Thursday Not a good day. After another not good day. In fact, I think my yesterday is seeping over into my today. I actually looked up one-way tickets back to Maine this morning. For $1600 and 24 hours of my life in coach, I could be home. In April. I didn’t dare look up the… Continue reading February 6, 2025
Category: Lifestyle
February 4, 2025
Hooray, the GTA guys are here in our new place getting our internet set up.
January 30, 2025
Thursday Airplanes. Yesterday while out on the balcony, I heard so many planes. I did a search about it on the internet, and I learned there’s a upcoming big and important joint exercise planned with us, Japan, and Australia, so maybe they were practicing. Today, I haven’t heard as many jets, but I’ve been inside… Continue reading January 30, 2025
Soup of the Week: Chicken Pot
So most every week I make a big pot of soup on Sunday or Monday that my hubby, C. and I can eat all week long. This week it was a basic chicken and veggie. I’d share a detailed recipe, but I don’t have one. I’ve been cooking long enough I just throw it together.… Continue reading Soup of the Week: Chicken Pot
New Year, New Focus
Lately, I’ve been feeling even more squirmy about the tangled mess that is authorship, marketing, publishing, PR, building a readership, and social media.
All Workout Pants Should Come With Pockets
In this June edition I talk about being opinionated, basic black leggings, the importance of pockets, a publishing industry insight, and a helpful online marketing class I’m taking. Grab a coffee and enjoy!
Writing Life: The Cozy Comfort of Knitting
When you find yourself distracted and upset by the outside world, sometimes there’s nothing better than picking up a couple of hefty needles and a skein of soft, bright, bulky yarn. Read on to hear about how a simple knit stitch project like this comfort shawl can lift your spirits in crazy times. March.… Continue reading Writing Life: The Cozy Comfort of Knitting
Writing Life: Spring Cleaning My Tech
“Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” –Albert Einstein Every so often, the need to simplify, downsize, and clarify, grabs hold of me and I become a whirling dervish of activity: selling tableware, giving away books, tossing files from filing cabinets, bundling up old clothes to… Continue reading Writing Life: Spring Cleaning My Tech
Writing Life: Simplicity, Luxury, Refinement
This morning, I grabbed my usual cup of coffee and my current read, and headed out to the balcony. This is how I start my days, with coffee and books and music. Today I cued up a playlist of opera arias and visited the English countryside with Wilkie Collins’s mystery novel, The Woman In White. … Continue reading Writing Life: Simplicity, Luxury, Refinement