Different Gifting – Farmer’s Markets
What to Buy? I've been wracking my brain, trying to think of things I can give that are different, that aren't expensive, that won't get dusty, and that most people wouldn't go get on their own and as I was wandering around the (very small) Farmer's Market in...
The Garden’s Transition to Winter
My garden is transitioning from "end-of-summer ugly" to "fall and winter green", but it's taking some time. The tomato plants finally died out; we pulled them after tasting the last tomatoes to ripen. They were bitter, full of acid and without the sweetness that...
Writer Wednesday – Veronica Scott
Egyptian Paranormals? Cozy on up - Veronica Scott is taking over the blog today! Christine, thanks for inviting me to be your guest for Writer Wednesday! So, one of the questions I always get asked is, why do I write paranormal novels set in ancient Egypt? ...
Writer Wednesday – Chet Cunningham
Yes, again, lol! Why? My dad's pretty cool. Plus he's got some new books out, Westerns, and one of them got as high as the 800s in the Kindle listings! He finally found the right guy to publish with (Wolfpack Publishing) and he's doing a booming business...
My Time in the NoH8 Line
Wow. It was all kinds of amazing. I'd wanted to get a NoH8 photo taken ever since I first saw Louisa Bacio's - I had no idea that "regular" people could get them. I thought it was just for celebrities and such. Boy, was I wrong. Yesterday, Burbank opened its new...
Writer Wednesday – Teresa Noelle Roberts
I'm re-launching Writer Wednesday, and am so happy to introduce Teresa Noelle Roberts to you! The first time I met Teresa, it was WAY early in the morning (or WAY late at night) and she was one of my roomies at RWA National Conference. Four of us crammed into one...
Stress Puppy and Sleepy Kitty
I've been a stress puppy, instead of a sleepy kitty. (I prefer to be a sleepy kitty, in case you were wondering.) A total stress puppy. I'm getting snappy and snarly at work and at home, and I'm not loving it. And then this happened. Yep, my head totally exploded....
The Question that Gets Deeper
What Do I Want? In August, I had the pleasure of going on a writer's retreat with the East Valley Authors chapter of Romance Writers of America. The speaker that day was the talented Shannon Donnelly, and her focus was on storytelling (which also included writing...
Summer Memories
I have lots of summer memories - great ones that I'd like to share. And this one... Plus this...one of these days, Brenda Chin, we ARE going kayaking. This is a promise! My coast or yours, doesn't matter. And I can't forget this! The little dog would curl around...
Too Many Tomatoes in the Garden…
...Leads to Dried Tomatoes At least, at my house this weekend, it did! There are, after all, only so many tomato salads you can eat without getting burnout. I'm not thrilled with canning in this heat, and while it may seem that having the oven on in the heat is the...