Holiday Ho’s and Valentine’s Day
My mother was the Holiday Ho while I grew up. Not that I mean that in a bad way! She was always there with valentines and candy, green cupcakes at St. Paddy's day, Easter baskets, amazing 4th of July desserts, Halloween treats, Thanksgiving feasts, and the best...
Kristen Lamb rocks.
I adore Kristen Lamb and her blunt, sometimes snarky way of making a point. Today at her blog on self publishing, she makes an excellent correlation between American Idol and the self publishing world. I won't attempt to repeat her genius here, so go check it out....
News! News! News!
Life is SWEET today. I received confirmation that my paranormal romance novel, DEMON SOUL, will release in mid-March 2011 from Crescent Moon Press! This is fantastic. It really fits into my schedule, as I'm hoping to turn in the next book, DEMON HUNT, that same...
Thursday Thirteen – January’s gifts and chores
Every month has something special about it. Today I'm highlighting January's gifts and chores...oh and remember, I'm in Southern California. There are things on this list that others in snowbound places can't even contemplate until Spring. First hangover of the...
Thursday Thirteen – The last 13 books I read in 2010
I read some amazing books in November/December 2010, and am half-through some others. Here's a partial list! The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (a MUST READ! Tons of twists!) The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber (I admit, I don't have a clue as to what...
Writer’s Dish – Warding off Winter
I have two dinner-time standbys for when the wind howls and it feels like you'll never be warm again. As it's impossible to have a fire when it's windy, and as I have an allergic reaction to a really high heating bill, I tend to fill the night with the warmth of...
Thursday Thirteen
Because it looked like a good thing to do - plus it'll give this blog some shape - below are 13 things that happened in 2010 that I am grateful for. I quit my day job. (However, I do NOT advocate this for everyone!) I turned 50. Hubby and I spent a week in a rental...
Do you make Resolutions?
I don't. I gave them up for Lent, and never looked back. (cue laugh track...) No, seriously - I don't "do" New Year's resolutions. I used to believe that span of time between December 31st and January 1st was magical, a time for me to dig deeply into my own psyche...
The Solstice, the eclipse, and the new me
This has been a remarkable journey, especially these last few days. I had surgery for an acoustic neuroma in my right ear on Thursday December 16th, and got home yesterday to pouring rain and no chance of seeing the eclipse. My Solstice celebration was brief, but...