Happy New Year!
It's happened again, that arbitrary day we call "January 1" of whatever year. I have begun the great cleaning out of my office, as well as my closets and dressers and kitchen cupboards. Found my raspberry beret, which had gone missing, as well as some colored...
My 3 Book Weekend – Reviews
I spent the past weekend resting my thumb and reading three books that I had picked up from Romance Writers of America's National Conference. So I had the unique privilege of visiting New York City and Santa Barbara; a magical land called Raea; and Blessings,...
The Cabin in the Laguna Mountains
My parents bought a cabin in the Laguna Mountains in the winter of 1965-66. It's in the Cleveland National Forest, and you buy the cabin - but lease the land from the government. They are considered summer homes, and won't allow you to buy with the intent to live...
Three Times More Lucky Menage Box Set
It's LIVE, it's HERE! Check this out... My Story in this box set is called Four, Squared... Love, Squared by Christine Ashworth Daniel is the only man James has ever been attracted to. After running from that attraction five years ago, James is back, only to find...
RISING STAR is LIVE!!!
Book 4 in the StarTide Series is ready for your happy consumption! Loud and earthy, comedienne Mia Martinez-Coleman never met a curse word she didn't like, but smooth operator Randall Blue--nightclub owner and so much more--is about to prove that things can get...
Ballet Again, Take 3…
How does the saying go? I wish I weighed what I did when I first thought I was fat? Well - I wish I were as in shape as the first time I thought I was out of shape. But at 25, I had no clue what being out of shape meant. Seriously. But now I do, and I am partly...
Candy Cane Popcorn
Sweet Holiday Treats This time of year, I love making Candy Cane Popcorn. I found this recipe a couple of years ago and I could have sworn I put something up here about it, but I haven't been able to find it, so... If you google it, you'll find a ton of recipes....
Six Years Ago Today
When I realized what day it was, everything in me kind of jerked to a stop. Six years ago, I had surgery for an Acoustic Neuroma. 11 hours under anesthesia. You can read more about it in this post here. That's the one year anniversary post. Here's the 3 Year...
In the Looking Glass of 55
I did the girl thing this morning, spritzing and moisturizing my face. As I did so, I remembered the dry and flaky skin on my mother's face. Toward the end of her life, she was wheelchair bound by MS and didn't get the skin regimen she used to give herself. So, I...
Losing, and Finding Again…
This has been a tempestuous year. Lots of travel for conferences and reader cons, lots of doubt about my writing, lots of internal worry and change, lots of hot flashes - oy. I've done some editing work for friends, taken a lot of online classes, stood my ground,...