I have two lush peony blossoms in the kitchen as of this very moment. They smell heavenly. I am still having camera problems, but hang in there. I'm bound to figure it out pretty soon. :)Are you getting tired of hearing me rave about the joy of writing "A Creed in...

With Steven Creed and the whole modern-day Stone Creek bunch, that is. 🙂 I'm just having the best time writing this book. I know I keep saying that, but it's true. I can't seem to contain my delight in this whole magical process.Still listening to the Churchill...

Yikes.I started right in working on "A Creed in Stone Creek" and I got so involved I forgot all about my blog. It was just now, when I went downstairs for a fresh cup of coffee, that I remembered. So here I am.We're having a rainy day, and it's lovely, actually. Very...

I wrote a chapter of the new book, "A Creed in Stone Creek". YES! This is going so well that I'm beginning to wonder if little elves weave the story while I sleep or something. (Shades of the aliens who used to mess up our hair in Barcelona while we were slumbering,...

Two chapters in, and I'm LOVING this book. I can't wait for you to read it; I'm sure hoping you're going to love it, too.In the meantime, watch out for the next installment in the Texas McKettricks trilogy, "Garrett", coming May 25. I'll be in New York City then--one...

Just received my author copies of "Garrett", book 2 in the McKettricks of Texas series this morning. In stores May 25.

I am so enjoying this wonderful weather--and I see planting in my (near) future. :)Also writing--there are few joys like starting out on a new book--indeed, a new trilogy--with all new characters. Okay, mostly new. The first book takes place in Stone Creek, Arizona,...

I've been nursing along several peony plants since I moved into this house four years ago. There were a few blossoms last year, but one can't have too many peonies, I've found. The good news is, they're budding out--I can hardly wait!The strawberries are in, as you...

If I don't blog. :)So here I am.Not that I have much to say. I'm into the new book and the sun is shining. All the critters are fine--Banjo (horse) got out yesterday, but Larry, the Canadian Wrangler, rounded him up pretty quickly. Banjo is the kind of horse my dad...

🙂 Yesterday, Mom, my brother Jerry and I got together for a Mother's Day celebration lunch, at one our favorite local restaurants: the Onion. The service was cheerful and efficient, and the food was good, like always. Every mom received a beautiful long-stemmed red...

Wishing all the moms out there a wonderful Mother's Day--especially my own. :)Hazel Bleecker Lael, I love you.We'll see you on Sunday.

That's what my little zinnia sprouts are doing, in their plastic "greenhouses" on my windowsills. The strawberries will soon be out from under their cardboard pajamas--it's still pretty cold out there. :)When will it be time to plant?????Not that I'm impatient or...