The title of this post might seem odd since I live in Oregon. You might not know that it doesn’t always rain here. We have long, dry summers, and by September Oregon is parched and ready for an end to the drought. Flowers grow beautifully in the September sunshine, and gardeners who tend them (like me) have hoses and irrigation…
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Memorial Day Book Giveaway
As we honor our Veterans and start the summer season, amazon reminded me that I have some book giveaway days left on their website. Sure, why not? Free amazon e-books for everyone! If you are looking for a great historical romance series to read on your summer vacation, or you still haven’t bought all the books in The House of…
No Lasting Side-Effects Quitting Twitter
If you were looking for my latest post on twitter, although I don’t expect you were, I deleted my account last week. I took the twitter apps off my devices, and I didn’t get the shakes without them. It feels great to be twitterless! Not that my screen was overwhelmed with negativity, like many give as their reason for leaving…
Where Did February Go?
Where did February go? Not that I mind, really. I am not a winter-sort of human. Dark and cold days are not for me (nor is heat and humidity, so I am fine, living here in the Pacific Northwest). March is around the corner, and I am feeling motivated! Have I mentioned that I am an avid gardener with a…
A Non-Fiction Project for a Change
I inherited a lovely, old cookbook from my grandmother. She got it from her mother long ago. On the first page, my great-grandma Carlson wrote her name and the date 1901. The original copyright is 1894. It must have been a treasured resource for both of them. The pages are worn with use. I know that this little book wasn’t…
Bring It On, Sleepyhead!
Welcome, 2023! I am excited for the new year and look forward to getting my three “works in progress” made into books, planting a bigger garden, and managing how these simple wants of mine get shared. On this first day of 2023, my little corner of Oregon seems suspended in time. No rain, no snow, no wind; the sky is…
Re-Building My Website
Well, these things happen… My website was transferred to a new host, and everything going back to 2018 was lost in the move. Time to start fresh, I guess, even if that wasn’t my intention. So, this is my first post on my new (and perhaps improved) author’s blog. Happy Holidays!!