Yearly Archives: 2011
Puppy Love, Part II
In my previous post, I told about how we came to welcome our delightful dog Sparkle into our home. There is so much more to this story. I resisted having a dog for so long and I and so many … Continue reading
Puppy Love
For many years, my husband campaigned to get a dog. I resisted, claiming that the dog would be too much trouble and that we worked too many hours. In addition, I am allergic to furry animals and developed asthma … Continue reading
Friends
“Weathered by pain. Sheltered by friends.” (Quoted in Reader’s Digest ) These words sum up simply so much of what I have been thinking about lately. Friends are important to me and my husband. Family is equally important, of course. … Continue reading
Whales!!!
We arrived home from a cruise to Alaska late Monday morning—exhausted after a red-eye flight and hustling through two large and disorganized airports. We jumped at the chance to cruise through the Inside Passage in Alaska—mostly to spend … Continue reading
Where is There?
There is the place I think I want to go to—and then when I get there, I dream of being home. There is the place everyone I have loved all my life still is, while I am here. Yet, when … Continue reading
Movies
When I was a kid, going to the movies on a wintery Saturday afternoon was almost a requirement. We had double features, two movies for the price of one—a real bargain! The movies were preceded by cartoons and previews and … Continue reading
Awesome
Awesome! “So impressive or overwhelming as to inspire a strong feeling of admiration or fear”—this is the dictionary definition of awesome. Sometime over the last few years, it came into popular usage to describe everything from a Big Mac to … Continue reading
A Cab Ride, Part II
Pete looked at Maria’s hand and reluctantly took it. “How about a cup of coffee, amigo?”Her smile was warm. Pete shook his head. “We have to get back to the office. The work doesn’t do itself.” Just as I thought, … Continue reading
Gambling
When I first started this blog, I intended to chronicle my journey to publishing at least one of my novels. It has been a long and difficult trek, to say the least. I think if you could imagine … Continue reading
A Cab Ride
When they got into the cab, he looked angry. Maria wasn’t sure why—she didn’t mean anything by what she said.After all, the chairman had asked her opinion at the meeting, she didn’t volunteer it. She watched as the … Continue reading