A woman came into my office today clutching a copy of Two Hearts. “I haven’t started to read it yet,” she told me. “I just finished the acknowledgments and the author’s note.” We chatted about the books she’s been reading, and finishing, before she planned to start reading my book. We laughed together and shared…
Month: July 2012
Technology Woes
I killed my blog over the weekend. Not intentionally, but it was dead as sure as if I’d purposefully decided to shut it down. I was working on a little project related to Two Hearts and I had been tweaking the site behind the scenes, where I know just enough to be dangerous (obviously) and the…
Victory Tastes Like a Tomato
If you’ve been following my adventures in gardening this year you know that I, for the third year in a row, have attempted to grow tomatoes from seed. This week, I did a happy dance in the garden when I saw tomatoes on the vine! This is just one of the many; and there are…
Hot Cereal
The house is quiet and still. Gerry has already left for work and the Yorkies have settled into their respective beds for the first nap of the day. Outside, a soft morning rain falls on the garden and yellow finches flit back and forth to the thistle feeder. I stand at the stove rhythmically, slowly,…
Summer Fulfillment
The problem, if one can describe it that way, is that the summer weather compels me to spend every possible moment I can outside. This means, of course, I have little time for blogging and staying caught up with things that need my attention. Last evening as I puttered around the garden picking this-and-that with…