W is for Wedding Disasters
Wedding disasters interest me. Don't ask me why. In my romance novelist world of the happily ever after, I guess I just have this sick sense of humor for things that go horribly wrong. In this case, my post will…
V is for Violas
I love violas. They are cheerful, easy to grow, and make me look like I know what I'm doing as a gardener. They are perfect for filling in a potted grouping - they just grow where there's space and fill…
Understanding Balance
I was going to originally title this post: Understanding winning and losing. But that has the wrong connotation, because if someone "wins" that brings to mind someone else "losing." And isn't life a tapestry of both? And many would say…
T is for Tomales
Tomales, California is a great little coastal town, about 50 miles north of San Francisco, in Marin County. We used to take long drives through the countryside when my husband and I were first married, so I've driven these winding…
S: The Sexiest Man in Print
This is a reprint of a blog I did back in 2010. It was an interview with Jimmy Thomas, cover model, actor, martial arts practitioner and all round great marketing guru. No matter how you slice it, Jimmy Thomas is…
R is for Ride the Back Roads
Welcome back to the A-Z Blog Hop Challenge, Letters of Gratitude. Today is the letter R for Ride the Back Roads. We took a drive today in West Sonoma and Marin Counties. If you don't know where that is, it's…
Q is for Quiet
Welcome back to the A-Z Blog Challenge, and my Letters of Gratitude. Q is for Quiet, especially the quiet hours of the morning. The favorite part of my writing day is the very early "wee hours of the morning," as…
P is for Persistence
Welcome to Day 16 of the A-Z Blog Challenge, and my Letters of Gratitude. I've said it before here on my blog: We OVERESTIMATE what we can accomplish in a day and UNDERESTIMATE what we can accomplish in a year.…
O is for Open Hand
We are over halfway there on the A-Z Blog, letters of gratitude. I'm grateful you're here, too. Did I say that before? Open hand. When we think about it, and open hand is an invitation. A calling to take someone's…
N is for NEXT
Welcome back to day 14 of the A-Z Blog Challenge and my Letters on Gratitude. N is for NEXT. When we began this race, we expected to win. We didn't plan to lose. But something came along, and got in…