Last night I read this post and it stuck with me. I've been thinking about it all day . . . and it led to a conversation which prompted me to make a decision. A really big decision for me.I always talk about wanting to simplify. I...
I am pleased to announce that my dear friend Demery Bader-Saye has just been published in the Rose and Thorn Journal. You can read her lovely short story here. Demery was is one of the members of my writing group. For six years, Demery, Pauline, Linda...
We've had a huge range in temperatures already this year. On New Years Day it was around 50 degrees, warm enough to go outside wearing just a fleece jacket. This morning around eight o'clock, it was a mere 11 above zero and I wondered if...
I just finished updating the Christmas card list. That is officially the final act in my post-Christmas tear-down. But it's not truly the final act. I still have to wash all the Holiday place mats and napkins we used this week when my brother and...
Now I am officially sick of peppermint. No, really, the evening following my last post, Adrian decided to keep us up most of the night, insisting on sleeping in our bed. He was miserably ill with a bad cold. The next morning I woke from what little sleep...
I have been absolutely obsessed with peppermint this Christmas season. Obsessed, I tell you!It started a few years ago when I heard that a good, low-calorie option at the coffee shop is a peppermint latte. Maybe the syrup isn't as sugary as other flavors, and...
I'm going to ramble today. Just a warning. In September I went with my friend Amanda to a writers symposium where we heard several journalists, an agent, and an editor speak to a room full of writers about writing and publishing. It was invigorating, exciting,...
Just wanted to pass on a hearty congratulations to Lena Roy. Her debut novel, Edges, releases today! I cannot wait to read it and I hope this post generates some interest for her!...
Todd and I managed to escape our beloved children to celebrate our anniversary with one quick night at our favorite Bed and Breakfast, Bischwind. It's beautiful, to say the least, and we had a great time going out to dinner, snuggling up to a fire...
It seems like so long ago, yet at the same time it's hard to believe that ten years ago right now, I was standing at the altar, pledging my life to my beloved. I don't have time to write much today; at least not the...
