Friday Just a quick journal entry. It’s been over a week since I wrote in this online journal. Last week was a bit of a production blur with both my Pink Dandelions newsletter and a Type M for Murder post AND a guest post coming out. What have I done since then? I addressed and… Continue reading March 28, 2025
Category: Guam
March 20, 2025
Thursday Just finished working on this month’s newsletter essay about designating and designing creative sanctuaries in both our physical homes and metaphorically in our minds. It took me four hours to draft it. I have an essay coming out on a fellow Type M for Murder blogger’s personal author blog tomorrow. I spent time last… Continue reading March 20, 2025
March 14, 2025
Friday This week has been a challenge for several reasons, but mostly because I am experiencing some annoying and troubling pain in my wrists and finger joints. Feet, too, to a lesser extent. It’s really hard to enjoy life or concentrate on work when you hurt. It’s worse when you have no idea why this… Continue reading March 14, 2025
March 4, 2025
Tuesday Weekends are for exploring. On Saturday, C and I went to the Dededo Flea Market. It’s also a co-op farmer’s market, so I grabbed my tote bags with the idea of getting my ‘fridge stocked with fresh fruit and veggies for the week, hopefully with some new-to-me type produce. We were not disappointed! I… Continue reading March 4, 2025
February 28, 2025
Friday Guess where I’m typing this journal entry? That’s right. At my DESK. The movers arrived on Wednesday, and the first thing they brought in was my desk, the one I bought in San Diego. I lost no time in organizing it the best I could, removing things that had been placed into the drawers.… Continue reading February 28, 2025
February 25, 2025
Tuesday A few bits of good news. First, this website is still working! After a scare last week, I’m relieved that the site seems to be back to normal. I’m being proactive, however, and creating a backup site that I can use if this one ends up crashing. Good news x 2: Our household goods… Continue reading February 25, 2025
February 20, 2025
Thursday On Monday, President’s Day, C and I decided to check out various beaches on Naval Base Guam. We stopped at one and found it crawling with ants and very little shade. As it was early afternoon, this wasn’t great, but it did look like a nice place to try out snorkeling if we can… Continue reading February 20, 2025
February 16, 2025
Sunday Yesterday, Saturday, C and I headed out in the Mustang to explore the southern part of Guam. We stopped at the Paseo de Susana (a peninsula) park in Hagåtña, the capitol of Guam. Paseo de Susana is the sight of the Chamorro Village where a famous “night market” is held. We haven’t gone to… Continue reading February 16, 2025
February 14, 2025
Friday This rainbow greeted me first thing this morning. It’s Valentine’s Day here in Guam, but honestly I didn’t even have it on my radar until we went into the NEX/commissary on base yesterday. Oh, look! Balloons! Flowers! We picked up a box of chocolates for today, but each of us had one last night… Continue reading February 14, 2025
February 11, 2025
Tuesday Four pages drafted on The Peony Hotel (Stephanie Hardy, mid-life starting over) story. I’ve been at it since 10 a.m. It’s now 3 pm. Four pages. This is how long it takes at the beginning, making sure I’m getting it right. I’m writing this in third-person, present tense. Not my usual. I started with… Continue reading February 11, 2025