Despite having a head full of fireworks, I’m a plotter and planner at my core. I plan meals in advance, vacations and, now-a-days, my book plots. Over the decades, I’ve learned to be flexible, knowing that stuff happens – crosswinds that hit just as I’m ready to defrost a brisket – grandkids who catch colds, a spontaneous dinner […]
Photoshop, Painless Plastic Surgery – aka, The New Me!
I’m not a big fan of surgery. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been fond/grateful to a few surgeons for their profound talent in keeping me going. Another, my son, remains close to my heart because he’s my kid. But after more than my fair share of slicing and dicing, surgery falls into the same category as dental treatment […]
Thrilled Beyond Words!
In the Hands of Women will be released May, 2023 Flattered, humbled, flabbergasted, grateful, energized – I’m bubbling with emotion. I never expected to see the day I received a formal book offer – no less for a two-book deal. It’s always easiest for me to explain things in a story. This one began with Mathilda, my great-grandmother, […]
I have a love/hate relationship with September…
August 30, 2022 As a summer soul, September comes with mixed feelings; letting go of the warmth, fresh tomatoes and corn, and the rigor that creeps back as school begins for my grandkids, I face my unfinished projects and of course my fund raising month. Although always excited to see the generosity of others and their support for […]
“The End” such sweet words!
Can it be real? It feels impossible after so many months – has it been twenty already? So much crazy time has been spent writing, researching, revising, editing, soul-searching and binge eating Cheez-Its to get through this project! Three hundred sixty pages of historical fiction. It feels surreal, like giving birth – a whole book… so hard to […]
Costco on Steroids!
Beginning May this year, NJ jumped on the bandwagon, recognizing our penchant for waste through the use of one-use bags. This consumer habit had become unsustainable. Not only has this regulatory change come with the usual humor, but like any disruption in our lives, it’s also introduced opportunity. This morning I stood behind a 20-something gentleman who chose […]
A Ring for Every Season
Recently, I changed my wedding band – again. I’d had several over the years, each representing a different part of my life. Wedding bands are strange little ornaments, a statement to the world that one is neatly accounted for in a marriage. But, for me, it’s also been a message to myself – a very personal one, a […]
Living is what I do…
In a time where so many, including myself, have secluded at home to ward off our modern-day plague, I’m living my brains out, cancer be damned. I’ve had years of practice working out my life balance – measuring health needs against my zest for living. As a result, thanks to many, including possibly the almighty, I continue to […]
Walking with Friends – Miami Beach
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. Although I’ve had many topics (such as getting served Swedish Fish and a small bottle of water for breakfast on a first class flight to Nashville), I’ve run out of head space between revision of my historical novel and a new consulting gig. The novel is my best work […]
Alas! I can hear again.
Twelve years ago, I lost my hearing during a six month period of chemotherapy. The metal poisons not only destroyed my cancer cells, but did a number on my cochlea, in my inner ears. One day I could hear the sound of birds chirping, soft wind and whispers; the next I was one of those irritating people constantly […]