Top of the morning to all of you. I know it’s a day early, but happy St. Patrick’s Day. I’m in the mood now, as I just watched my sister Sheila, a third grade teacher, win the Jig Contest at her school. She drafted me to attended for moral support and my particularly loud clap. [...]
Yesterday, I did something I rarely do: I went to a coffee shop and wrote. And I actually wrote. I’m always suspicious of writers in coffee shops because I need complete silence and no distractions to get down to business. Or so I thought. But yesterday, I surprised myself by getting a few pages done [...]
As requested, some “afters” of the landscaping in the front of the house. We wanted to spruce up the front of the house, creating a little cohesiveness and style for our otherwise plain house. I wanted some simple and clean, structured but not formal. That sort of describes our overall style. Basically, I like using [...]
The literary festival season is heating up here in Southern California. And, I’m ready to roll. I wanted to mention a couple of events that I’ll be participating in over the next few weeks: Pasadena LitFest and Literary Orange. Pasadena LitFest: Saturday, March 17th I’m the opening act of this brand new gathering in Pasadena. [...]
Hi, all.. I knew I’d need to do some follow-up to Chaos Chronicles Podcast 506 when I mentioned that my new “No Gifts Please” gift is Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E. I’ve gotten a few question on Facebook and in my inbox about which specific product. ( I had no idea the Palmer’s Line [...]
From more information about World Read Aloud Day and LitWorld, click here. I know I’m preaching to choir here… so I won’t even spend along time on the set-up. Again, this year, I’m a a WRADvocate, a volunteer spokesperson for World Read Aloud Day. The goal of the global event is to call [...]
Please note that my systemic poison oak kept me from sleeping at all last night. So If I drift off mid-Thought , my aplogies. Joining me on some Random Thoughts, Entertaining Sheila who is texting in from the Cozy Couch… And the Oscar goes to: Red Carpet arrival highlights: Tim Gunn and his generosity of [...]
Please note that my systemic poison oak kept me from sleeping at all last ngith. So If I drift off mid-Thought , please excuse me. Joining me on some Random Thoughts, Entertaining Sheila who is texting in from the Cozy Couch… And the Oscar goes to: Red Carpet arrival highlights: Tim Gunn and his generosity [...]
Hi, all. I’m very busy here, recovering emotionally from my trip to the ER with Brookes after his allergic reaction to a cat and then diagnosing my own cold/fever/rash symptons. Paging, Dr. Google. And don’t worry, I have been in touch with various actual medical professionals on this! While my froggy voice recovers, I thought [...]
One question I got a lot on the book tour was about working with a writer’s group to keep me on track. (Couldn’t have done it without them!) Other writers wanted to know if it was “safe” to share your book idea with others writers. Wasn’t I worried someone was going to steal my idea? [...]
