Please don't forget that firecrackers and other Independence Day noises can frighten pets, and they may need special care and reassurance over the next few days. Most types of fireworks are illegal in Spokane County, but that never stops a few fools from setting off...

Bless her heart, the swapper of yesterday's blog changed her mind when she received the replacement ATC I sent her, and raised my rating. YES!What I'm writing: A CREED IN STONE CREEK, first of the new Creed series, which will come out in 2011. I'm rolling now, and...

As many of you know, mixed media art is a favorite hobby of mine, along with container gardening, and I mostly make ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) to trade on Swapbot and Art42. I always do my best on my cards, and use the best materials I can, not because I'm noble, but...

He's out there, right now, my sexy cowboy, Austin McKettrick. Go, Austin!I'm making this particular blog a short one, as I've got plenty of work to do and time seems to be racing by.So it's off to Stone Creek for me. :)More later.

Tomorrow, the third story in the Texas McKettricks trilogy, "Austin", will be in the stores. I'm so excited to see this youngest brother come on stage at last, ready to ride the meanest bulls, carve out a place for himself on the family ranch, and brave all the...

That's what I keep telling myself. I can be non-smoker AND a slender person, at the same time. Since I promised not to talk about the diet, that's all I'm going to say for now.Traveler is feeling a lot more chipper today, so if you've been worrying about that cayuse...

Today started off with a routine blood test, unrelated to the diet, and Traveler, my little pinto gelding, feeling less than fabulous. He seems to be better now, but we do have a call in to the vet. When one of my critters is under the weather, it really worries me.As...

I'm proud to report that I haven't smoked in one full year, as of today! Tomorrow I start a special diet, recommended by the inimitable Dr. Sam Walters of Scottsdale, Arizona, to take off all the weight I've put on. This ole cowgirl is determined, ladies and...

YES!!! For a while there, I was considering building an ark and loading up all my critters, two by two. It didn't help that I had the worst case of flu I've had in years. I'm definitely on the mend now, though, and the proof is in the pudding, as they say, because I...

I think!Wow, I had a nasty bout with the flu (for lack of a better term) this time around. My doctor put me on antibiotics last week, and that helped me turn the corner.While I was sick, I mostly slept, but I indulged in some guilty-pleasure TV at intervals--"American...

I don't feel well today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZd0TQY2fBgWhile you're following fun links, try this one.I want a trailer.