This morning, as I sat writing my morning pages, the first entry in a spiffy new notebook, I watched the sun peek over the eastern hills and I marveled at the simple knowledge that we live near a genuine star, that it gives us life and light, and is just the right...

I'm all rested up and ready to start the new project.  That really feels good.  New characters, new setting--the fictional Parable, Montana.  How exciting!Of course it helps that we have lovely sunshine today, oodles of it, a wealth of it, glistening on...

I finished "A Lawman's Christmas" yesterday morning--what a feeling of satisfaction that gave me.  I slept like a rock and, frankly, I'm still tired today, which is the main reason for posting my blog so late in the day.I celebrated by making a batch of my...

Today, I will draft the final chapter of "A Lawman's Christmas"!  I am SO excited, though, as always, I will miss these characters.As you can see, the blog is still in flux, where the template is concerned.  I'll keep working on it.We have lovely, lovely...

Mom asked me to fill in for her on the blog today and, trust me, without opposable thumbs, it's no small feat. (Pun intended.) Anyway, she's burning the midnight oil to finish "A Lawman's Christmas", so I'm elected. By the way, Mom has had me on a diet for two years....

Sadie had a wart removed from the top of her head yesterday, so now she's got a little shaved spot and stitches. She's fine, though a little funny looking. 🙂 Still working on the book. I expected to be finished today, but there you go. Tomorrow? I sure hope so, but...

After extolling the virtues of Monday, I thought it was only fair to say a few good words about Tuesday. 🙂 Tuesday is the day the new books and DVDs come out. Tuesday is a nice, serviceable day, like a comfortable pair of shoes. By Tuesday, I'm always (okay, usually)...

I caved this morning and turned on the a.m. news. I guess the addiction runs deep. 🙂 For some reason I don't quite understand, the spaces between paragraphs are not ending up in the blog. My computer guy will be here later in the week and I'll see what he can do...

Yikes. Where does the time go? Very nice visit with my beautiful niece, Kelly, yesterday. She in town just briefly, to take some classes toward her Master's. Smart, self-possessed and independent-minded, that's our Kelly. I hadn't seen her in several years, and...

Today we have cloudy skies and the promise of wind, wind and more wind. I was up early this morning for a radio interview, and I've been watching the big trees sway back and forth to their own kind of music. My niece, Kelly Lael, is coming to town, and I'll get to see...

For some reason, this infernal machine doesn't want to indent for separate paragraphs. Hence today's solid block of a post. 🙂

That's the way it's working out around here, anyway. It would seem that I've broken the morning-news habit, at least as far as TV goes. I do enjoy listening to certain radio stations over my beloved iPad--maybe because it reminds me of my childhood. Our family had TV,...