Mark 16 5-7 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. …Read More

Easter Eggs, Cat Armor (!), and Books by Friends 5 Beliefs About Anxiety That Can Make You Even More Anxious. As someone who has a lot of anxiety, I find these all very familiar. At tinybuddha.com. We are at our happiest at ages 23 and 69. Here’s the original abstract–more detailed, and requires close reading. Gorgeous …Read More

I’m worried about my flower garden. With the exception of a couple trays of annuals, it has been on autopilot the last two years. Five or six years ago, we did a large planting with some hummingbird sweet bushes, evergreens, a small Japanese maple, and a lovely butterfly bush. But the hummingbird sweet bushes have died, …Read More

    Let’s pretend I didn’t use “birthday” as a verb, and move on, okay? It’s weirdly appropriate in this case, but I know such a slip can be triggering for my grammar-faithful friends. Husband’s birthday was this week, and he wasn’t in a great mood. In fact, he didn’t really want to celebrate his …Read More

  My dears, my brain is zapped from editing, and I’m not quite finished. (Soon. Very soon!) Editing should be a perfectly safe job, right? And guess what happened? I was bitten by the first tick of the season. It was one of the very tiny ones–a deer tick. I suspect it was brought inside …Read More

Last year my son and I ventured to St. Louis for our first Comic Con, and had a blast. As soon as we left, he was planning his own costume for this year’s event. We attended Wizard World Comic Con 2017 this past Saturday, and he was fully costumed as a character named Robin from …Read More

    In Sunday’s post I had a quote from Ray Bradbury. His work isn’t much in fashion right now, though so many of his stories and ideas have become imbedded in our culture. Bradbury let his imagination play, particularly in the possibilities of our collective future. But one of the things I like most …Read More

        If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. –Ray Bradbury   How delightful it would be to always be able to see the world through the eyes of a child. Many artists come close to it, but it’s available to us all. Look at the …Read More

  Grasshoppers, falcons, and wine–Oh, my, and a Thriller nomination, too! I’ve always wanted to be brave enough to correct bad grammar on signage. This guy does it. The world needs more people like this wonderful pet detective. Color creation: who knew there were degrees of the color black, and that color creation was so …Read More

Despite the serious title, this is a celebratory post. I’ve just finished the 3rd edit of my work-in-progress. It’s always the most challenging because it’s usually the one where lots and lots of details are cemented and made consistent. And because this book has a background story that’s about ten chapters long, I had to …Read More