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...

Spring weather is notoriously changeable, but I'm living in the moment. And right now, at this moment, the sun is out and the sky is blue. The strawberries seem to be thriving, and I'm hoping we can dispense with the cardboard pajamas on Mother's Day.Speaking of...

Taken during a visit to the market near La Rambla.

I admit it. I was a blog dropout yesterday. I guess I used up all the allotted words for Monday in my writing, and then there was nothing sensible left to say.My zinnia seeds are coming up--I'll probably plant them this weekend. I have some iris starts to set out--one...

I hear they might have found Noah's Ark, at long last. (That would be SO exciting.) Given how much rain we've been getting in Spokane this spring, we might need an ark!I'm bundled in the prayer shawl sister Sally made for me a few years ago, and feeling very cozy and...