Patience, young grasshopper…

After 14 days away from my keyboard, you’d think I’d be using every waking minute now to work on my mystery novel. But alas! Everywhere I look there are flies in the ointment. Flies like mountains of laundry, an In Box full of e-bills to pay, mail that stuffed my P.O....

And the winner is…

  Tonight’s the night! Break out the sequined dresses and fancy canapés- it’s time to celebrate the 85th annual Oscars! I admit it! There’s something about this night of Hollywood glitz and glitter that sucks me right in. I enjoy immersing...

Things lost

I lost track of the dates this week and thought Presidents’ Day was the 21st. Hence, my last blog post came out just a few hours ago. Guess I’m not perfect! Who knew? And who knew I’d become so knowledgeable on the hours, services, locations, and...

Presidents’ Day in Paradise

First off, please note that this day celebrates more than one president, and therefore the apostrophe goes after the “s”. Secondly, any day spent in a hospital has its challenges, and holidays compound the problems. This was Day Seven for my friend Rick,...

Major detour

“If you want God to laugh like crazy, just tell him you have plans.” A week ago I was absolutely sure in today’s post I’d be happily gloating about how much writing I’d gotten done the past six days. But after just three mornings at the...