My First Harvest!

I ate my first cucumber that I grew myself! It was the one hanging there to the side, over the black bars.                   It eventually come to look like this: And well, you don’t want to know what it looked like after it left the plate and entered [...]

Making my world go round . . .

Just back from my foreign adventures, and find myself with gradually diminishing jet lag and a silly smile of reminiscence whenever I happen to see one of the pictures my husband took while we were away.  Last week I was so spaced out that I completely forgot about posting, for which I apologize — this [...]

Not so Live From Nationals

Okay, so I am writing this the weekend before, BUT I know what going to Nationals is like – crazy, wonderful, exhausting. So I already know what it’s going to be like for me today. First off, it’s the start of the conference. Today I am attending the Leadership conference which is good because I [...]

Writing Tips from NYTBestsellers

Are you on Twitter? Do you want writing tips from some pros? Then you’re in luck. Follow: @lisakleypas     @conniebrockway     @teresamedeiros     @christinadodd While everyone else is enjoying RWA Nationals, these New York Times bestsellers are offering writing tips! I haven’t seen a hashtag, but if I do, I’ll add it to this post. Have a great [...]

How to Tell When You’re Getting Old–er!

This was the first weekend in a long time when we didn’t have a single thing scheduled.  All week long, I thought about how I was going to just kick back and enjoy the precious minutes as they slipped by so peacefully, so quietly, so absolutely pricelessly.  I only made one tiny mistake on Thursday [...]

Weekend Plans?

It’s Friday! Kick off day of the weekend! Woo-hoo!! What are my plans? Well, at 10 I’ve got a doctor’s appointment. After that I’ll be at the grocery store, post office, trip through the pharmacy and then back home. And that’s it! All my plans for the weekend. Husband is working today, when he would [...]

What’s the world coming to?

Seriously. And I have nothing against Michael Jackson. I even aspired to have one of those red leather jackets in the 6th grade. I may have even worn a glove on one hand. But, really, it’s gone beyond tolerable lately. Five check points for his memorial?  Is there that much security in the airports? Strike [...]

A Must Have Review: Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis

Ps. I do spoiler-free reviews, so read ahead without fear! Pss. Wilder Adventures is a company ran by three brothers in the mountains. They provide serives as guides for any sort of adventure you can think up. Most include hikes through mountain trails, trecks across Alaska or cross-country skiing. If you’re looking for some great [...]

Dry is a Bad Word

Hope everyone had a Great 4th of July!  Although the heat tried to spoil it for us here, we managed to enjoy ourselves and have a wonderful fireworks show out by the lake.  I was a bit worried about leaving my house since our neighborhood isn’t considered inside the city limits.  I believe we are [...]

WINNERWINNERWINNER!!!

The winners of the books from Cynthia’s guest days are: Mel Francis – Roxanne St. Claire book Heather Brewer – Toni McGee Causey book E-Mail Cyndi at: arkansascyndi @ sbcglobal.net (no spaces) with your snail addy’s to collect your books! Congrats ladies!

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