Miscellaneous

Book Review: Baroness

May 6, 2012

Welcome to Litfuse Publicity’s Blog Tour for Baroness Synopsis: The family saga of Heiress continues in the sequel, Baroness. It is 1923 and the daughters of sisters Esme and Jinx Price are in Paris. It’s the Jazz Age and Rosie, the resentful, spoiled daughter of Jinx and her late husband, Foster, wants to experience all that […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves

February 19, 2012

Every leaf while on its tree sways in unison; bears the same light and shadow, is sustained by the same sap that will release it in blazing color. It is that moment before falling we all live for, to see ourselves for the first time, to hear our name being called from the inside. ~~ […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Let’s Take the Long Way Home

August 29, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Let’s Take the Long Way Home Synopsis: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell tells the story of her deep, abiding friendship with Caroline Knapp, author of Drinking: A Love Story. The two women had much in common: They were both writers, recovering alcoholics, serious athletes, dog lovers, extremely private, and […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Island Girl

June 11, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Island Girl Synopsis: Ruby Donaldson is fifty-five years old. A year ago, she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Her physician prescribed medication in an attempt to slow the disease’s progress but, sadly, it has not been effective. She is presented with the reality of her situation and […]

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Writing My Life

January 1, 2010

Today I launched my new site, Writing My Life! Each Sunday I will post a writing prompt and encourage participants to either answer the question(s) posed in a comment, or publish a post on their own site in response to the prompt. Permalinks to individual posts can be included in a comment and each week […]

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Season’s Greetings!

December 24, 2009

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BlogBlast for Peace 2008: No Peace Without True Equality

November 7, 2008

For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be a Californian. This was quite a week. I was traveling on business, so on the evening of Tuesday, November 4, I watched the election returns alone in my hotel room. When, just after 8:00 p.m., NBC News declared Senator Barack Obama the President-Elect, […]

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Carnival of Family Life: “Welcome, Summer!” Edition

June 23, 2008

Thanks for visiting the “Welcome, Summer!” edition of the Carnival of Family Life! The days are long and hot, the kids are finished with school and enjoying some much-needed relaxation, and plans are in place for Fourth of July celebrations and family vacations. There’s no better time to pour yourself an icy cold beverage, get […]

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Political Legacy

April 20, 2008

Tonight’s television viewing: The conclusion of John Adams on HBO. I could not resist sharing the irony I found in the final moments of that seven-part mini-series … and the trailer that immediately followed it: Topics: 2000 Presidential Election, John Adams, Politics

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“I haven’t sung a note in years”">“I haven’t sung a note in years”

February 5, 2007

Those were the words I heard on the other end of the phone. The words that stunned me and left me speechless.

I know … hard to believe that I could be speechless. But I am still completely stymied when I think about it.

What I’d love to know is why.

Now that I have your attention … let’s talk about my love of music!

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I Feel an Urge to Nail Something on a Door

January 12, 2007

I am officially a “recovering Lutheran” now. I think Garrison Keillor coined the phrase in “Wobegon Boy.” Just for fun, tonight I Googled “recovering Lutheran” and actually found the phrase used by many folks who are former members of the church. I read one blog in which the author talked about his hatred of the […]

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Coming Out

August 17, 2006

I’m coming out! No more hiding for me! No more secrets! No more lies! No more pretending I don’t know who folks are talking about around the water cooler when John Edward’s name comes up. I admit it. I am a huge fan. How huge? Well, let’s just say that I’ve probably seen every single episode […]

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