Aren’t we just flying? Two posts this year already, whee! The trip to Maryland was fine, and in hindsight, timed perfectly. We missed their snowiest winter of all, and so I sit here in California, typing, while our friends there are completely snowed in. The funny thing is, we went there so H.E. could show me the worst about living in Maryland, so that I could see that it really isn’t all that bad — his way of selling me…
I know it’s been a while since I’ve blogged on a regular basis. This year I have no resolutions to amend that fact. I have to be prepared for a lot of changes this year, so I’m leaving myself open for all kinds of possibilities by not making any promises which I’m not sure I can keep. H.E. has taken up some new work endeavors, and it could mean moving again and more travel. We also have a kitten in…
I bought a laptop. After falling so far behind while out of town, I knew I’d need one eventually. Plus, my office desk and chair are falling apart—the keyboard shelf keeps falling at one side and dumping my keyboard in my lap, while the left arm rest has fallen completely off my chair—and rather than replace the aging office furniture, it seems more practical to get a computer I can take with me to bed or to the kitchen table,…
I don’t know how I continue to let days and weeks go by without writing something here. I’m busier than I think, I guess. My to do list hovers around 100 items still undone (95 at the time of this writing), and these are all work related—covers or ads, mostly, and there are so many because a few of my publishers are really, really great about giving me plenty of lead time. I’ve already got cover requests for October releases,…
My cat’s getting on in years. At 13, she’s still fairly young, but already she’s having trouble getting up on the bed by herself. Sometimes she needs a little help. I’m worried that eventually she will need help getting down, too. Perhaps the jump down will be too jarring for her joints. Then, of course, there are the stairs. One day, those might be too much, too. One day. Distant, I hope. But lately she’s been in pain. I don’t…