So, we had company over for dinner again tonight - I know - what can I say? We love entertaining! We pulled out our good china - a wedding gift - and my great-grandparent's silver, as we do every time we have company. We both firmly believe good china and silver is meant to beContinue reading "Food and other stuffs"
A Breakthrough
An amazing and unprecedented thing happened to me day before yesterday. I woke up, and, later in the day, my mind naturally turned to writing. As you all know, I have had lots of angst around it in the last several months, and trying to "get the spark and passion back" etc. But, as IContinue reading "A Breakthrough"
Rain and Cars
So, Daniel (my husband) and I discovered something quite disturbing tonight. We were out of rum! You know what that meant? After a frustrating day at work, I COULDN'T HAVE A RUM & COKE? This had to be remedied. Accordingly, after a dinner of salad and pasta with sauce and homemade rolls, we danced our wayContinue reading "Rain and Cars"
Story Ideas
So, I decided to actually do something today rather than mooning about, thinking about how I wished I was writing again. So, I signed up for Writer's Digest, dug through and pulled out several old pages of long ago story titles and ideas, and reread them, and then I pulled out Gail Carson Levine's Writing Magic:Continue reading "Story Ideas"
Success
Writing Hopes
So I discovered an incredibly encouraging fact! I may be far older than Emily of New Moon in any of her books, but guess what? I am YOUNGER than L.M. Montgomery was when she published Anne of Green Gables and jumpstarted her writing career! You know what that means?? My heart finally believes what myContinue reading "Writing Hopes"
Of Fairs and Football
A friend mentioned in one of her comments on this very blog that one of her customers seemed to feel sorry for her when she told him that she had no weekend plans. She went on to emphasize that not having plans brought her much joy! I, for one, entirely agreed with her. Not having weekendContinue reading "Of Fairs and Football"
Quotes Addict
So, I discovered this site just last week called "The Daily Quotes" and have already used them multiple times in my posts - and - yes, spammed a friend's Facebook page with them. Don't you just love how, no matter how you are feeling, you can almost always find a quote to match? I thinkContinue reading "Quotes Addict"
A Writer’s Identity Crisis(es?)
Do you mind if I ramble a bit? Well, if so, go ahead and leave now, because I am going to do it anyway. In fact, I am going to intersperse my WHOLE workday with rambling on this post. Or, at least until I am tired of it or feel I have said everything on myContinue reading "A Writer’s Identity Crisis(es?)"
Wine and Shrimp
So Daniel was off on a camping trip with his guy friends this weekend. I am glad. That means I don't have to go camping. No dirt and spiders and cold for me 😀 It also gave me an excuse to miss him enough that I felt justified buying shrimp, fresh mozzarella cheese, wine, and Ghiradelli chocolate forContinue reading "Wine and Shrimp"
Forest Idylls 