I went to the movie Book Club on the weekend. I left my husband at home and watched it with a friend. I figured it would be an uber-chick flick that he'd rather clean out the garage than see. Chick flick it was, but funny, not all weepy and depressing. Going solo also...
Some mornings it all comes together. You leap out of bed, tackle the day and get a thousand things done before you leave for work. Other days aren’t that productive. Yesterday was one of those Energizer Bunny-kind of days.
A few days ago, I finished formatting A Trail of Embers, ordered a proof copy and sat back to wait for it to arrive. When I reached this point with my first book, The Christmas Presence, my sister gave me a card and a bottle of mead from Golden Age Meadery, located in...
I’m writing about something near and dear to my heart—actually, it's closer to my nose. It’s now official, our friendly neighbourhood skunk has returned to settle in and raise a family far from the lights of the big city. I mean, why not move to a small town. Everyone...
I learned to play crib early. What can I say, my dad was in the Air Force. I also learned how to play Black Jack, but never for money, just for Poker chips. The Poker chips were courtesy of an elderly neighbour. They were treasure to us, treasure to go along with a woo...
I’ve been thinking about wine. Red wine, white wine, blush—any of them, just wine . . . and weddings. It’s almost Spring and love is in the air. The birds are chirping, our resident skunk is back from her winter long hiatus, and there’s a new crop of engagements and a...
Last Sunday something amazing happened. I opened my eyes, climbed out of bed and saw the sun! I realize there are a lot of people out there who don’t see anything exciting in that big hot yellow ball, but after rain, rain, and more rain, it’s nice to go outside and fee...
Today my book A Trail of Embers started its 30-day Kindle Scout campaign. What’s that you ask? Let me tell you about it. Amazon calls it “reader-powered publishing for new, never-published books.” Basically, what that means is: it’s a system of nominations that runs fo...
Here it is, another Super Bowl Sunday, complete with hype, hoopla and a half-time show . . . and commercials—don’t forget the mega-commercials. Every year big corporations use Super Bowl Sunday to launch big ad campaigns.
Super Bowl is as much a battle over brand recogn...
Challenges aren't always fun. After all, this is about getting off the couch and doing something. This week’s objective is the dreaded garage clean-up. Yes, Garage Cleanse Day has arrived.
