I decided to spend my Memorial Day finishing up the editing on my novel. Actually, I started with the plan to just edit a few chapters, but I went ahead and did the last four. And with that, it’s done. Completely done. The story is done, the words are done, the characters are done and…
Last night, I dreamed I was eating macarons, in all sizes, flavors and colors. I must have eaten thousands in my dreams. I guess I have a craving for them. If only they weren’t so difficult to make! But they do give me something to look forward to in Paris (among other things). September will…
I know some of your are Mommies (whether of children or children of the furry variety) so I wish you all a belated Happy Mother’s Day. I ended up spending the entire day with Mom and it turned out to be a good day. She was having one of her good days and we laughed…
Thanks to my wonderful friend Christina, the girls (Jennifer, Christina, Lesley, Amanda and I) had a weekend planned in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, which is about 2 to 2 1/2 hours north of where we live. We started our trip bright and early at 8:30 a.m. Since we knew we’d be eating breakfast on the road,…
Yesterday, Christina and I headed up to Sikeston to meet with someone from the Missouri Arts Council for our theatre group, the Bootheel Community Theatre. I can’t remember the last time I’d been in Sikeston. We met at this cool little building that apparently used to be a train station. But the highlight of the…
So yesterday was the annual Go To Kentucky to Celebrate Lily’s Birthday familial road trip. Lily, who was celebrating her second birthday, lives in Elkton, Kentucky. It’s about three hours to get there and three hours to come back. Needless to say, we are tired. But fun was had by all. Even if my brother…