Hello. I'm so happy that spring is finally here. Even though it's windy here in Florida, at least it's not horribly cold. I pray the rest of the country will soon have some spring weather, too. Those continuing snow storms have caused enough trouble. My prayers go out to all of you who have been hit by these storms. Life does throw storms our way at times. This is a bittersweet post for me … [Read more...]
Deadlines are my life lines and other musings
Hello! I'm a bit giddy since I just hit SEND on two big projects for two different publishers. For some strange reason that I have not figured out, I usually work on more than one manuscript at a time. This is fun and scary and somewhere mid-through I stop and have a mini-panic attack and think "I will never make these deadlines". But I always do, somehow. Chocolate helps. Caffeine definitely … [Read more...]
A Room with a View
We're moving again. But only about five miles up the road. After growing up on a farm in South Georgia and living in the same house until I was an adult, I've moved a lot in my life. On the farm, we didn't own the old house we lived in but my daddy bought a cute little house in town and decided to retire and move my mama (and me, the last remaining child at home and the baby of seven children). … [Read more...]
Searching for Pitcher Plants
Happy Wednesday. I've had a quirky week so I thought I'd just take a little vacation with all of you before I head out on a road trip to the RWA (Romance Writers of America) Conference. Let's start with a nice image of a peaceful place. This was taken on a river near where we live in Florida. Quite and beautiful and out in the middle of nowhere. My husband wanted to find some of the … [Read more...]