BLOGGING FOR A YEAR
I read an article in the Jan. 18, 2010 Maclean’s magazine about a young woman who decided to follow Oprah for a year doing everything Oprah said she must do. She said she spent 1,320 hours that year or 6.6 … Continue reading →
Linda
WHEN BRONZE IS GOLD
When is a bronze medal a gold one in Olympics? When you overcome loss, angst and inconceivable odds and do your best. Such as Joannie Rochette did. Although her mother died unexpectedly while at Vancouver to cheer on her daughter, … Continue reading →
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
Let me begin with a story. There was a young woman who greatly admired the painting of an up-and-coming young artist. Just looking at it gave her pleasure. The price was too high for her to afford it. But one … Continue reading →
OLYMPIC FEVER
Technorati Tags: Olympics,war,how to sustain tension Did you watch the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver winter Olympics? I did. Why? Mostly to see who lit the cauldron. Would it be the Great One–Wayne Gretzky? Or perhaps some unknown? I … Continue reading →
NEW COVER
I’d like to introduce the cover for my April 2010 release, THE COWBOY’S BABY. I love the pose they have of the little girl and the man. I hope it will entice many readers to pick up the book and … Continue reading →
WRITING IS DEMANDING
Technorati Tags: writing,what I’m reading. Writing is demanding. Deadlines are inflexible. Requests from editors for more work on a project are unpredictable. For instance: On Friday I sent in the proposal for the Alaska story. One inflexible deadline met. I … Continue reading →
TIME MARCHES ON
What? It’s Saturday again? Already? Where has the week gone? I had such wonderful ideas of balance and organization. It seems all I did was write and deal with interruptions. Mostly in the form of phone calls. (Do you still … Continue reading →
2010–off to an uncertain start
Christmas is over and it was lovely. Time spent with family, enjoying babies and growing grandchildren. Here’s the two little girls watching a toy. They are getting so big so fast. The cold weather made for some beautiful scenery.And the … Continue reading →
DESKS
For some reason a recent discussion on one of my writers’ loops focused on desks. Perhaps because with Christmas approaching, there were those who hoped for new desks, or new chairs. I found the discussion interesting. There was a woman … Continue reading →
STRETCHING
I’m sure we’ve all heard it. Stretching is good for you. If we believe the exercise gurus it improves our flexibility. It improves muscle balance around a joint thus improving posture. It reduces the chance of injury. It increases the … Continue reading →