WHAT’S NEXT?
Here I am signing a new 6-book contract. This series is set in the fictional town of Bella Creek, Montana in the late 1880s where a gold rush takes place. In reality there was a gold rush in NW Montana … Continue reading →
Linda
WHICH BUTTON TO PUSH?
Have you noticed all the options we have on Facebook? You can friend, unfriend, go private or public, and you can follow or unfollow. It was the last of these that caught my attention recently. I could unfollow Joy. I … Continue reading →
PLANTING BULBS AND HOPING
The garden has been harvested. The flower beds mulched and covered in preparation for winter. The leaves have fallen from all but the last few trees. The most color I see is the clusters of red berries on the mountain … Continue reading →
BARN REPAIRS ARE LIKE BOOK REVISIONS
The last few weeks have been busy with getting our old barn repaired/renewed. I didn’t do any of the real work but I paid the bills, went for missing material and wrung my hands. Lol. Here is a before picture … Continue reading →
FROM THE HEART OF THE WILDERNESS
Last evening I watched a fascinating documentary. Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Group of Seven, I quote from this website: http://www.whitepinepictures.com/painted-land-in-search-of-the-group-of-seven/ “The tangled wilderness of Algoma and … Continue reading →
RED BOUNTY
We’ve had a productive garden this years. Lots of potatoes, carrots, beets, beans, peas and tomatoes. I picked the tomatoes while they were still green because of early frosts and simply put them in the laundry room and waited for … Continue reading →
ALCATRAZ ESCAPE
Oh wait. I mean Alpaca Escape. lol We’ve had our daughter’s alpacas grazing here this summer. The other day I glanced out my office window and noticed a strange looking animal heading north on the field across the look. I … Continue reading →
KIDS SAY THE CUTEST THINGS.
I’ve been remembering a few of the things my kids and/or grandkids have said that made me smile. I thought I’d share just a few. 1.This one isn’t from the family but from a mentally challenged young man I supervised. … Continue reading →
CARE FOR A CARROT?
It’s that time of year. When a person—particularly a gardener—feels the chill in the air or the rain on his/her skin and gets the urgent need to get the garden cleaned up. We have dug potatoes and carrots. They are … Continue reading →
GET MOVING
I can’t even begin to guess how many mornings I get up with great plans. I am going to write X number of words—tons and tons. I am going to edit a complete manuscript. I am going to plot out … Continue reading →