and Sadie's having real problems due to her lack of appetite, and we're dealing with that.  Not to worry--she just got dehydrated and needs some TLC.I'm well into the book, though,...

Excellent writing day yesterday!  It's been hot as heck here lately; the houseplants are loving it, but the rest of us wouldn't mind a rainy day or two.  :)I'm reading another book recommended by friends--read for so long last night, in fact, that the...

I've made some important decisions lately; some of them are about starting something and some of them are about stopping something.  :)Have you ever quit a group, not because there was anything wrong with the people in that group,  but because you didn't...

An absolutely wonderful writing day!  I did my timed "freewriting" exercise (10 minutes, just writing as fast as I can, the theme being what I want to happen in the story next), then I launched right into the chapter.  Slade and Joslyn are...

And after a rough 5 days, allergies, that bum knee, etc., I find that I have plenty of enthusiasm.  I'm  SO eager to get back to the book!Over the weekend, I listened to a book I've been avoiding--"The Art of Racing in the Rain", by Garth Stein.  Why...

I've been a little under the weather since Wednesday.I'll be back on Monday.

The book that started it all, the very first McKettrick book ever, is in stores today!  The new cover is beautiful--you can't miss it--and if you missed the early years of my now-sprawling clan of cowboys, here's your chance to get in at the beginning. ...