Some thoughts on vacations and having people visit you on their vacations: 1. Some people are willing to spend money on a hotel just to get out of the car, regardless of how little they have left to go to get to their finally destination. 2. Flying long distances is never fun, regardless of the …
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Wow! I can’t believe how time has flown. I never intended to let my blog languish so long! When I got home from the trip, my time was mainly spent getting things ready for school. We live in the South so my kids both started school on 13 Aug, which still seems early for this …
I got back last Saturday from what was supposed to be the Writers’ Cruise. From that opening sentence, you obviously can tell that it didn’t happen exactly as advertised. Let me start from the beginning: About 8-10 months ago, a member of RomVets, a group of romance writers who served or are currently serving in …
Thirteen Things I wonder About (Sometimes to the point of not sleeping!) Why did the salesperson at Target the other day say the word “gerbil” with a hard G (like in goat) when he was explaining to me that they didn’t have guinea pig food only hamster and gerbil food? Why did that story …
Sorry I’ve been so neglectful of this blog. Life just seems to get in the way of doing the things I want to do. Some quick updates: Writing update: I’ve kind of put off writing because of some other things going on. I finished judging the entries I got from the Get Your Stiletto in …
Thirteen Favorite Fictional Heroines: Scarlett O’Hara – The Queen. She had it all: style, attitude and ambition. Yes, she loses points for holding on to her infatuation with Ashley Wilkes too long and losing Rhett, her real love. Gone With the Wind Ashley Wilkes Stockingdale -The heroine of Kristen Billerbeck’s wonderful Christian chick …
After my post of yesterday about the science fiction and fantasy books to read after Harry Potter is finished, I went with my family to the mall and picked up one of the books. While the Girl and I were at the bookstore, we ran into another book lover browsing the science fiction and …
I know this family is. In 1996, when it was just Hubby, the Girl and me, we moved to Germany. Due to distance and other factors, including our inability to speak German, we found ourselves, every Sunday, riding an hour and a half by bus and train to get to the English-speaking Catholic Church in …
Time is getting shorter! The cruise for the Caribbean in getting closer. Check out this page. We’re going to have a great time and I’d love to see all of you there! I know Susan and I have been posting some of our preparation updates over at RomanceNovelTV. You should come by and check in. …
Don’t forget: There’s still time to win a free book! Check out this post for your chance to win Divine By Mistake by PC Cast!! Thirteen Romantic Movies I love Casablanca (1942) – What can I say about this one? Wartime, sacrifice, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman. It’s got it all. A …